§ Debates · Ch. 10 · The State of the Jews, the Jews and the State
Did Ottoman reform produce effective equality?
2 positions · no single answer
Position A · held by Tanzimat and citizenship law
Increasing legal equality
The decrees of 1856 and 1869 removed formal religious distinctions.
Rests on: p. 283
Reads the same page as : the same source, different readings.
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