tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post4977262988142246521..comments2024-02-26T18:18:55.644+02:00Comments on Esser Agaroth (2ยข): Rabbi Ovadiah ztz"l and the ArabsEsser Agarothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-33881312728222805562013-10-09T10:27:36.648+03:002013-10-09T10:27:36.648+03:00Thanks for your comments.
I'm not sure if I w...Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />I'm not sure if I would say "highly."<br /><br />Your comments reveal just how odd Abu Mazen's comments were, if Rav Ovadiah disliked the Pseudostinian Arabs (Not too many in the Arab world like them either.).<br /><br />As I said <a href="http://esseragaroth.blogspot.co.il/2013/10/rabbi-ovadiah-yosef-racist-or-realist.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, Rav Ovadiah definitely understood this world better than most, and certainly better than anyone in the Ashkenazy communities.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-37937788847626479272013-10-09T09:48:08.488+03:002013-10-09T09:48:08.488+03:00The Arab/Muslim world is also highly complex - jus...The Arab/Muslim world is also highly complex - just look at how many tribal lines they were able to draw and kill each other over in Libya or now in Syria. From what I'm aware, the Rav didn't have such endearing feelings for "Palestinian" arabs, however he reportedly had a very warm relationship with Hosni Mubarak It's said that at the end of their first meeting, Mubarak told everyone but Rav Ovadia to leave the room and when they were alone he asked him for a bracha. Growing up in Baghdad Rav Ovadia was probably more familiar with the arabs and their tribal/political structures than most.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04684326021993960871noreply@blogger.com