FOURTH PHASE:
The
dynamics
of
the relationship
between the Christians and
the Jews started to change, slowly but steadily, after the invasion of Spain by
the Muslims in 712 CE. During
the
battles between Arab and Spanish armies, the Jews of Spain helped and supported
the
Muslims, and, consequently, after
the
establishment of the latter’s rule in Spain, they enjoyed an unprecedented respite of peace and prosperity after more than a
thousand years of humiliation and persecution. Thus,
Jewish
historians like Abba Eban and Solomon
Grayzel have acknowledged and recognized their “Golden Age of
Diaspora”, that is, the period of Jewish prosperity
and growth in Muslim Spain.
After the end of Arab rule in 1492, and the consequent expulsion of the Jews from Spain by its new Christian rulers, they were given refuge and asylum in the Ottoman Empire, Large populations of Jews continued to prosper peacefully in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Egypt, during the time when their brethren were suffering heavily in Europe, particularly in the Russian Lands.
After the end of Arab rule in 1492, and the consequent expulsion of the Jews from Spain by its new Christian rulers, they were given refuge and asylum in the Ottoman Empire, Large populations of Jews continued to prosper peacefully in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Egypt, during the time when their brethren were suffering heavily in Europe, particularly in the Russian Lands.
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