The Ashkenazi Revolution

190and demands that Ashkenaz dress their wounds, but this demand isadulterated with a demonic hatred toward Ashkenaz because it had wonsomething that was forbidden for it to win, that is to say, an incrediblesuperiority over Sepharad. Chouraqui beseeches Ashkenaz and attacks it atthe same time, a dagger that avenges the shame of the beseeching. In allthe copious words of Chouraqui, in which he happened to mention them, Ihave not found one word of praise toward Ashkenaz. At the most, hementions the state favorably. For Ashkenaz, he has not reserved even onegood word, only bad ones. In “The Weekly Interview” in “Ma’ariv” from11/18/60, Chouraqui touches on the riots of Wadi Salib and says: - “WadiSalib?… This was not a surprise for me. I foresaw this, - however it wasnot possible to know where – but this ethnic outburst, one year before theelections – was bound to happen, since all the symptoms it needed werethere!”Thus, “we deserve” to have riots launched against us. This is theannouncement of the most prominent personality in Sephardic Jewry.Chouraqui, the politician and sociologist, considers himself more qualifiedthan others to know what sort of aid should be given to Sepharad, and whatsort of national compromises Ashkenaz must make to this end. However,no amount of aid can mitigate the Sephardic rage that burns withinChouraqui, and has its origin, ultimately, in the fact that Sepharad stands onits knees before Ashkenaz for aid, and not the other way around.According to Chouraqui, we have accepted upon ourselves – so he explainsthe gathering, and integration, of exiles – the obligation of difficult toil inorder to put an end, in a short amount of time, to the differences, and tofinalize the integration. If we do not complete this task of difficult toil,then we must be punished through riots. This approach, which serves asthe foundation for all of Chouraqui’s actions and tactics, brought aboutdeterioration in relations between himself and those who sought his advice.As this was happening, Chouraqui emphasized his zealous Sephardicnationalism more and more, and he published the announcement that gaveit wings: