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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.

    Edit: corrected mistake




  • 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.








  • Hamas is also committing countless warcrimes.

    “1. In order to ensure respect for and protection of the civilian population and civilian objects, the Parties to the conflict shall at all times distinguish between the civilian population and combatants and between civilian objects and military objectives and accordingly shall direct their operations only against military objectives…

    1. The taking of hostages is prohibited. Common Article 3; GC IV, Article 34.
    2. The prohibition against taking hostages in armed conflict is a fundamental guarantee whose breach is a war crime.”

    Meanwhile the International Humanitarian Law clearly states:

    “ 1. The presence or movements of the civilian population or individual civilians shall not be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations, in particular in attempts to shield military objectives from attacks or to shield, favour or impede military operations. The Parties to the conflict shall not direct the movement of the civilian population or individual civilians in order to attempt to shield military objectives from attacks or to shield military operations.

    1. Under no circumstances shall medical units be used in an attempt to shield military objectives from attack. Whenever possible, the Parties to the conflict shall ensure that medical units are so sited that attacks against military objectives do not imperil their safety.