the jews have been blamed for just about everything bad that happened in history.. all the diseases and all that, why do people think that jews are so bad? CUZ WERE NOT!!
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It's the problem that people cannot distinguish between the real followers of Moses who are the real jews and the ones who are after power and money and call themselves jews.\n\nThis human brain wants to make everything simple: If a so called christian kills another human being the following day everyones starts to say: " Christians are murderers "!\n\nIt seems easy to blame a group of people and categorize them in groups of good and bad. In that case when we hear of a  guy from a certain race or religion our lazy minds won't have to think and verify if that person is good or bad because there is  a summary of good and bad groups already prepared and "automatic lazy voting" is done in seconds.
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Well, your quote says it very clearly: \nMathew blames the Jews!
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I agree actually. The Jews have been in diaspora since their founding as a people. They've been kicked around by everyone. That's gotta suck. However, lots of other peoples have been opressed as well. Think of the African Americans. Slavery, Segregation. In addition, the Romans made slaves of millions of people accross Europe. However, I think that the Jews win for the longest lasting. They are still having issues with Palestine...
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Although anti-Semitism had existed since the establishment of Christianity Jews were only one of Hitler's target groups for elimination. In his quest to purify and strengthen the German race Hitler ordered the killings of Jews, Blacks, Homosexuals, Gypsies, Handicapped persons, the mentally ill hospitals, the elderly, the homeless, Slavs, and even World War One Veterans who had lost limbs or had otherwise become dependent. The reason Jews seemed to have been singled out in the Holocaust is because Hitler used them as a scapegoat for the problems following WW1. Hitler gave the downtrodden German people a face to put the blame of their dire situation. He accused the Jews, because they were different, of bringing down Germany from the inside. You would have to admit that Hitler's greatest achievement was making a whole country believe that less than 1% of their population, the Jews, were to blame for WW1 and it's consequences. With everyone's attention and anger directed at the Jews Hitler was free to eliminate other "unacceptable" people, many his own countrymen, without opposition or even notice. The reason that it's usually a Jewish person who speaks at assemblies is because they made up the largest portion of the Holocaust therefore others didn't survive or have likely passed on.
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Many of the successes of the Jewish people, in business, were a direct result of Christian Antisemitism.\n\nJews were forbidden to participate in most jobs, so the few they were allowed tto do they were very successful t.  In addition, the Catholic Church passed laws to keep the Jews from becoming to prosperous, and it had the opposite effect.\n\nThat Catholic Church was pretty stupid in those days!\n\nJeffrey
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It was a time during the 1940's (WWII)where Hitler and the Natiz murdered over 12 million (I think) people (6 million were jews) because of their beliefs, hair and eye colour, and stuff like that.  I'm not really sure why people don't belive in it though....
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I'm not sure on your facts, but I do believe Israel is just as mush to blame as Palestine over the violence taking place there. Israel should have never been formed without consent from the people who were living in the region already. If the Ottoman Empire had kept up with western Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, there never would have been such a strong European presence in the region, the Zionists could have never pressured European leaders into forming the Israeli state, and there would be one less problem in the world.
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I think that whoever is to be blamed, it makes no difference, because Jesus HAD to die somehow in order for everyone to be saved.  If Jesus didn't die, we would all be condemned to Hell.  It so happens that the Jews did it.  Perhaps they did not get the brunt of the blame.  But does it matter?\n\nTo some of the above posters, yes, there have been many injustices that have occurred at the hands of Christians as well as many other religious folks.  But that does not change the basic fact that Jesus died for our sins and that we are human.  We make mistakes.  But God does not make mistakes.  Everything happens for a reason.  And God knows infinitely more than you or I, whether you like it or not, whether you believe it or not.\n\nTo another poster--Heron By The Sea...your logic is good but some of your facts are wrong.  Yes, Rome did control the land where the Jews lived.  But they knew little about Jesus.  They were the most powerful civilization in the world...and do you really think they feared anyone?  Much less one man (Jesus) and his movement that polarized Jews of His day?  I don't think they really gave much of a d@mn about Jesus, OR the Jews, for that matter.  Pilate basically did not care anything about the trial until the Sanhedrin and the Pharisees said that Jesus claimed to be "King of the Jews."  Once he heard that, if Jesus was really a threat to Rome, do you think he would offer to release Jesus?  I don't think he would.  At that point, the Jews wanted Barabbas released.  So yes, it was the JEWS who wanted Jesus dead.\n\nSecondly, the Bible was NOT altered by Rome or Romans.  The Bible is a collection of books that were selected for the truth and sincerity and accuracy of the faith.  Yes through time there are many different translations today, but I would say the major translations have not been altered to the point where such central ideas have been warped and distorted beyond their original meaning and truth.  I see that you are a religious studies major, so I am not going to fully dismiss everything you say, but based on our Christian faith, God would not allow such things to be distorted (that's where the Holy Spirit comes in).
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Jews are hated by some not for their religion but mainly becasue of the politics going around in middle east and occupation, violance, bulldozing of houses, terrorism etc. etc. Actually prophet of Islam, had a very good relationship with jews who were not fighting with him to get rid of him. He used to visit Jews when invited or when they are sick etc.
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even though Hitler was not German he wanted to create a perfect race. He wanted to kill all homosexuals, gypsies and jews. His program was to make Germany a powerhouse country and to slowly make his way through Europe and take over. A lot of people actually believe that Hitler was not an evil person, a lot of people think he was a lunatic. I have even heard that the holocaust was over played, and I have heard that Hitler's primary goal was to get rid of all the "trash" and build the perfect world.
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It comes from a long history of being persecuted and murdered. Holocaust, terror attacks, inquisitions, crusades, pogroms, false accusations of drinking blood.. etc, etc,
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Yes, there is no doubt in my mind.  Think about history.  Every nation that cursed israel  was cursed thereself. Germany is a good example. They exterminated the jews. 6 million. The truth is, Germany was doomed at the begining of world war 11. Why, because God allways protects his word. If the Jews had been exterminated off the planet, Gods word could not be fulfilled. God would not allow that. When the United States Navy was at the end of World War !! it had the biggest navy that had ever sailed in the history of mankind., Over 2000 warships.Why, figure it out yourself.It was Gods providence. The Jews are Gods choosen people.Yes, they are blinded to who there saviour is, That is in prophesy.  If you bother to read the Bible, you will learn why.God states, I will curse those that curse you, and bless those that bless you. You only have to look at the nations that have cursed them to see there end, and look at the nations that have blessed  them to see if this is true.
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just because some jews may have done that doesnt mean their all bad. its like saying all arabs are bad cus of 9/11
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u my friend r quite mistaken. i am an orthodox  jew, im the first to admit it and very proud of it. what ur saying now is not only rediculous but insulting towards the christians and catholics alike. hitler, may his name be erased, was a psycopath. he was a monster who was out of mind and barely human. his beliefs and morals (or lack there of) had nothing to do with christianity. his focus was about killing the jew en route to creating the perfect nation. learn some history.
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Id say people in the Middle East have an extremely biased view (if any) on the Holocaust. Im Lebanese, living in Lebanon, and i can say that the Holocaust is praised (unfortunately) in most Arab countries since Israel is viewed as the main enemy (along with the US). It's sad to see educated people praising Hitler and the horrible genocide he commited against Jews. Being an Arab Christian, my backgroud education gave me the right idea about the genocide. However, most Muslims have this haine for Jews (mostly because the Sheikhs and Arab leaders examplify Israelis and Jews as the force of evil and war in the world). I dont want to sound too pessimistic but a better education will not be the solution because Imams (or Sheikhs, as in muslim religious leaders) will still endoctrinate their followers... The only solution in my opinion is the creation of two states (Israel and Palestine) after both forces recognize one another according to international law. It's a shame extremism (whether ultra-orthodox jews or fanatic muslims) is the obstacle of bringing people together..
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You guys need to talk to a history major! For goodness sake the US feels guilty because of the Holocaust. But no, Israel did not take land from the Palestinians, Israel has existed longer for crying out loud. The Palestinians were a little bit more radical that the Jordanians so they were kicked out and they wanted land so they laid claim to land that belonged to Israel. And as an American I don't hate Muslims, what I hate is someone who claims they have the right to kill in the name of a religion at all. If you're going to kill just say its because you're a bad person who enjoys the pain of others, not because you're religion told you so. The Bible, the Koran, the books that the Jewish, Buddhist, and what a lot of the other major religions say is to not kill, so stop hijacking religions and lets get to the frigging point. Every religion historically has been used by someone, the Muslims aren't to blame, the murderers of the world are.
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I doubt if they know, its racial hatered bred into them.But from what I know, the fault lies with the allies of world war two. Churchill and Eisenhower just drew lines on the map. Israel did not exist. The Palestinian were there, they had no claim to the land. The allies should have given both of them land, bigger than what the gave Israel. There was plenty of room. Who would have been able to question it.If they had the Palestinian problem would not exist