[cookcounty]

"One thought in the back of my mind is that Europe has hated Jews for so long, that it's now a part of their cultures" But it doesn't explain Islamic anti-semitism (which has a long history of its own) or anti-semitic fever among Japanese.

[MarkL]

But it doesn't explain Islamic anti-semitism (which has a long history of its own)

I believe that Islamic hatred of Jews (hard to call it "anti-semitism, since arabs are semites) is based primarily on scriptures, as the "children of Ishmael" they feel cheated out of their birthrite. The bible says that Hagar and Ishmael were turned out into the desert by Abraham, and muslims claim that they are the legitimate heir to Abraham. In modern times, nothing is more insulting to muslims, and arabs in particular, is the success of Israel in nearly every endeavor. Don't forget that Zionist spent many years buying up desert and bug infested marshes, and turning it into productive farmland, and giving Israel one of the most productive high-tech industries in the world.

or anti-semitic fever among Japanese.

The Japanese have a very long history of xenophobia and distrust of anything not Japanese.

Mark