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I have seen the film twice and I am now convinced that those who say it is antisemitic have either not seen it or are using it for their own political agendas.

First of all, with the exception of the Romans in the film all the other characters are Jews. Yes...Jews. There were no Christians then. Jesus was a Jew, betrayed by Jews that collaborated with the Romans. Why would any self respecting Jew identify with the human garbage who where asking for a fellow Jew's death at the hands of their Roman enslavers is beyond me.

Look, I know Europeans have and still do harbor antisemitic feelings, but those days if they ever existed in the US are hardly existent now in the Christian community. American Conservative Christians are the biggest supporters of Israel. The people who hate Jews in the US are Black Muslims who side with the Arabs and the left wing press. The same people in the press who are worried about violence against Jews because of this film ignore the murders of Jews by Arabs and become catatonic if a Palestinian brakes a nail.

I'll prove it to you. The last attack by the Israeli Airforce in Gaza has been reported over and over. But the murder by Palestinian terrorists of a young Israeli couple never made it in the news. (I only know of it because I surf Israeli web sites.)

You'll be surprised that the majority of American audiences of the Passion are also supporters of Israel.

"I have seen the film twice and I am now convinced that those who say it is antisemitic have either not seen it or are using it for their own political agendas."

I agree. Have not seen it, being the most likely case.

Did you notice several priests arguing with the High Priest that Jesus was innocent, and asking where are the rest of the Priests, and the witnesses are all liars. The supporters of the High Priest railed on them, struck them, and threw them out.

The movie quite carefully narrows down those wanting Jesus executed to the High Priest and his supporters, that's it. The movie spent quite a bit of time with one woman who tried to give water to Jesus as he carried His cross. There were also many along the road who were against the execution. And of course the man who was pressed into helping Jesus carry the cross.

No kidding! And the many compassionate Jews along His walk to the cross were not lost on many of us watching. Women wailed, people asked for someone to stop this travesty, proclaiming Christ a holy man, another woman offered him a cloth to wipe his brow and water. Not to mention the two priests shuffled out of the trial when they expressed their outrage at the proceedings against Jesus.
I think some of the libs are projecting. Just like they think the Tim McVeighs of the world represent all those on the right, they think that Christians will think the handful of Jews who assured Jesus' death represents all Jews.