Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-937287-20130902061153

Do you think that Magnostadt is based on Israel? The "evidences" are that 1) the Hebrew term "Goi" was used 2) Since there is a slight association between German names and Jewish people, the fact that this is called Magnostadt may point to a Jewish relation 3) A lot of the Magnostadt magicians have names that seem Ashkenazi (i.e German or Slavic) 4) CONTROVERSAL: The Kingdom of Musta'sim (aka the Arab state--> perhaps based on Palestine specifically) was replaced with Magnostadt (aka Israel)  5) CONTROVERSAL: The magician's (aka Jews) treatment of the Goi (aka Arabs) matches what some people in real-life describe as the situation in Israel to some extent.

I am not making picking a side regarding the issues refered to in the fouth and fifth points. I am just stating that some people in real life view these issues in the way I mentioned, and it is possible that the author took these views into account when "designing" Magnostadt.

If you guys agree, I will add the info to Magnostadt's trivia. 