[Desdemona]

First of all, "The Jews" did not do this. Certain individuals did it.

angelo, deny it all you want. The Passion according to Saint Mark says differently. The elders in the Jewish community, the ones who spoke for the Jews, asked Pilate to crucify Jesus. Pilate had no quarrel with Him and was going to release Him. He wanted to hand Jesus over to the Jews and told them if they wanted Jesus dead to do it themselves. And they said it is against our laws - you do it. Pilate gave in reluctantly, basically to avoid a revolt. If the Jews hadn't insisted, just as Jesus knew they would (the very people He was sent to redeem), Pilate would not have crucified him at that time.

[malakhi]

First of all, "The Jews" did not do this. Certain individuals did it.

angelo, deny it all you want.

Do you seriously think that all Jews living at the time were responsible for what happened to Jesus? Well over half of Jews living at that time were in the diaspora. Even assuming the historical accuracy of the gospel account (which I don't), only a small number of the Jews (from the Jerusalem leadership) were responsible.