Why do you think that the Jewish people have been/or appear to have been persecuted throughout history?
2006-08-10 21:29:19 · 21 answers · asked by hooverhumper22 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Can I have my points now....
2006-08-10 21:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sabrine * 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a pretty ironic story. First they were persecuted because they were "rebells" (Egypt, Rome). Later they were persecuted because of Christianity ("Jews killed Jesus"). The funny thing is that becuase they were considered infidels or impure or whatever, they were allowed to do jobs which were regarded as sinful, such as usury. And such people usually earn well and are hated by many people because of the debts. This is it in a nutshell. These days antisemitsim is simply traditional.
2006-08-10 21:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lack of conformity and sucess in things that require thinking.
jews have been holding on to the same culture with the same rules and the same everything for thousands of years. people naturally hate those who are different. when paganism was all the rage, people hated jews for their monotheism, when christianity was all the rage, people hated jews because they didn't think jesus was the messiah. the world changes and the jews mostly stay the same.
jews also have a culture that promotes education at a time where education wasn't that big a deal. (middle ages up to modern times, especially). education made them smarter, better at business ventures. jews had the first wildly sucessful banks in europe. people owed them lots of money. even royalty. now, who else did royalty owe money to? the knights templar. and the french king killed all of them to erase debts and seize land. that's how it goes. people killed jews to erase debt as well, and it wan't bad to them because the jews didn't beleive in jesus, so they aren't worth their fellow christians consideration anyway.
the jews are a successful people for the most part, and others are jealous because of it.
2006-08-10 21:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by Aleks 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For whatever reason, the Jews have never been able to stick with the one, true, God.
They've always been prone to turning inward, worshipping idols, and building their religion on rules and regulations.
Contrary to what many believe, the modern day state of Israel is largely apostate, certainly not Christian, and not even very faithful to the God of the Old Testament.
They need to come to Christ if they expect to someday resolve their problems in the world.
Until then, they're on their own.
2006-08-10 23:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah. i'm helpful there are some people who're anti-Semitic right here, yet probability is they at the instant are not knowledgeable sufficient to renowned a Jewish call. maximum each and every "situation-free" American call is Jewish. Your nephew won't have any situation.
2016-09-29 03:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by marceau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primarily because where they decided to set up shop was right in the middle of the crossroads to three major continents Europe, Africa and Asia not to mention access to the Mediterranean which makes it prime real estate. Secondly after their ousting and scattering at the hands of the Romans they remained a tight knit minority, and minorities tend to bond together over the things that make them different, which in counter point makes them stand out in a society, which in times of strife ie. the financial woes of a divested Germany after the first world war makes them a target. Then on top of that after WWII they were given back their historic land which meant that you had to take that land which were predominantly Muslim from folks who had lived there for generations, which tends to tick people off. In the States it would be like saying everybody in Tennessee needs to get up and move cause we are giving it to Native Americans....being from Tn I know more than one red neck who go Jihad on your A**.
2006-08-10 21:46:47 · answer #6 · answered by dude 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The gentiles have been persecuted by the evil jews. Look at what the jews did to canaan. Talk about a holocaust.
2006-08-10 23:09:22 · answer #7 · answered by Ramond 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because up until the 1950's they really were were.
Now they are the ones doing the persecuting.
2006-08-10 21:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because Satan hates where the power of God is. Jesus Christ (God the Son) became human flesh and blood in a Jewish family. He is of the Jewish lineage and therefore Satan detests, despises, comes against anything to do with Christ, including the chosen Holy nation of Israel and her people.
2006-08-10 21:38:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Snort...read the papers dude and its the Lebanese being persecuted at the moment.
2006-08-10 21:39:22 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus said that they would always be a hated and despised race because of him. Check it out in the Gospels!
2006-08-10 21:37:52 · answer #11 · answered by mandbturner3699 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋