why has everybody hated the jews throughout history? I have a lot of friends that are jewish and find nothing wrong with them. What did they do to be despised so much???
2006-12-16 05:28:30 · 11 answers · asked by Zhukov 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It really stems from the mis-belief that Jews killed Jesus.
2006-12-16 05:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People shouldn't tie their race to their relegion. What if I don't like Judaism? If I criticize it then I'm racist? That's bogus. I don't like relegion in general, I hope some day we'll evolve beyond religion and leave it behind as a part of our barbaric history.
If somebody/some people are hated by many then there's probably a reason for it, right?
I don't believe in God and I don't believe Jesus was divine, but I do think he had some good ideas and I can accept the idea that he died to "save" all the rest of us in a metaphorical way. Christians today don't seem to follow the teachings of Jesus at all, we all should, the world would be a much better place.
"Love thine enemies" and "Be kind to those that hate you" - that's what it means to truely be a Christian. 99% of Christians today are not at all really Christians, they just call themselves that and discard any meaningful parts of the relegion that don't suit them.
I think interest is wrong/evil/bad, if the Jews would adopt that philosophy also, then I think they could eliminate anti-semitism from the world eventually. It wouldn't hurt if they took Jesus advice also (Sermon on the Mount).
2006-12-16 05:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by A. Person 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is mainly because their religion has always been different from the religions around it. Some Jewish people were dictators and that gave all Jews a bad name. Some people like Hitler used that to make people believe the Jewish are bad. Don't believe it! Everyone needs freedom of religion!
2006-12-16 05:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by dolphinluver 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't know why the Jews are hated I don't hate them personally they have never done anything to me. But as far as everyone saying that the Jews didn't kill Jesus well that's a technicality. The Roman Pilate said that Jesus was not guilty but the Jews said to crucify him, so Pilate scourged (beat him, very badly) and them brought Jesus in front of the mob again hoping that they would have a turn of heart because he was beat so badly. Pilate had said three times that Jesus was innocent of any charge. After much deliberation with the Jewish mob Pilate finally turned Jesus over and he was crucified by Romans because of the Jewish priests. Its all in John 19 verse 1-42. But as far as hating the Jews no I don't know why but maybe its because everyone thinks that they are rich and they want that because most people are greedy. Or maybe its because all throughout history they have been persecuted and that is just the way it was.
But I tell you what though nobody could beat the Israelis in combat they are bad a ss now.
2006-12-16 06:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by shizbomb WMD 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Two reasons: Jews were allowed to charge interest on loans, Christians were, so Jews went into banking (smart move I say) and the Christians resented it. Also, the ancient lie that the Jews killed Jesus the Christ ("messiah") so they were hated for that too, although they forget that Jesus WAS Jewish and the ROMANS crucified him - NOT the Jews.
2006-12-16 05:32:12 · answer #5 · answered by Paul H 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question. It's probably related to their being both a minority and stateless. Christians historically have blamed them for killing Jesus (Matthew 27:25). I understand that there are multiple anti-Semitic passages in the Quran.
2006-12-16 05:35:32 · answer #6 · answered by Nicole B 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-19 15:30:01 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing , they got the blame by the Christians that they killed Jesus and they got this "excuse" to do horrible crimes to jews. They conveniently forgot that Jesus was a jew too.
2006-12-16 06:42:30 · answer #8 · answered by Sakura ♥ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is not true, it is only the christians who hate them because they consider them Christ killers and the arabs hate them because they stole the lands of the Palestinians
2006-12-16 06:45:12 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're kidding, right?
2006-12-16 05:36:54 · answer #10 · answered by Tony S 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋