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Anonymous asked in TravelAfrica & Middle EastIsrael · 4 months ago

Whose European people do most Jewish people prefer and like most, as Arabs prefer Britain, Persians prefer France, and Turks prefer Germany?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 months ago

    Honestly, I'm not sure who to say... and I'm a Jew myself!

    We like to say about ourselves that "two Jews will have three opinions between them", so perhaps that's why I'm having trouble talking about my own people in this regard. Even if it's for a very broad generalization, I'm not sure what to say.

    Most Jews are citizens of either the United States and Israel. Between these two nations, you account for 80% of worldwide Jewry. So perhaps you can make assumptions based on that, I guess. Most Jews are normal citizens of their respective nations; though, I'd say that the Jews from Arab nations lean more towards France (many of whom left the Arab world for France) than Persian Jews (who reside mostly in the USA and Israeli nowadays anyway) so perhaps assumptions from broader populations aren't as helpful. And it's worth noting that Israelis and Americans may respond differently, so that makes it also difficult to imagine.

    One thing to note is that Jews have been in Europe for far longer than these other groups, so many people may think that the ones with the largest Jewish populations may take the answer.... but, Jewish history in Europe is complicated. Russia at one point had large amounts of Jews but it's greatly reduced nowadays for a reason. Trust me: There are only a few Jews who like Russia that weren't already born there, and even then most did what they could to leave over the last few centuries. Russia still has a large Jewish population when compared to most other nations... but it's dwarfed by the USA, Israel, and France in this regard.  Well, with that you may think France... but they're bleeding Jews nowadays too, and there are many who notice increasing anti-Semitism there. So, it's favorite status can be questionable. 

    If I *had* to make a guess, I'd go for the UK or Germany. The UK because many Israelis are proficient in English and both the USA and Canada are in the top five of "most Jews" with a lot in Australia as well. And Germany is in there because a lot of Israelis like Germany and live there... which, yes, is ironic, given what still remains in living memory. I also feel like I should mention the Czech Republic because a lot of Israelis note how they've always been rather friendly and it's one nation I can think of that has been singled out for praise... but most people focus on the larger nations, and I think many American Jews are unaware of them, unfortunately.

    I should say that Jews in general don't have anything against most European nations. I know many who'll love to go to Italy, France, Sweden, Greece... basically, just assume they're individuals and avoid generalizations. I will say that East Europe gets less love from the Jewish population because of the perception that it's very anti-Semitic. Honestly, a lot of Jews still think to evaluate anti-Semitism when they travel abroad to Europe, even if they do like many European places.

    Edit: 

    BS - I'm a Zionist Jew and I like tons of other people across the globe. And they like me, knowing about my Jewishness or Zionist/pro-Israel stances. Honestly, do realize most of the world actually isn't bothered by Israelis or supporters of Israel and views your stance on the matter bigoted and highly problematic. If you want specific nationalities, look to how Indians tend to respond to Israel and you'll see a big example of how you not everyone dismisses large swaths of people as "cancer". And, of course, as an American I can point to the shining USA as a place that not only doesn't regard Israel as a cancer but is more favorable towards it!

    Also, "real and authentic Jews" are much more varied than Neturei Karta. I'm not going to say they're not Jewish ... but more akin to how Christians can't deny the Westboro Baptist Church is Christian, or how al-Qaeda are Muslims. They're on the FRINGE of Judaism, to be sure. They shouldn't be used as your example for Jews as they're less than 0.01% of worldwide Jewry. Even other anti-Zionist Jews f**king hate them, because they consider more than their anti-Israel stance. What you and so many others do is fetishize them, because you don't care about actual representation of Jewish people and go for what fits your narrative. I personally find that gross.

    Source(s): I'm ACTUALLY Jewish... and, at the time of this answer's posting, the one one here who is!
  • 4 months ago

    Real and authentic Jews (like Naturei Karta and others) have no preferences, they like everybody and everybody likes them.

    Zionist Jews does not like anybody and nobody likes them, they are the cancer of humanity.

    Arabs likes French and American culture, Christian Lebanese like Greek and Muslim Lebanese like Turkish.

  • Anonymous
    4 months ago

    Germans cause most of Hitlers nazi soldiers were jweish

  • Anonymous
    4 months ago

     Quite certain the Germans are in their top favorites zxjb

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  • 4 months ago

    You are very wrong Arabs prefer France since French colonized them and most Arabs in Europe are living in France 

    Both Turkish and Iranians prefer both Britain and Germany since most live there also Netherlands 

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