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Arab Jews better off under Islamic rule
Abu Dhabi | By A Staff Reporter | 20/06/2002
A two-day symposium in the capital has concluded that Arab Jews have enjoyed
greater fundamental rights and freedom under Arab Islamic rule than under Israeli
Zionist regimes.
Participants of a symposium on The Jews in The Arab World, held at the Zayed
Centre for Coordination and Follow-Up, said in their final communique that Arab
Jews have always been denied their fundamental rights and freedom under Israeli
regimes.
The symposium began on Sunday and concluded on Monday, with the final
communique released on Tuesday.
The participants called upon Arab research and study centres to conduct studies to
reveal the true picture of how Arab Jews are treated in Israel and how they were
treated under Arab Islamic rule prior to their migration to the Zionist state.
The participants also referred to the peaceful co-existence of Muslims and Jews in
Arab Muslim countries, where Jews are treated equally and enjoy their fundamental
rights and freedom, which they cannot under Israeli regimes.
They also reiterated the fact that what is being diffused by the international Zionist
propaganda to sow deep-rooted hatred in the hearts of Arabs and Muslims towards
the Jews will never serve the cherished goal of peaceful co-existence.
They further discussed the situation of the Arab Jews currently living in Israel, and
their attitudes towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, in comparison with their situation
in
the Arab countries throughout the history of the Arab Islamic civilisation, which
rendered an exemplary model of tolerance, understanding, peaceful living, religious
and sectarian freedom, in addition to preservation of the rights to privacy.
The symposium also shed light on the Zionist propaganda machinery that those
Arab Jews are now safe and secure in Israel after they had got rid of the harm and
damage inflicted upon them by the Arabs and Muslims.
"Such visions and allegations are the result of a broad brainwashing process
committed by Zionism to deceive and mislead the so-called Diaspora Jews, who
were living in the Arab countries, and persuade them to migrate to Israel," they said
in their joint statement.
The symposium called for the need to rephrase the Arab media rhetoric addressed
to Israel and the West, and demanded further coordinated efforts to diffuse
tolerance among all nations regardless of their origins and beliefs, and through the
sublime Islamic teachings.
The participants also called upon Arab research centres to conduct studies and
research focusing on the fact that the Jews have never enjoyed freedom and good
treatment such as that provided under the Arab Islamic rule.
"The conference also calls for the forming of a task force from among researchers,
verifiers and translators to translate into Arabic the 'Talmud', which is considered
the major source of the Judaist jurisprudence, so as to disclose the real basis of the
Jewish attitudes towards people of other religions," urged the statement.
They also advised scholars and researchers to trace and follow up materials on the
Internet and from other published sources about the relations between Jews and
Muslims and, using the new communication technologies, create a better image for
the Arabs and Muslims who are seeking a just and comprehensive regional peace in
accordance with the international legitimacy.
The symposium was addressed by Arab and Muslim scholars from around the
world.
Among the renowned participants was Dr Jamal Al Refaie', Professor of Hebrew
and Director of Semitic Languages' Department at Ain Shams University of Egypt.
Responding to a question on whether the Islamic rhetoric was the major cause of
isolating the Jews and creating a feeling of antagonism against them, Dr Al Refaie'
said that the Quranic rhetoric was addressed to the Rabbis and Talmud scriptwriters
and not to the Jewish laymen.
He added that history bears witness to the tolerance of Muslims towards the Jews.
Asked if Arab rulers were behind the migration of the Jews, he said that the
migration of Arab Jews took place at a time when Arab countries were under
occupation.
Regarding the nature of hatred harboured by Jews towards the Arab world, he said
that Zionism has created some history for the Jews, convincing them that they have
always been persecuted and oppressed which, in turn, generated the feeling of
hatred in Jews for all other nations.
As for the role of the Arab Jews in promoting foreign occupation, he pointed out that
the Jews used to translate the Arab heritage into Hebrew deleting any reference to
the Holy Quran and the traditions and life of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). They
also were cooperative with the occupation forces as they used to provide them with
all kinds of supplies, he added.
Referring to the Jews currently residing in the Arab countries, he said they are very
few in number, but constitute a part of the social texture of the countries they are
living in.
Another scholar, Dr Abdullah Ramzi, Teacher of Comparative Semitic and Hebrew
Studies at Ain Shams University, elaborating on the electronic media role, said that
the Arab media should review its rhetoric so as to have a real effect on their minds.
About the religious nature of Israel, he said that Israel is a product of the Western
desire to get rid of the Jews and their problems, and that religion has been used as
a cover to motivate the Jews to migrate to Palestine.
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