Arab yarmulka-phobia

In The Jordan Times, Jawad Anani writes a reasonable article about tolerance.

But the way he begins the article reveals something:

We, in the Arab world, get indignant when American presidents or secretaries of state wear a yarmulke at a Jewish organisation, in a synagogue or at concentration camp memorial. We think that these American officials have stepped out of their way to please the Jewish audience at the Arab’s expense.

He is admitting a bit more than I think he meant to. Why would visiting a synagogue or Holocaust memorial be at Arab expense?

The Arab zero-sum mentality is a bit more ingrained than even I thought. And it shows that the mindset is not zero-sum vis-a-vis Israel, but in respect to Jews altogether.

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