Sheikh ‘Abd al-Hamid Ben Badis led the movement for Islamic reform (Salafism) in interwar Algeria. In addition to founding the Association des Ulamas Musulmans d’Algerie,in 1931, he edited the journal al-Shihab, which ran between 1925 and 1940. These institutions critiqued the French-aligned Muslim establishment in colonial Algeria, paving the way for the rise of an Algerian Salafism aligned (at least for a time) with the nationalist movement. But living in the city of Constantine, with a small European settler community and a significant native Jewish population, it is not surprising that Bin Badis also took interest in the question of Jews and Judaism. He ran a significant number of articles in al-Shihab, not only on the events in Palestine, but on Jewish history in Algeria, how Jews fit into the colonial order, and the relationship between Judaism and Islam. Furthermore, he printed the work other Salafi writers whose work similarly discussed Jews and Judaism. Bin Badis’ stance toward Jews could be understood as bifurcated: he undeniably sought peaceful coexistence with Algeria’s actual Jews, but often broadcast a very negative view of "The Jews’" role in the world. This was often hued with his particular vision of Islam. Such an analysis represents a departure from a historical literature (often limited by the rubric of “anti-Semitism” to evaluate Ben Badis thought and social role in Algeria) that has emphasized his lack of anti-Jewish sentiment. True, he helped quell the 1934 anti-Jewish violence in Constantine, spoke out against “religious hatred,” and generally distinguished Zionism from Judaism. Furthermore, he ran foreign articles that showcased Jews and Muslims’ peaceful, shared history in North Africa. At the same time, he also lambasted Jews’ role in colonialism in both Algeria and Palestine, and clearly saw the Jews as ultimately at fault for the 1934 violence. Even more strikingly, he ran articles by the well-known Egypt-based Salafist Rashid Rida casting Jews as a near-diabolical force in history, even a tool of God to exact vengeance. The fact that such ideas coexisted with writings that attacked anti-Jewish prejudice, and sincere efforts to stop anti-Jewish violence, clearly suggests a more nuanced understanding of Bin Badis and his understanding of Jews in Algeria is in order.