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The longest hatred: historical antisemitism peaked with the Nazi genocide, but the nightmare is centuries old.
From:
New Internationalist
| Date:
October 1, 2004
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Anti-monotheism
With its monotheistic theology, Judaism was viewed with deep suspicion by polytheistic societies in the Middle East, particularly in Egypt where nearly a million Jews lived among polytheistic Egyptians, Greeks and the governing Romans. The 'first pogrom' in Alexandria in 38 AD was ordered by Roman governor Flaccus. Thousands of Jews were beaten, raped, and paraded through the streets to be burned on bonfires.
Bible bashing
That Jes...