Les Algériens musulmans et les mesures antijuives du gouvernement de Vichy
The opinion of the Muslim public regarding the anti-Jewish policies of the Vichy regime was far from being monolithic and unequivocal. Certain Muslims were offended, many of them were satisfied and still others felt the policies were not severe enough. What they all had in common was the general bel...
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2016
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Crynodeb: | The opinion of the Muslim public regarding the anti-Jewish policies of the Vichy regime was far from being monolithic and unequivocal. Certain Muslims were offended, many of them were satisfied and still others felt the policies were not severe enough. What they all had in common was the general belief that Marshal Pétain’s regime was a good form of government. There was never any Algerian Muslim resistance to the Vichy government.During that period, popular Arab and Berber culture in Algeria adopted many poems and songs that all smacked of anti-Semitism. However, the anti-Jewish propaganda of the Axis powers did not lead to Muslim violence against Jews in Algeria. It must be noted that unlike certain Neo-Destourians in Tunisia, the Algerian nationalists didn’t stir up any racist violence. The colonial authorities may well have been satisfied with the warm welcome their anti-Jewish propaganda received among the Muslim population. However, they always tried to forbid any incitation to anti-Semitism among the Arabs, as it was likely to create “public disturbances.” In addition, the native elites and Muslim religious leaders had a moderating influence.The fact that the anti-Jewish racism of many native Muslims in Algeria between 1940 and 1942 left few traces does not mean these traces should be hidden. They left a faint mark on our historical memory. Yet by no means does this justify their negation, nor does it give license to any ideological exploitation of them that took place. Above all, it does not justify the assertion that the anti-Jewish racism came exclusively from the Europeans of Algeria. That assertion constitutes reverse racism. |
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