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Why do they hate us?
Haim Navon
Published: 30.01.09, 09:19
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91. Hatred -( Fear of?) The Jews
Richard M Marcus ,   Boca Raton, FL. USA   (01.30.09)
When did irrational hatred of the Jews begin? The Torah tells of Moses' request for his people to walk through a portion of a nation, without stopping, taking on food, supplies, or deviating from their mere passing through. Yet, with all that, he was denied permission. It's been going on ever since. RMM
92. It is God and His promises to the Jews they hate.
Rivkah   (01.30.09)
Satan, the devil, knows his time is short and he has no hope of reconciling with the Lord to avoid the lake of fire, his eternal resting place. It was Satan who inspired the anti-God of the Jews religions and atheists to attack what God loves most: Jews who are Jews in their hearts. That is the only religion that is valid for eternity with the Lord and even so called Christian religions resent that and refuse to become Jews in their hearts, refuse to celebrate the Feasts of the Lord, refuse to try to obey the 613 written commandments of God that the Messiah they say they follow, went by. Jews are a constant reminder of God's instructions most other religions and atheists reject.
93. why??
Steph   (01.30.09)
All those who make claims like"because of Israel...Israel did this, Israel did that..." Ok, so what about pre 1967? Pre1948? Pre Holocaust? Pre 1900's Pre 1800's? The inquisition of the 15th century? The Hebrew slaves inEgypt? You see it goes way way way back before Islam, before Christianity. All Islam and Christians and Jews had a Jewis forefather. The fact that we still have the Jewishreligion and not another is what drives the others mad! Not all,but a lot. Abraham was Jewish. Jesus was Jewish. Remember??
94. #4 PALESTINE WAS NEVER A STATE, IT WAS A BRITISH MANDATE
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95. Jews r not liked because jews take care of their own people
r.f.   (01.30.09)
96. Anti-Semitism means essentially...
Alexander ,   Herzliya, Israel   (01.30.09)
...racist hatred of Jews embodied in 4D and 1F: 1) Discrimination. 2) Demonization. 3) Double standards. 4) Delegitimization. 5) False accusations. I don't have the time or the patience to comment on every single lie that anti-Semites here and elsewhere have uttered, but the false accusations leveled at us Jews for which anti-Semites never provide any evidence, proof, evidence or rational analysis of, serves as a pretext to hate Jews. "Child murderers", "Jews make matza out of Christian babies' blood", "killers of Christ", "occupiers of Palestine" are all false accusations for which there is not one single proof or evidence, no real document, paper or documented story, nor any proof in history or archaeology. Its funny that Israel is being accused of being an "occupier" when Jews have at least 4000 years of history in Israel and 5000 years of history if you take into account that the natives - Canaanites, were assimilated into the Hebrew nation - so essentially we have Canaanites among us until this day. Its funny that Arabs claim to own the land when they never had a state or kingdom or republic in the land - never ever - in recorded history. Its funny that Arabs claim that hatred of Jews is linked to the fact that Jews have a country of their own when: 1)Invading Arabs ethnically cleansed Jews in Israel in the 600s AD 2) Discriminatory treatment of Jews - obviously everybody else has the right to be sovereign and independent - except Jews. Noooo, it's not discriminatory at all is it? 3) Arab/Muslim hatred for Jews has existed for 1400 years - long before Israel was reestablished. So basically, Arabs/Muslims hated Jews for 1400 years because they knew that Jews would regain independence 1400 years later, and at the same time Arabs/Muslims suppose that keeping Jews in dhimmi status is not racist and discriminatory and denying Jews a country in their historical homeland is not racist and discriminatory - at least not in the mind of sick and twisted anti-Semites. When anti-Semites are asked why they hate Jews, they always base it on lies. "You are greedy." "You are occupiers". Are we REALLY occupiers if we Jews are the only nation in the world with historical, legal and moral ties and connections to the land of Israel/land of Canaan? Does Arab residency automatically give them territorial ownership rights or does living in the land make anyone the owner also apply to Jews and non Arabs or only to Arabs? The same hatred that caused Christian anti-Semitism, Muslim anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, the pogroms and the massacres on Jews in East Europe, the Spanish Inquisition, the Arab wars of aggression in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, 1991 and 2006 is the exact same hatred that cause anti-Semites today to support Hamas and "Palestinians", rocket firing on Israel and denying Israel's right to every grain of sand of the land of Israel and denying Israel the right of sovereignty/independence in the historical homeland of Eretz Israel with a Jewish majority within defensible borders, which are the minimum requirements for a nation state to exist. It is clearly not Israel's existence that causes anti-Semites to hate Israel - the REESTABLISHED STATE OF ISRAEL, but anti-Semites racist and discriminatory treatment of Jews that creates anti-Semitism, hatred and conflict, because it is anti-Semites that are doing the hating. The hate is theirs. But the honor belongs to Israel. PS: I didn't know that anti-Semites consider terrorists armed with missiles, rockets, murderous racist anti-Jewish ideology and the possession of weapons, make them civilians. And I didn't know that 20-50 year old bearded men with machine guns are women and children.
97. "There is no difference between Palestinians, Jordanians, ..
Alexander ,   Herzliya, Israel   (01.30.09)
..Lebanese, Syrians and Egyptians. The creation of the Palestinian identity only serves as a tool in the continuing battle against Israel." - Zuheir Muhsin, PLO Member, Dutch Newspaper, 1977. "There is no such thing as Palestine in history - absolutely not." - Professor Phillip Hitti, Arab-American Historian, 1946.
98. Hate due to Judaism apparently not just another religion
Johnny ,   Stockholm Sweden   (01.30.09)
Judaism is the truth, where as Christianity and islam are merely religions. This make people hateful, since they feel belittled by their belief in their sagas.
99. Hatred of Jews is easier to develop and sustain than ...
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (01.30.09)
Hatred of Jews is easier to develop and sustain than liking for Palestinians. Israel’s enemies made anti-Zionism almost a religion on the Left, especially on college campuses. Hatred of Jews is easier to develop and sustain than liking for Palestinians, (something that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has found effective to exploit.) Jew-hatred is inextricably bound up with the anti-Zionism of the Palestinians, the Arab nations, and the Iranians. And as anti-Semitism has been compared to a virus, is it surprising that it has also affected many of the Western supporters of the Middle Eastern anti-Zionist cause? More about the poor oppressed Palestinians at : http://xrl.us/bjt95
100. The Western champions of "peace" have opted to sell ...
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (01.30.09)
The Western champions of "peace" have opted to sell Israel and the Jews out to the Jihadists The greatest irony of the West's collusion with the Arabs and Iran in their war against the Jews - the logical outcome of the twin delusions of anti-Semitism - that Jews are all powerful and that the Jews must be cut down to size - is the destruction of Israel… If that happens, the West will find itself in jaws of the Islamic Jihadists . More at : http://xrl.us/otzko
101. Here's what's so amazing about this op-ed
Jacob Blues ,   New York City, USA   (01.30.09)
It's funny, but after decades of Arab/Muslim terrorism including those calling for genocide. Dozens of nations led by dictators of the worst sort. intra-cultural civil wars that have decimated hundreds of thousands of lives. An ongoing genocide in Darfur. A cultural instringance that has led leaders to call for the murder of artists, only to see such calls supported by the masses. You never see questions like this in the Arab/Muslim press.
102. 40 Paqid is absolutely right!
Darren ,   Oakland, CA   (01.30.09)
Why is there very little to absolutely no antisemitism in Eastern Asia? With the exception of South Korea, there aren't that many Christians and Muslims in that region of the world. Antisemitism exists wherever Christianity and Islam exist. And I'm saying this as an ex-Christian.
103. To #73 ... and this is how ...
EST ,   Miami, USA   (01.30.09)
those who want to get power manipulate you ... by feeding you verified forgeries and anti-Semitic material, libels and all, for you to grow up on. They purposefully raise you and educate you to hate ...How sad for your children...
104. History
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Look back to history and you will know why.
105. To eric in SA: Your promise was destroyed, so now project?
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.30.09)
SA WAS to have been the promise of a NEW africe, one of promise, hope, equality. Instead, it has become a festering sore promoting hatred terrorism, racism,and anarchy! You support zimbabwe's atrocities; your equality STILL has whites and blacks at each other's throats; and Jews attacked simply because they are Jews! PLEASE do not project your failures on us. Any country that would host a meeting like durban whose only goal is to attack Jews should tread lightly when it comes to pointing fingers
106. #4_Same old anti-Jew canards
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.30.09)
In the 30s and 40s, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem ordered his followers to join hitler. Was that as a result of the "Israeli arab conflict"?; In 1929, arabs massacred scores of Jews in Hebron. The "conflict" again? Look around the worl raed-WHEREVER there is a war in the world today, muslims are involved-I know-the 'conflict again? You just post the same old same old. Those that hate Jews will always find an excuse. The BIG difference now-WE FIGHT BACK! Get used to it
107. VERY WELL PUT
David P. ,   Capitola, CA   (01.30.09)
I will borrow these words and repeat them, they're everything I've thought and wanted to state clearly.
108. they hate us because we are alive
Asaf Golan ,   Sugar Land   (01.30.09)
the Americans pressured Israel to give up the Negev desert to Egypt in the 1950's... there was no "occupation" the Arabs murdered Jews in mass in 1929 and 1920... there was no occupation or Israel. the Arabs rioted and murdered Jews in 1840 when there was no Zionism as a political movement. lets get it straight. We are hated. Just live with it. When we separate from them, when we assimilate it makes no difference they want to murder us. So stop trying to be goodie two shoes and fight back! When your enemy lifts a finger against you lift a fist! Make them think twice before attacking us. THAT WE HAVE NOT TRIED YET. Not in 1948 when we retreated from the Sinai because of international pressure AFTER Egypt invaded us, not in 1967 when we could have forced the Arabs to recognize us not in 1973 when we let the Egyptian Army live after they attacked us. Not in 2009 when we let Hamas survive.
109. why we hate u
arab hero ,   iraq   (01.30.09)
we hate ur because ur have taken our land. have u asked ur self how many people have u kicked out from they homes. your jews will naver life in pace and if ur want live in pace then u should give the land to the people realy only the land. you can't came from all over and kick the people from they homes and then u want to live in pace that is dream will naver came ture. i am as muslim i don't hate jews but they the ones who made us hate them. have u ready why the proht mohammed kick the jews from al madinah in saudi arab out. it because he and the jews made a agreement and the jews have broken then jews as allah god is telling us about jews people in quarn. so in the end my advice for all the jews who want live in pace live other people live in their own homes with pace and ur will get the pace or your will live with problem all ur life.
110. Stop looking...
Silvan ,   Paris   (01.30.09)
Stop looking critics: look non-critics... In France: 100.000 persons in the street against Gaza op; 1.000.000 persons in the street against economical crisis (!!). And I have many examples in France, where I've never seen this friendship (in silence) for the little David against the big Goliath (hostile/antisemitic countries). This is the same thing everywhere in the world. So please see how people want to protect Jews, not the little part which hate them (whatever Israelis do).
111. races are in competition.
freethinker ,   tel aviv   (01.30.09)
although all the complex reasons we know of are influencial factors and causes, i believe its all darwinian.jews have a much higher i.q. then every othere race.(this has been proven through many studys). higher i.q. populations will ALWAYS rise to the top and earn more influence control and power. non-jews subconciously "feel" this , and resent it.jewhate- is the hate of knowledge/ power itself.
112. If it were because of Israeli policies...
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then people would say they hate the Israeli GOVERNMENT. Government=policies But they don't. They say Israelis. They target Israelis abroad and they preach and write messages of hate towards Jews. It is blatant anti-semitism and anyone who denies that is in la la land.
113. Re: Why Do They Hate Us?
Rhett L. Butler ,   Loudonville, USA   (01.30.09)
Dear Mr. Navon, Thanks for your candid article. Apart from a spiritual answer, I would have to agree with you. There is no logical answer. It's not fate, either. Remember that the Jewish people are HaShem's chosen people (Exodus 19:5-6). And, there is an enemy, HaSatan, who desires to destroy G-d's people. Why? Because it is through the Jewish people that G-d's Torah is to be spread to the ends to the earth. (Isaiah 2:1-5) Rabbi Yeshua stated that there would come a time when the Jewish people would be hated by all nations. And so, we continue to pray for the shalom of Jerusalem and for the return of the Sar Shalom by whose hand all nations that have come up against Israel and Jerusalem shall be judged. I am praying for HaShem's protection of Israel and every Jewish person. What's happening in the world today we were forewarned would happen. But know that G-d's love and covenant shall never fail even though people will continue to fail. Prayer is just one intervention. Additionally, advocacy and legislature need to be employed. One must not be apathetic. One must do all that one can to counteract anti-semitism globally. I am not Jewish, but I'm very sorry for all that the Jewish people continue to face in this world. I will continue to try to do what I can to offer support for the Jewish people even when it's not a popular stance to take. Shalom and Blessings
114. To the "Arab hero" of Iraq
Alexander ,   Herzliya, Israel   (01.30.09)
I don't hate Arabs either. I just want to kick you out from Israel. You have taken our land. Now we have taken it back. We have lived in Israel for 4000 years. Israel is not yours. Egypt is not yours. Mesopotamia(Iraq) is not yours, North Africa and in fact Arabian Peninsula is not yours either because Jews lived on it before the rise of Islam so Arabs should move to Alaska or an island in the Pacific. I don't hate you either. Blink blink...
115. # 40 Paqid Yirmeyahu: You are absolutely right
Daniel ,   Europe   (01.30.09)
I'm not a religious Jew, but I fully agree with your explanations. We are the old brother who didn't recognize Jesus as our Messiah, after 2000 years persecutions we are still alive: that's why - with our presence - we invalidate the "junger brothers" the Christians and Muslims. Not the true Christians and Muslims, who recognize themself as our junger brothers (a minority, I believe), but all those who are not true religious persons, and that is the (vaste) majority. I don't agree with your conclusions: we don't need to convert them to Judaism, they will continue to hate us "without reason", and we have to stay strong and live with this. That's our fate. Now we can't say we didn't know.
116. I think Israel is one of the most...
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beautiful countries in the world. Israelis are wonderful human beings and if people took the time to go visit Israel and meet Israelis they would realize how prejudice and hateful they are. It is ignorance, envy, and above all anti-semitism, which I don't believe can ever be explained. It is too ridiculous to even attempt to find logic in it.
117.  They hate you because of Jesus
patriot ,   chicago,US   (01.30.09)
Even only a small number of Jews believe in Jesus he said they would hate Jews because of him. They also hate Gentile believers. But since there are many gentile believers they are more deceptive in their hatred of them. Believe me, we are in the same boat!
118. Jews in Quran!!
Ali ,   Jordan   (01.30.09)
“The Qur’an has specified a considerable deal of its verses to talking about Jews, their personal qualities and characteristics. The Qur’anic description of Jews is quite impartial; praising them in some occasions where they deserve praise and condemning them in other occasions where they practice blameworthy acts. Yet, the latter occasions outnumbered the former, due to their bad qualities and the heinous acts they used to commit. The Qur’an praises them on the verse that reads: “ And verily We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture and the Command and the Prophethood, and provided them with good things and favored them above (all) peoples.” (Al-Jathiyah:16) i.e. the peoples of their time. Among the bad qualities they were characterized with are the following: 1. They used to fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah. Allah Almighty says: “ That is because they say: We have no duty to the Gentiles. They speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly.” (Al-`Imran:75) Also: “The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both His hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will.” (Al-Ma`idah:64) In another verse Almighty Allah says: “Verily Allah heard the saying of those who said, (when asked for contributions to the war): "Allah, forsooth, is poor, and we are rich! We shall record their saying with their slaying of the Prophets wrongfully and We shall say: Taste ye the punishment of burning!” (Al-`Imran:181) 2. They love to listen to lies. Concerning this Allah says: “and of the Jews: listeners for the sake of falsehood, listeners on behalf of other folk” (Al-Ma’idah: 41) 3. Disobeying Almighty Allah and never observing His commands. Allah says: “And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts.” (Al-Ma’idah: 13) 4. Disputing and quarreling. This is clear in the verse that reads: “Their Prophet said unto them: Lo! Allah hath raised up Saul to be a king for you. They said: How can he have kingdom over us when we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is, since he hath not been given wealth enough?” (Al-Baqarah: 247) 5. Hiding the truth and standing for misleading. This can be understood from the verse that reads: “…distort the Scripture with their tongues, that ye may think that what they say is from the Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture.” (Al-`Imran: 78) 6. Staging rebellion against the Prophets and rejecting their guidance. This is clear in the verse: “And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly.” (Al-Baqarah: 55) 7. Hypocrisy. In a verse, we read: “And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock.” (Al-Baqarah: 14) In another verse, we read: “Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practice it)? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense?” (Al-Baqarah: 44) 8. Giving preference to their own interests over the rulings of religion and the dictates of truth. Allah says: “…when there cometh unto you a messenger (from Allah) with that which ye yourselves desire not, ye grow arrogant, and some ye disbelieve and some ye slay?” (Al-Baqarah: 87) 9. Wishing evil for people and trying to mislead them. This is clear in the verse that reads: “Many of the People of the Scripture long to make you disbelievers after your belief, through envy on their own account, after the truth hath become manifest unto them.” (Al-Baqarah: 109)
119. Jews in Quran - part2
Ali ,   Jordan   (01.30.09)
They feel pain to see others in happiness and are gleeful when others are afflicted with a calamity. This is clear in the verse that reads: “If a lucky chance befall you, it is evil unto them, and if disaster strike you they rejoice thereat.” (Al-`Imran:120) 11. They are known of their arrogance and haughtiness. They claimed to be the sons and of Allah and His beloved ones. Allah tells us about this in the verse that reads: “The Jews and Christians say: We are sons of Allah and His loved ones.” (Al-Ma’idah: 18) 12. Utilitarianism and opportunism are among their innate traits. This is clear in the verse that reads: “And of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their devouring people's wealth by false pretences.” (An-Nisa’: 161) 13. Their impoliteness and indecent way of speech is beyond description. Referring to this, the Qur’anic verse reads: “Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey; hear thou as one who heareth not" and "Listen to us!" distorting with their tongues and slandering religion. If they had said: "We hear and we obey; hear thou, and look at us" it had been better for them, and more upright. But Allah hath cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, save a few.” (An-Nisa’:46) 14. It is easy for them to slay people and kill innocents. Nothing in the world is dear to their hearts than shedding blood and murdering human beings. They never give up this trait even with the Messengers and the Prophets. Allah says: “…and slew the prophets wrongfully.” (Al-Baqarah: 61) 15. They are merciless and heartless. In this meaning, the Qur’anic verse explains: “Then, even after that, your hearts were hardened and became as rocks, or worse than rocks, for hardness.” (Al-Baqarah: 74) 16. They never keep their promises or fulfill their words. Almighty Allah says: “Is it ever so that when ye make a covenant a party of you set it aside? The truth is, most of them believe not.” (Al-Baqarah: 100) 17. They rush hurriedly to sins and compete in transgression. Allah says: “They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!” (Al-MA’idah:79) 18. Cowardice and their love for this worldly life are their undisputable traits. To this, the Qur’an refers when saying: “Ye are more awful as a fear in their bosoms than Allah. That is because they are a folk who understand not. They will not fight against you in a body save in fortified villages or from behind walls. Their adversity among themselves is very great. Ye think of them as a whole whereas their hearts are divers.” (Al-Hashr:13-14) Allah Almighty also says: “And thou wilt find them greediest of mankind for life and (greedier) than the idolaters.” (Al-Baqarah:96) 19. Miserliness runs deep in their hearts. Describing this, the Qur’an states: “Or have they even a share in the Sovereignty? Then in that case, they would not give mankind even the speck on a date stone.” (An-Nisa’:53) 20. Distorting Divine Revelation and Allah’s Sacred Books. Allah says in this regard: “Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands anthem say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby.” (Al-Baqara: 79)
120. To all the Idiots on here.
Brad B ,   NY   (01.30.09)
To all the morons who try to excuse the hatred towards the jews that throughout history has never ceased to exist (without cause) you are a bunch of morons. If its about occupation, and that according to you morons started in 1967, why arabs killing jews before then? If its about the state, and that happened in 1948, again, why were MUSLIMS killing JEWS before then? (ie 1929, 1931 and the list goes on and on).. Thats only in israel. Why were jews sent to the slaughter hours in germany? That was before the state of israel could have caused the worlds anger to erupt and decide on the systematic killing of jews. What about 1492, the spanish inquisition, what did the jew in spain do? Was he killing muslim women and children? Oh right, they were eating chrisitian blood in their matzahs. Look morons. Dont look at me, A JEW, straight in the face, and try to dance around the fact why you hate me and my people. There are a number of reasons and the simplest being that whether we like it or not ( and i dont like it) we go back as brothers. But like in any family when daddy shows he has one favorite the others get jealous. Now thousands of years later, when the preferred son, kept his head in the books (see genesis, Jacob sat in the tent while Esau was out hunting) and we prospered, while our wild hunting brothers, along with our beduin nomad brothers, were out acting like ---------- (fill in the blanks).. So again, I present to you my case for why you are MORONS. There is a difference between 2009 and 1939. Back then they had the guts to look us in the face and say they hated us. Today you morons look us in the face and try to find excuses for what you fail to recognize as hate. Continue like this people. Very good. The world has never rid itself of the Jew, because the Jew is essential to the world. When you realize this you will come kiss our feet and fight our wars and give your lives so not one holy jewish soul is lost. Should you fail to recognize this FACT of LIFE, then you too, will perish, like all other societies and civilizations that existed before you. The great romans, where are they now? The ottamans? The Spanish? The persian empire? Where'd they all go? Yes, the skinny jew as you like to portray him in your propaganda, tis he that survived the harsh realities of the world. I hope there is no more question as to all the haters commenting on here being morons. I hope the morons themselves read this, and declare to themselves and those around them, "I am a moron".. Only when you accept your sickness and disease can you begin to be cured. Enough with the excuses. If you hate us, state so, and you will be dealt with appropriately.
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