Question:
Jew haters DO NOT REPLY: Why do so many People hate Jews?
2014-09-17 19:17:57 UTC
I'm a Cathholic who strongly supports Judaism and Israel; I know that in the past unfortunately some very bad Christians used the false belief that Jews "killed Christ" even though he forgave his executioners, to persecute Jews... But why else do so many people hate Jews ? It seems many hate Jews for no reason but hatred and jealousy-- jealousy of their success in business.

I know why Muslims hate Jews- they hate all non believers and they hate Jews for reclaiming land that ALWAYS belonged to Jews.

But why do so many Europeans, even after the horrors of the holocaust, still hate Jews? Do they love the terrorist loving Palestinians so much that they hate Jews? Or is it still jealousy?

I just don't get it-- Jews have NEVER done anything to harm others ( all of the wars with Arabs have been in self defense-defense against a bunch of barbaric murders).
21 answers:
Taylor B. 1333
2014-09-17 19:43:47 UTC
Their genocide in the middle east of Palestinians, I don't hate Jews, I hate israel and everything it stands for. How can a people who know what it's like to be slaughtered go and do the same to someone else?
Big Sean
2014-09-17 19:26:57 UTC
The thing I can't understand about the American Jewish population is how they overwhelmingly supported President Obama in both the 2008 and 2012 elections, especially in 2012 after the way in which Israel had been treated by this administration during the first four years.
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2014-09-19 18:00:18 UTC
Most of these people don't hate "Jews," they are angry that the Zionists commit Nazi-like atrocities against the Palestinians. You can't be antisemitic if you support Palestinian independence, because the Muslims in the West Bank and Gaza are descended from the original Jews of the bible
2014-09-17 19:21:48 UTC
Mostly, due to jealousy. Generally speaking, Jews are smart, funny, and very good with money.



The religious stuff, I guess. But at the end of the day, religion means nothing. It’s mythology. It’s almost always about who owns what.
Heretic
2014-09-17 19:31:50 UTC
This goes way back. Hundreds of years. Today the concept might be considered ignorant. Christians blamed Jews for the Black Plague What is funny is Christians do not realize, they are Jews.
2014-09-18 14:41:45 UTC
I don't hate Jews.



I hate Zionists. The people that think every non Jew is a subhuman ape 'goyim' and only exists to serve them.
2014-09-17 19:29:04 UTC
I support Israel bu I have no idea what Jews in the US are up to. They are the leaders of socialist movements in the USA. Jew in Israel build palaces in deserts. Jews in the USA tear down palaces.
2014-09-17 19:46:14 UTC
Hate against any group stems from ignorance of the complexities of reality/history/the human species and the habit all humans have to think of "other" groups as monolithic entities where all people within that group are the same.
TNO
2014-09-17 21:41:31 UTC
Historically, the best word to sum it up would be ignorance. Simply, they didn't really know the Jews and made no attempts to work with them, and as such rejected them and hated them. People have always distrusted "the Other", which is how the Jews were sometimes referred to in older times. Though, it's really seen throughout all of history with other people who are not as numerous in areas with a population unfamiliar with them.



Concerning Christian anti-Semitism, the idea that the Jews bear the responsibly of Christ's death does play a part, and unfortunately not everyone was made aware of Jesus' pardoning and forgiveness. Not everyone could read, so often it was just left up to older bigotries already spread and awful rumors in places where Jews weren't numerous. For example, Shakespeare's England was devoid of Jews but he used the awful stereotypes to depict them, notably in the Merchant of Venice. When you are raised on that, people think they have a "good understanding" and don't see their bigotry.



However, you are correct in that jealousy is a part of it, in many cases. There are quite a few successful Jews out there, and notably during the last century many rose up despite the set-backs against them. A lot of that deals with the fact that a lot of Jews took risks that really paid off, and a lot were smart too and just used the system. It should be noted that not all Jews are rich and successful, and in fact there are poor ones as well. Ask a synagogue and they'll tell you that they have programs to help their own needy, as well as general ones designed for overarching community outreach. However, people just don't see that, despite the image of Jews in the earlier 20th Century being rather poor.



Muslims aren't so easily summed up by that. Not all hate the Jews, and all the hate isn't squarely directed at Israel. For starters - Israel doesn't bear the blunt of anti-Semitism. It existed prior to Israel and will continue to exist if Israel should fail. It'll exist long after that point (hopefully to never come to pass), as it did long before the modern nation was founded. The problem is that many, while prone to the above, are influenced by some rather hateful imams that do preach violence. Many do not get media which portrays Israel in any positive light and flat out LIES about it. Of course, our own media can be awful sometimes; for example, during the same month as Israel's most recent Gaza offensive, a hundred times more children died in a Sub-Saharan African nation due to violent causes. Because it got no press, I can't remember which one; but, if that's our news here, imagine what they get.



As for reclaiming land: That is true, but they genuinely bought it from the owners of the land. An ownership which, I might add, was never contested by the Palestinians. Ottoman Turks and later British persons, as well as a few Arab landowners, sold to the Jews who gave up everything to reestablish their land. It's legitimately formed, if going by secular grounds, and there was no concerns for persecution when it was almost wiped out. It's clear that genocide would've befallen Israel had they lost, so they didn't. The rhetoric of the armies very much suggests this, as do the Jews who lived in those nations at the time attest that it probably would've happened (Jews who later would be forced to flee). At this time, there was no "Palestine!" warcry, and it is clear that they just wanted the Jews dead. It was seen as an insult because, for many, the Jews were supposed to be dhimmi, not strong enough to form their own nation on what they saw as Islamic land.



For some Muslim nations, it is this dhimmi belief which causes a hate of Jews now. Some willingly subjected themselves to it, especially when they could still rise to prominence; however, now, it's just sickening and many have left it for Israel or elsewhere. In Yemen, Jews were made to clean out public latrines, forbidden to be taller than a Muslim willingly (meaning, they couldn't ride camels or build temples bigger than mosques), and were made to pay a special tax. Today, they are forced to live under government protection because Israel is an insult to this system, which was applied elsewhere. It's also, to many's horror, where the idea of putting yellow stars came from: Iraq did that first, not Nazi Germany.



I should make it clear that not all Muslims are rabid Jew haters; however, the above does exist and it insults many Jews to pretend it doesn't in the Muslim world. That's why over 99% have left the Arab world and many are unaware of how Jewish their own places used to be. They fled persecution or otherwise were kicked out, and many pogroms and executions did take place prior to Israel and after it, completely ignoring the rights of the Jews.



If you see my media example above, it should shed some light as to why some Jew hatred persists. Jews aren't allowed to be targeted in Europe, at least that's against social protocol; but, old bigotries sometimes don't die and can be manifested elsewhere. That, plus many anti-Semitic Muslims under misinformation have these too, and Europe does bend over to accommodate some things. It's why certain nations are NEVER criticized and others more so, because they don't want to offend people now there (and depend on oil). It could be jealousy too, especially in some nations where the Jews have done quite well despite most of the population has already left or is noticeably smaller than it was a century ago.
Will Powers
2014-09-17 19:35:46 UTC
Because after Obama goes entirely out of his way to disparage Jews, they STILL overwhelmingly support him. It almost appears that the majority of them have Stockholm Syndrome which would also indicate that they don't have much common sense.
?
2014-09-17 20:06:48 UTC
It is not a stretch from hatred of Israeli policy of murdering Palestinians to despising Jewish people for any reason.
WutupDudes
2014-09-17 19:19:53 UTC
Because after being the victims of a mass genocide they are now the ones performing a mass genocide on muslims.
Jesus Made Me Kosher, He Is The Rock Of Israel
2014-09-18 12:13:18 UTC
Anti-semitism is basically this. The Jewish people (due to their calling) remind people of the existence of God. Many people do not actually like God (surprise!) and wish they could "hurt Him."



Since their arms are a bit short to hit God - they try the next best thing - they hit someone who reminds them of God.



It would be like this. If I was in High School and someone did not like me. If they wanted to hurt me and could not - they would do the next best thing - hurt someone who means something to me - like my brother. Thus, they indirectly hurt me that way.



That (in a very very simplistic form) is the basis of anti-semitism. Certain people hate God.
2014-09-19 08:30:48 UTC
But the real Judaism who are true to Torah think completely different from you in respect of the Zionist Israel.

http://www.nkusa.org/AboutUs/Zionism/opposition.cfm
Sean
2014-09-17 19:39:23 UTC
People generally follow the ideas they are taught blindly, even though there is no reasoning to do so. It shows how little people think for themselves, or question themselves as to why they think as they do, they just do without question.
auren
2014-09-28 07:24:23 UTC
Historians have classified six explanations as to why people hate the Jews:

Economic -- "We hate Jews because they possess too much wealth and power."

Chosen People -- "We hate Jews because they arrogantly claim that they are the chosen people."

Scapegoat -- "Jews are a convenient group to single out and blame for our troubles."

Decide -- "We hate Jews because they killed Jesus."

Outsiders -- "We hate Jews because they are different than us." (The dislike of the unlike.)

Racial Theory -- "We hate Jews because they are an inferior race."



Every other hated group is hated for a relatively defined reason. Jews, however, are hated in paradoxes: Jews are hated for being a lazy and inferior race - but also for dominating the economy and taking over the world. They are hated for stubbornly maintaining their separateness - and, when they do assimilate - for posing a threat to racial purity through intermarriages.They are seen as pacifists and as warmongers; as capitalist exploiters and as revolutionary communists; possessed of a Chosen-People mentality, as well as of an inferiority complex. It seems that they just can't win.
?
2014-09-17 19:20:36 UTC
I have NEVER been able to comprehend a RATIONAL reason to hate Jews-----and I am 65 years old.
2014-09-17 19:22:25 UTC
the religious and cultural divide that is fostered by all the groups concerned.



open your home and heart to your neighbor and watch the hatred evaporate.
Paladin
2014-09-17 19:32:49 UTC
if you don't let the haters respond, you will never find out the true answer
?
2014-09-20 14:20:47 UTC
because they keep worshiping a wall for no reason
2014-09-17 19:20:58 UTC
l'chaim


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