Shocking Statements in an Extensive Interview with the "Atheer" Platform
In an extensive interview broadcast by the "Atheer" platform under the title "Zionism Deceived the World's Jews," lasting nearly two and a half hours, the Jewish Rabbi Gabriel Hagaï revealed historical facts he described as silenced, concerning the fate of Algeria's Jews and the betrayal of their leaders against their homeland.
The Crémieux Decree of 1870: A "Poisoned Gift" That Stripped Jews of Their Identity
Rabbi Hagaï confirmed that the Jews of Algeria later realized they had committed a "grave mistake" by accepting the Crémieux Decree of 1870, which granted them French citizenship. He explained that this decree:
Stripped them of their true identity
Turned them into second-class citizens
Came within a colonial strategy aimed at dismantling Algerian society
He pointed out that the French colonizer needed an intermediary between itself and the population, and found it in the Arab-Jewish minority, which was accepted by a broad segment with some exceptions.
The Stance of the Rabbis: A Warning Against a "Poisoned Gift"
Many rabbis of that era described the Crémieux Decree as a "poisoned gift," because it would divide "Algerian Jews and Muslims, for we are Algerians and not French." Hagaï confirmed that time proved the rabbis' description correct, as the decree completely ended the Jewish presence in Algeria.
The Jews of Algeria and the Harkis: A Similar Wrong Choice
The rabbi likened the situation of Algeria's Jews to that of the Harkis who chose the side of the colonizer instead of the resistance, explaining:
"During the struggle for Algeria's independence, the Jews had become French, and thus stood on the side of the colonizers. It later became clear that they had made the wrong choice and lost their true identity."
He excluded a very small group of communists who fought alongside Algerians for independence and remained in Algeria, while the vast majority became French "second-class" citizens.
Zionism: Its First Victims Were the Jews Themselves
Deception Through a Distorted Torah
Rabbi Hagaï believes that the Zionists lied to the Jews by using a distorted Torah to make them emigrate to Palestine, and that many poorly educated groups believed them and left Morocco, Tunisia, and Middle Eastern countries, only to discover later that they were second-class citizens subjected to all forms of racism.
The Jewish Agency: Intimidation and Fabricated Violence
The speaker revealed that the Jewish Agency responsible for immigration gathered the Jewish diaspora and transferred them to Palestine through:
Using fake publications to intimidate them about Muslims
Fabricating acts of violence and attributing them to Muslims
Planting hatred and aggression in the hearts of Jews to persecute Arabs
Unfortunately, the plan succeeded with a broad segment, because not everyone possessed the religious and theological education to resist these false temptations.
"The First Victims of Zionism Were the Jews Themselves"
Hagaï said:
"The first victims of Zionism were the Jews themselves, and I would even say before the Palestinians. It worked to uproot Jews from their roots by making false promises and playing on their emotions, feelings, and religion."
He added that the descendants of these uprooted Jews live in Israel today, wearing military uniforms and receiving orders to kill people in Gaza and Lebanon and to bomb Iran.
A Maghrebi Identity Stolen by the Zionists
Rabbi Gabriel Hagaï appeared in traditional Maghrebi attire (a gandoura, a chachia, and a shawl), affirming that his clothing and appearance are part of the heritage and culture of his ancestors, who were a component of the social fabric of North Africa, before being "deceived with the promise of the land of Israel by Zionism and stripped of their true Maghrebi identity."
An Incorrect Judaism and Second-Class Citizens
The speaker concluded his statements by emphasizing that:
Netanyahu and the Zionists practice an incorrect Judaism aimed at turning Judaism into a nationalism rather than establishing a religious state
70% of citizens in Israel are completely ignorant of religion
He has many Israeli friends who are refugees to avoid military service
Many have been driven insane after realizing the horror of the acts committed in the name of Zionist ideology
The statements of Rabbi Gabriel Hagaï represent a rare testimony from within the Jewish community, revealing the betrayal of Algeria's Jewish leaders against their homeland, the deception of Zionism against the Jews themselves before the Palestinians, and the gradual detachment of Jews from their Maghrebi roots under the weight of a destructive Zionist colonial project.