tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post4694629296917502325..comments2024-01-21T02:42:13.447-05:00Comments on Middle East Reality: Do Jews control US foreign policy?Arnold Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-17405742262240473432011-03-27T14:01:22.093-04:002011-03-27T14:01:22.093-04:00On the subject of anti-Jewish bigotry in Egypt, yo...On the subject of anti-Jewish bigotry in Egypt, you may be interested in these posts from a British Muslim blogger who was in Egypt in order to study Arabic:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.abdulhafeed.com/2008/12/anti-hebrewism.html" rel="nofollow">Anti-Hebrewism</a><br /><a href="http://www.abdulhafeed.com/2009/01/anti-hebrewism-part-2.html" rel="nofollow">Anti-Hebrewism: Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.abdulhafeed.com/2009/05/anti-hebrewism-part-3-or-how-i-know-it.html" rel="nofollow">Anti-Hebrewism: Part 3- Or how I know it is time for a haircut </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-66586509042174839742010-01-23T15:12:50.178-05:002010-01-23T15:12:50.178-05:00I really enjoyed your post. I am currently living ...I really enjoyed your post. I am currently living in Egypt, and have been surprised by the frequency of moderate Muslims that I have met. I was a bit taken aback, and also relieved and happy to find that many people here are level headed- they're wives drive, have jobs, and some don't even wear hijab! lol <br />But when the topic of the Jews comes up, the even-keel thing seems to wear off, and, without batting an eye, say that they hate the Jews. This always makes me really uncomfortable. I had one guy tell me that 90% of the US Congress was Jewish... Another told me that Barack Obama is just working for the Jews... I told them- trust me, that is not true... I live with and know the people that elected Obama- no Jew made us do it. I recognize the bias (Christians have an almost unbreakable theological tie to Jews), but to go that far is just as ignorant as Americans believing that Palestinians are bad and should be kept from basic human rights. <br />I fall on the other side of the 'should Israel exist' battle as yourself, but I do not believe it should exist at the total expense of another people. If it is truly God's will, then it can be achieved peacefully. If it cannot, it is not God's timing for the state to exist. <br />I was beginning to think that all we had in the world was Americans who can't even find Israel on a map but will send millions of dollars to kill other people so it may exist, and Arabs who believe Jews are manipulative, murderous scum. <br />I like your analogy to the farm lobbies, although I'm sorry you had to keep reiterating the connection to prevent yourself from being called anti-Semitic. Asking these kinds of questions is not anti-Semitic! I am pro-Israel, and I have been shut down angrily many times just for expressing sympathy for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com