[driftless2]

Well, a lot of it is just hatred of a different religion. Jews were called Christ-killers since the diaspora. Like the Chinese in the Orient, it was expedient to blame the Jews for the other people's misfortunes. Crops went bad...blame it on the Jews. The plague killed thousands?...those dirty Jews were responsible. People who do well are always envied by those who don't.

But I'm particularly exasperated by people who look at the Mideast and see a country like Israel, whose citizens contribute far beyond their numbers in areas of science, medicine, and technology, and think they are the villains. Contrasted against Mideast Arabs many of whom are still living in the seventh century and contribute little else but murder, honor killings, and backwardness.

[DaveinOK54]

“But I’m particularly exasperated by people who look at the Mideast and see a country like Israel, whose citizens contribute far beyond their numbers in areas of science, medicine, and technology, and think they are the villains. Contrasted against Mideast Arabs many of whom are still living in the seventh century and contribute little else but murder, honor killings, and backwardness.”

Post of the day :)