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In my studies of Islam, I have found that Mohammed referred to Christians as 'followers of the Book', where the Jews were referred to as Jews. The "followers of the Book" were to be defeated, but the Jew was to be killed.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith Volume 4, Book 52, Number 176: Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.'"
Sahih Bukhari Hadith Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177: Narrated by Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."
"Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends." (Surah 5:51)
Both Jews and Christians were considered “People of the Book.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book
Your claim that Islam has been consistently focused on killing of the Jews for the last 1400 years makes no sense. If it had been, it is quite obvious there would have been no Jews left in the regions controlled by Islam. In fact, of course, there were a great many, most of whom had to flee when the region became truly anti-Jewish after 1948.
During most of the Middle Ages and early modern period, most of Islam was a good deal more tolerant of Judaism than most of Christendom. When the Jews were expelled from “Christian” countries in the 1400s and 1500s, most of the fled to Islamic countries, where many became quite wealthy.
I don’t subscribe to the myth of great Muslim toleration, but let’s not go overboard on the other side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book
Your claim that Islam has been consistently focused on killing of the Jews for the last 1400 years makes no sense. If it had been, it is quite obvious there would have been no Jews left in the regions controlled by Islam. In fact, of course, there were a great many, most of whom had to flee when the region became truly anti-Jewish after 1948.
During most of the Middle Ages and early modern period, most of Islam was a good deal more tolerant of Judaism than most of Christendom. When the Jews were expelled from “Christian” countries in the 1400s and 1500s, most of the fled to Islamic countries, where many became quite wealthy.
I don’t subscribe to the myth of great Muslim toleration, but let’s not go overboard on the other side.