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Leonie McLoughlin
The Jews are hated because they ARE Gods chosen people. Chosen by God thousands of years ago. The land was also given to them by God, all of it...
The Palenstinins have no right to the land.
Jeffrey Goff
First off, the word 'Jew' refers to a descendant of Judah, not to all Israel. Also, after the Babylonian captivity, there is nothing in history about Israel. In Germany and in Europe there is evidence that Israel settled there, so people in German and Europe might be part Israeli. It wasn't until after the 1950's, when the Jews got the country of Israel, was ALL Israel called Jews. But how do we know who is a Israelite or not?We can't.
Kenneth Heck
Antisemitism is on the rise because true religious belief and practice in the world (regardless of religion) is at an all-time low. Jews are fiercely hated by Muslims. Muslims are increasingly hated by Jews, Christians, and Hindus. Atheists continue to numerically increase and despise all religions. We also see the increase of satanic, demonic, and occult activities among the world's population.
All this hatred (including antisemitism) means that we are headed toward major disasters - wars, famine, plague - as prophesied in the bible. It is only after these chastisements that we can expect antisemitism to decrease substantially.