Mario Saban teacher, writer and scholar of Judaism, will deliver a lecture Bilbao next March 3 at the Institute of Leisure Studies at the University of Deusto about Kabbalah and mystical thought in Judaism.
"Judaism is well known in Spain and his image is tainted by the criticism of Israeli government policy?
In the media there is a direct relationship between Judaism and Israel, which is inadequate. I usually say that if every Catholic is made to answer for the Vatican's policy would be a real problem. Jews that we live in the world does not vote for the Government of Israel. Responding to your question, in general people do not know Jewish culture. For example, here you know quite a bit of the Holocaust, but very few of what happened to the Inquisition. It is as if we would not know what happened much closer. We want to bring Jewish culture everywhere, regardless of the religious elements and the performance of the Government of Israel. In
leftist groups and intellectuals who are the benchmark in this area do observe antisemitic attitudes.
is true. A section of the English left and the press is very pro-Palestinian, referring to the conflict in that part of the world. But do not think that is transferred to the majority of society. Also, I call attention to some things, like when people criticize the wall built in the West Bank. Nobody likes the walls, of course, but there is one in Ceuta. It happens that in the Jewish case is easier to criticize, and also as an ally of the U.S., by attacking Israel indirectly attacking that country.
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