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Why do so many people hate Jewish people or Israelis?

I just don't understand. In addition, why do most of the people that have such a bitter hatred for Jews or Israelis always seem to be ready to write a pass for people like Hamas, or Hezbollah, or other anti-Israeli groups regardless of the inhumanity of their policies, behaviors, or rhetoric? At the very least you would expect people to be able to admit that both sides should take responsibility for themselves and their actions, but you never hear that. Any thoughts you have on the subject would be useful.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have a great book to recommend. "Why the Jews? -- The Reason for Antisemitism" by Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin. They discuss antisemitism in various cultures throughout history, address the explanatory theories that have been suggested by scholars, and come to their conclusions based on a multitude of evidence. A fascinating and enlightening book.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I believe it is the curse of transgression and disobedience of long ago and has not been removed. I have heard fellow motorists in new york called "Jew bastards" when they cut in or cut someone off in traffic. No way could they know the guy was Jewish! Chinese restaurant owners have even called vendors "Yew Bassads" for sending the wrong order. Everyone found it easy to pick in the Jews because they knew they were so disliked. God is harder on his chosen than the rest of us ,but remember He chastises who he loves.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think it's better to look at the root of this problem and see why these two groups of mankind fight?

    palestinians and their fans claim israelis have occupied their country.

    I don't know where r u from and how much d u love you're country but it is impossible for me to imagine someone occupy even one square meter of my country, Iran, so I can understand palestinians and I praise HAMAS and HEZBOLLAH because they are fighting for their very initial human right; living in the land of their fathers, in their country.

    and that's why people hate israelis. but people don't hate jews in general.

  • 1 decade ago

    Once it comes to one's attention that anti-semitic folk suffer from a strange paranoia that causes them to believe "jews" are constantly striving to take over the world, and control the media, and this delusion afflicts them to the point that they attribute everything "bad" in life to "the jews"...for example "Since there was a massive milk scandal in China, it's apparent the milk industry in China is controled by the jews", one must come to the conclusion that the cause of their hatred is paranoid schizophrenia.

    Chess Master Bobby Fischer, who is of jewish heritage himself, is a prime example of this.

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  • Mulata
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    1 decade ago

    Jealousy? Jealous that they have come to America and basically taken over the big business despite what happened to their ancestors in Europe. They don't complain, they keep to themselves and make that moola. Thats all I know, I dont know about the Isrealites. I did know a Russian Jewish girl, she was mean, hated Black people so we didn't get along.

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