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August 2, 2005
The Saudis and the Jewish Doctor
rom KeepMedia. Those rascally Saudi princes and their pecadillos:
In mid-July, the mass-circulation Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot published in its weekend issue, a several page report on Prof. Mani and his secret encounters within the highest circles of the Arab world including close ties with Saudi King Fahd.
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For months, Prof. Moshe Mani, head of Tel HaShomer’s Urology department, would reportedly disappear from Israel and travel on to London, Rome or Geneva. He would secretly join others on Hashugi’s private Boeing to various Mid-East and European destinations.
Upon his arrival, he would change into silk jalabiyas, which were made especially for him by top Riyadh tailors. His shoes were purchased in special fashionable stores in Morocco. “During all my visits to Saudi Arabia, I would wear this costume. That’s how I managed to fit into Hashugi’s entourage without being suspected by anyone ever”, he said.
And why did the Saudis want a Jewish doctor?
Indeed. This also points to why you never hear the politically correct crowd demand Affirmative Action programs for airline pilots...
“Hashugi knew the entire truth about me: that I am a Jewish urologist, that I live in Israel, and that I have roots in the Orient.”“We discussed various medical issues, and at one point, when he mentioned problems of impotence that Royal Arab leaders suffered from, I scribbled on a piece of paper a picture that automatically caught his attention.”
“It was a picture of a prosthesis that we inserted in those days into male sexual organs of various patients that complained of chronic erection problems.”
According to Mani, Hashugi grabbed the drawing and asked for a more detailed explanation. The Saudi billionaire told Mani that he was exactly what Hashugi needed – a man like Mani that felt comfortable in the company of Arabs, one who speaks the language, has European gestures and is a doctor for “problematic” issues. Hashugi reportedly invited Mani to join his entourage.
“There is nothing that an Arab loves more than a Jewish doctor”, Hashugi said.
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