Let's suppose that the Madagaskar Projekt had somehow been implemented and that Jews made up 20% of the Malagasy population after WW2, concentrating in the large towns of the highlands (Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa) where they formed the majority of the population. Madagascar obtains its independence in the same way as in OTL.
I've seen a few rare TLs saying that relations between Jews and Malagasy would have been harmonious and that the latter would have welcomed the Jews with open arms. I know Madagascar well myself and it's however a very xenophobic society, although the Malagasy population gives the impression of being smiling and hospitable. Only full-blooded Malagasy have the right to citizenship. Indians, Comorrians and Chinese who have lived here for generations are regularly persecuted. The caste system is implacable and the symbolic violence is enormous.
What do you think?
I've seen a few rare TLs saying that relations between Jews and Malagasy would have been harmonious and that the latter would have welcomed the Jews with open arms. I know Madagascar well myself and it's however a very xenophobic society, although the Malagasy population gives the impression of being smiling and hospitable. Only full-blooded Malagasy have the right to citizenship. Indians, Comorrians and Chinese who have lived here for generations are regularly persecuted. The caste system is implacable and the symbolic violence is enormous.
What do you think?