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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (238278)6/21/2005 1:34:10 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1572394
 
The colonial regime imposed more and higher taxes on Muslims than on Europeans. The Muslims, in addition to paying traditional taxes dating from before the French conquest, also paid new taxes, from which the colons were often exempted. In 1909, for instance, Muslims, who made up almost 90 percent of the population but produced 20 percent of Algeria's income, paid 70 percent of direct taxes and 45 percent of the total taxes collected. And colons controlled how these revenues would be spent. As a result, colon towns had handsome municipal buildings, paved streets lined with trees, fountains and statues, while Algerian villages and rural areas benefited little if at all from tax revenues.

I really don't see the comparison. There are not the disparities between the Jews and Israeli Arabs within Israel that existed between the French and Muslims in Algeria. The French played the role of occupiers living apart in separate communities from the Muslims. Whereas in Israel, I understand there is not a distinct separation.....Muslims and Jews live in the same city but in different neighborhoods.

Not saying everything is wonderful for Israeli Arabs but I think their living conditions are better than those of Arabs in Algeria.

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