More Americans express sympathy for the Israelis (46%) than the Palestinians (33%) in the Middle East situation, but the margin has shrunk to a new low.
Jewish communities have existed across West, Central and South Asia, and North Africa, throughout the middle ages, and until the mid-20th century. They are known as the Mizrahi Jews, and were largely tolerated by Muslim rulers. In fact, Jews in Morocco and al-Andalus (modern-day Spain) worked as civil and military officers for the Moors, and Muslim rule was seen as a Golden Age of Jewish science and art.
Jewish communities have existed across West, Central and South Asia, and North Africa, throughout the middle ages, and until the mid-20th century. They are known as the Mizrahi Jews, and were largely tolerated by Muslim rulers. In fact, Jews in Morocco and al-Andalus (modern-day Spain) worked as civil and military officers for the Moors, and Muslim rule was seen as a Golden Age of Jewish science and art.