Also, no offense meant towards your grandfather, but the Ottoman Empire (Caliphate) was a major ally of Germany in the Central Powers. Had the Allies not brought that Islamic empire to an end, then it’s possible that the State of Israel might not have come into existence, with the region remaining under the name “Southern Syria”. It’s also notable that the Islamic terrorists of today use Caliphate revanchism as a major component of its incitement against Israel.
I don’t doubt it. G-d had a plan. He always does.
Regarding my grandfather, my grand father was a proud Germany and career German military officer — until 1936 or so. It was very difficult for him to think badly of a country he loved so much.
I got a different spin from my French-Jewish grandparents and Polish/German Jewish grandmother. No love lost there.
Oh, that's right bring up the Germans & Islamic empire red herring......well you Brits used Islamists (Saudis & any other muslims willing to be paid) to defeat the Turk dominated Islamic empire!!! Now you have those waskily Pakistanis flooding into London.
So as a result one Islamic empire was traded for the new Caliphate the world currently has......and some of them have nukes!!!
And for your information, the modern state of Israel got short changed (big time) when Jordan was created by the great and magnanimous allies. These allied victors cut what was originally to be Israel in half, to creat Jordan......then, to add insult to injury, gave the Jordanian king control of the Temple Mount.
These wonderful allies also created that peaceful country, known as Iraq.......with it's peaceful Kurds & Iraqis living side by side.......who was the idividual who created the boundries of Iraq you ask? Well it was none other than Winny the Poo (Whinston Churchill).
Yeah, those kooky allies.....ya gotta luv em!