ShahdagMountains
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The hatred of Jews, from time immemorial to the outlandish way it has resurfaced globally today, is truly breathtaking. What on earth could this infinitesimal population of Jews, and their tiny ancestral homeland, Israel, have possibly done to inspire such universally unflinching contempt?
Many of the original justifications for why Jews are to be despised above all others —why hating them is so justly deserved—have been debunked by the absurdity of those blood libels and the upsurge of a (relatively) enlightened public.
No, Jews did not kill Christ; and no, they don’t murder Christian children to improve the taste of Passover matzoh. As for having horns and tails, no one has ever seen a Jew with such anatomical features.
More stubbornly historical tropes require Olympian suspensions of disbelief. You don’t need to be a savant to recognize that levers that “control the world” are not being pulled by Jews. Would Israelis and the Diaspora be this perpetually miserable if they were in possession of such powers?
jewishjournal.com
Many of the original justifications for why Jews are to be despised above all others —why hating them is so justly deserved—have been debunked by the absurdity of those blood libels and the upsurge of a (relatively) enlightened public.
No, Jews did not kill Christ; and no, they don’t murder Christian children to improve the taste of Passover matzoh. As for having horns and tails, no one has ever seen a Jew with such anatomical features.
More stubbornly historical tropes require Olympian suspensions of disbelief. You don’t need to be a savant to recognize that levers that “control the world” are not being pulled by Jews. Would Israelis and the Diaspora be this perpetually miserable if they were in possession of such powers?
The Denial Disease
Antisemitism in this new digital age where information is readily available, but all too often falsified, is a disease largely about denial.
jewishjournal.com

