Post Reply - antisemitism and pandemics

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism#Causes or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism#Causes ;Antisemitism has been explained in terms of racism, xenophobia, projected guilt, displaced aggression, and the search for a scapegoat.^[284]
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As another example, Walter Laqueur suggested that the antisemitic perception of Jewish people as greedy (as often used in stereotypes of Jews) probably evolved in Europe during medieval times where a large portion of money lending was operated by Jews.^[291] Among factors thought to contribute to this situation include that Jews were restricted from other professions,^[291] while the Christian Church declared for their followers that money lending constituted immoral "usury",^[292] although recent scholarship, such as that of historian Julie Mell shows that Jews were not overrepresented in the sector and that the stereotype was founded in Christian projection of taboo behaviour on to the minority.^[285]^[293]^[294]

DJ, There is an increase of agression also against (openly) gay men, women, "people that are not main stream"...

Catholicism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_and_Judaism or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_and_Judaism -more wide "christianity" did claim "the Jews murdered jesus"...

For that matter "antisemitism" is a form of "crowd management"...going back at least 2300 years-before christianity even started. 

A "power elite" often used religious claims "an order given by "the gods" -to defend their own privilaged situation-and to justify injustice for the rest...

"Problems" were not in "the social order" (god given...so above any question)...so blame "people who were different"...

In the 21st century we ran out of "witches" and "heratics" ...Mixing "USrael" with Judaism is unwise...

USrael is supposed to be a "safe place for (all the) Jews"...since 1948 it has been in an almost permanent crisis with its region...USrael itself may be "promoting" the idea of an increase of antisemitism to try to get more people identifying themselves as "Jewish" to move INTO USrael....over 10% of the USrael population is leaving USrael because of the wars since october 7...