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Cake day: October 28th, 2023

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  • It is varied and complicated throughout history-

    1. Pre-Christian anti-Judaism in Ancient Greece and Rome which was primarily ethnic in nature

    2. Christian antisemitism in antiquity and the Middle Ages which was religious in nature and has extended into modern times

    3. Muslim antisemitism which was—at least in its classical form—nuanced, in that Jews were a protected class

    4. Political, social and economic antisemitism during the Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment Europe which laid the groundwork for racial antisemitism

    5. Racial antisemitism that arose in the 19th century and culminated in Nazism

    6. Contemporary antisemitism which has been labeled by some as the new antisemitism

    Christians have some historical antisemitism because the Jews are blamed for crucifying Jesus.

    Muslims i have less knowledge, but i know in modern times they hate the founding of Israel among other reasons pertaining to “conflicting sky daddy”

    Also for some other context, many practicing Jews kept traditions that made them stand out in the past. Leading to negative (and often false) stereotypes.

    Lastly, it doesn’t help that they proclaim themselves God’s chosen people in the eyes of outsiders.

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  • While i do not wholly agree with your last sentence, i do respect your balanced view. Making any war one of “good vs. evil” is dangerous a step toward dehumanizing the enemy and it only gets worse from there.

    Also i agree Israel’s response has been very strong and cold, but i believe they were not left with many choices.

    Things could not return to status quo with Gaza after the attack on the 7th and there was no clean option left for them. Diplomacy failed over and over for decades. Both sides share blame for the diplomatic breakdown, but Israel has no allies and many enemies in the region and must project strength to keep opportunists away.