Antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. And the two chief historical sources (causes) of antisemitism are 1) the Koran and 2) the Bible.
- The Jews have in the past and are currently committing the greatest sin possible against Allah by denying him and worshiping another god. And as such they are sinners and any harsh actions against them are readily justified by the words of the Koran. https://explore-islam.com/jews-in-the-quran/
- Similarly the Jews have in the past and are currently committing a major sin against the First Commandment by denying the Christian (trinitarian) God. When God revealed his trinitarian nature in the New Testament the Jews rejected this nature and rejected his son, Jesus Christ, thereby rejecting God himself.
Because they are sinner against their respective gods, there is precious little tolerance found in Christianity or Islam for the Jews. In the long run, what are a few antisemitic tropes or racist remarks to someone who will spend eternity burning in hell anyway? Adolph Hitler, the ultimate antisemite, was clearly inspired by this interpretation the bible.
I believe today that I am acting in the sense of the Almighty Creator. By warding off the Jews, I am fighting for the Lord’s work.
Adolf Hitler, Speech, Reichstag, 1936
In both cases Jews are regarded as sinners as per written doctrine. Antisemitism is grounded in the sacred texts of Islam and Christianity. Together these two religions represent over half (56%) of the world’s population.
As secular thinkers we are often caught in the crossfire between these three religion’s attitude towards each other. If secular thinkers expect to tackle antisemitism we need to determine:
- if these sacred texts are being misinterpreted (which they are clearly not)
- or acknowledge that they are false doctrine to begin with.
In “truth”, these sacred texts are simply false. Any discussion about antisemitism needs to begin with the Bible and Koran as they are the original sources. But it’s unlikely any of their respective believers will ever see this.
The battle against antisemitism will be long and uphill because it’s a fight against the written sacred texts of over half of the world’s population. Therefore it’s probable that antisemitism will be with us for a while.