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Yes this is what I meant, Señor.
In the southern part of the Iberian peninsula, where Arabs stayed relatively longer, it is not difficult to guess that a resistance culture developed against the Halal administration, which translated itself into putting the emphasis on the differences which the native Latin Catholics had in contrast to the Moorish Muslems, but also the Jews.
In the rest of Europe, you did not have similar sticking to the distinct identity defining traits since Jews were second class people, unlike the Arabs having State control in Iberia. The rise of Jews is a 19th century story with their success in banking, and asking British administration Palestine in counterpart of the loan money.
Anyway, in the end of the day it is not difficult to guess that Spanish identity contains strong anti-Arab elements since it is built upon antagonism which has deep historical roots and is the result of centuries-long resistance not to assimilate.
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