Comments on: A passing thought… http://www.oyvagoy.com/2009/02/25/a-passing-thought/ The philosemitic blog of author and journalist Chas Newkey-Burden, from the UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:48:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lynne T http://www.oyvagoy.com/2009/02/25/a-passing-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Lynne T Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:28:01 +0000 http://www.oyvagoy.com/?p=850#comment-447 Katzav is Iranian-born and speaks Farsi which makes him (and former Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz) Mizrahi, not Sephardi. Labour had a Moroccan-born Sephardi leader at one point, but I don't think he ever made it to P.M. Katzav is Iranian-born and speaks Farsi which makes him (and former Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz) Mizrahi, not Sephardi. Labour had a Moroccan-born Sephardi leader at one point, but I don’t think he ever made it to P.M.

]]> By: Elder of Ziyon http://www.oyvagoy.com/2009/02/25/a-passing-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Elder of Ziyon Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:21:05 +0000 http://www.oyvagoy.com/?p=850#comment-442 Israel also had a Sephardic president in 2000, Moshe Katzav (although he is hardly a role model, based on his later problems). And, for one week, Israel had an acting President who was Arab: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/feb/28/20070228-104953-9003r/ Israel also had a Sephardic president in 2000, Moshe Katzav (although he is hardly a role model, based on his later problems).

And, for one week, Israel had an acting President who was Arab:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/feb/28/20070228-104953-9003r/

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