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THE MYTH OF ARAB LEADERS WITH JEWISH MOTHERS

✍️Written by Hikaru Kitabayashi✍️

A 2013 Israeli Newspaper repeated a claim that the mother of the current Egyptian president was Jewish and her brother had been a member of Haganah, an early Zionist paramilitary organization. Other Arabs with reputed Jewish mothers have been Muammar Gaddafi, and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. In the case of Mr. Gaddafi, some say it was a Jewish grandmother. In all three cases, the attributions are most likely false. But, it often seems like, in West Asia, anyone people wish to discredit is given a Jewish mother. even though it would always be possible to find other reasons for discrediting leaders who are usually corrupt to the marrow of their bones. But, uncovering corruption could easily result in a person getting permanently eliminated. Taking the easy way out and attributing someone Jewish ancestry is far safer.

So, about Mr. el-Sisi (pronounced as "el sissy"), is it true or not? On the plus side, the rumor is old and is repeated by an Israeli source. And, if we make the hazardous assumption that the Israeli article was written in good faith with no political agenda behind it, then reading the Israeli article raises further suspicions by suggesting that Mr. Netanyahu believed the rumor and, on the basis of that, was privately giving Mr. el-Sisi help in 2013 in gaining the support of Zionist sympathizers in Washington. On the other hand, background checks are made of a person's parents and grandparents before being allowed into the Egyptian military, so a strong presumption can also be made that none of his immediate ancestors were Jewish.

If Mr. el-Sisi is to be discredited, though, it would be better to discredit him on account of his personal character flaws and not because of whatever ethnic affiliation he might or, perhaps more probably, might not have.

Nevertheless, the temptation to do so in West Asia is real. Even though there are many genuinely good Jewish people who are not Zionists, there is a general stereotype that if a West Asian person is stingy, cheap, and too frugal or heartless and merciless, then he or she or his or her mother must be a Jew . Obviously, this is not fair. It’s like saying all Muslims are terrorists or all Christians are Ku Klux Klan racists.

But reality is what it is and that suits West Asian leaders in that it helps shift attention from the real problems. People throughout much of West Asia feel like life is a vicious cycle. They work too hard, but their salaries and savings are too little now for the skyrocketing prices. In Egypt, for example, the price of a subsidized loaf of bread recently increased by 300% overnight. Worrying about work and the future is the new normal.

So, if we don't rate Mr. el-Sisi highly, it should not be because of his ancestry, but because he has managed the Egyptian economy so badly. Moreover, there are reasons to explain his conduct which make more sense than who his parents might have been. In the 1990s, he attended military college in the UK and in the early 2000s in America. Getting support in Washington seems not to have been because of Mr. Netanyahu, but because his English skills made him look like he would be easy for both the Americans and the Israelis to work with. His economic management, though, has been criminal, so much so that collecting evidence could be dangerous, possibly deadly.

But, who knows what Mr. el-Sisi is? His government's corrupt. He doesn't protect Palestinians. State secrets seem to be for sale to Israel. But, things could be worse. He's not a total failure. He's a disappointment and unheroic. And, the pronunciation of his name matches that of the American English word "sissy", meaning a man who runs away from danger like a little girl would. Egypt deserves better.

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