[Varda]

Jews were allies of the Muslims during the conquest of Spain. They along with Muslims were given an amnesty of a kind after the Spanish recounquered their land. Now the Muslims are back so it only makes sense to invite Jews too. Maybe this time it will be different.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“Jews were allies of the Muslims during the conquest of Spain. They along with Muslims were given an amnesty of a kind after the Spanish recounquered their land.”

Wow, talk about a half-truth.

There were just as many Jews on the side of Spain as against the muslims, especially in the Spanish Navy where they proved to be excellent seamen.

The reason for the Expulsion and Inquision (according the official Roman Catholic Church apology) was greed. The Jews had done well in Spain and had lent money to the royals and the Church who jointly concocted bullshit excuses to force conversions and/or kick them out of the country.

I am 100% proud Roman Catholic, and I am sick and tired of schismatics like you who sully the work we have done to recocile with the very un-Christlike things we stupid humans did in the name of His Church.

[rmlew]

Jews were allies of the Muslims during the conquest of Spain.
Not exactly. Vandal occupied Hispania was divided between Nicean/Roman Christians and Arianist Vandals. Vandals had there own crusades against Nicean Creed following Chritians.
The Arainist Vandals were forcible converting the proto-Catholics and Jews, or expelling them. The Pro-to-catholic dukes were fighting the Arianists and expelling Arianist subjects, while simply treating Jews horribly.
The Muslims invaded and promised relative religious freedom, but with taxation. Blaming the Jews for collaborating is both stupid and wrong, since Catholics collaborted. The problem was the Arianist-Catholic wars. But right wing Catholics today revise history. It's pathetic civilizational treason, since they are doubling down on the errors that allowed the Muslims to conquer with a small force.