“But why IS IT that so many of these crackpots have such antipathy toward the Jews?”
They believe Jews are essentially infiltrators into white/Western society who work against its traditional values/beliefs/practices and who use blacks and other “people of color” to break down it down. Then there are related accusations against Jews: they control entertainment, banking, pornography, much of organized crime, etc.
> They believe Jews are essentially infiltrators into white/Western society who work against its traditional values/beliefs/practices... <
There’s probably some truth in that. But I’d go one level deeper. Here’s my two cents. Most European societies needed a whipping boy of some sort. A distraction. Someone to blame when things go wrong.
The Jews (who were mainly Orthodox) looked and spoke very differently from the rest of society. And their numbers were too small to offer any real resistance. They were the perfect whipping boy candidates.
Now why the Muslims hate the Jews...that’s a whole different story.