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HijabaDabbaDoo · F
I won't negate anti semitism existing but also if we look into the history of anti semitism, it was never an Arab problem. It was a European problem. Jewish and Muslim communities co-existed and integrated before the 'formation' of Israel. We all know how and why Israel came to be. Prior to that you had 800,000 Jews living in the Arab world. It was the introduction of Zionism that disrupted this. Zionism was a Ashkenazi thing, not something Arab or Mizrahi Jews identified with. As a direct result of the Nakba (and several other events) there was definitely both persecution and exile of jews in the Arab world which was also encouraged and orchestrated by Zionists. Present day of course is a different story. There are tense relations we can't ignore. It would however be more productive if people were to see where this all came from and learned to differentiate between a Jewish person and Zionism.
The western world also conflates this to the extent islamophobia is far more normalised
The western world also conflates this to the extent islamophobia is far more normalised
pdockal · 56-60, M
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Roman Empire: The Romans persecuted Jews in ancient Judea, leading to the destruction of Jerusalem, forced displacements, and mass enslavement during revolts in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.
Before its formation, Jewish people were persecuted by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the 6th century BCE and later by the Seleucid Empire (under Antiochus Epiphanes) in the 2nd century BCE. These acts of persecution, which included conquest, exile, and religious suppression, occurred during the periods of the Kingdom of Judah and the Second Temple, respectively, pre-dating the formation of the Jewish State or the widespread establishment of a unified Jewish identity.
Roman Empire: The Romans persecuted Jews in ancient Judea, leading to the destruction of Jerusalem, forced displacements, and mass enslavement during revolts in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.
Before its formation, Jewish people were persecuted by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the 6th century BCE and later by the Seleucid Empire (under Antiochus Epiphanes) in the 2nd century BCE. These acts of persecution, which included conquest, exile, and religious suppression, occurred during the periods of the Kingdom of Judah and the Second Temple, respectively, pre-dating the formation of the Jewish State or the widespread establishment of a unified Jewish identity.