344 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
“I see in the present day condition of the Depressed Classes of India a parallel to the Jews in their captivity in Egypt. In Moses I see a leader whose infinite love for his people has given undaunted courage to face hardships and bear calumny.”
“I confess that if any thing sustains me in my efforts to emancipate the Depressed Classes, it is the story of Moses undertaking the thankless but noble task of leading Jews out of their captivity.”
It is only natural that the Jewish people have always looked at Dr. Ambedkar and his life’s work with absolute admiration. His struggle for the weakest sector of society has found an echo in the hearts of those who for many hundreds of years since their expulsion from their “Promised land”—Israel—were suffering from discrimination and persecution just becasue of being different from the majority around.
We in Israel are till today proud of Dr. Ambedkar’s support in our struggle for rebuilding our national home in Israel.
( Courtesy : News from Israel ).” [1]
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1 : Praja bandhu, dated 30th December 1991.