tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post691843202138241152..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Forum: :How Would You Explain The Persistence Of Anti-Semitism?Freedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-56372360939290438272014-09-10T19:32:17.599-07:002014-09-10T19:32:17.599-07:00I respectfully disagree (just a bit) with your ana... I respectfully disagree (just a bit) with your analysis, Moishe.<br /><br />In the Akeidah, Hashem tells Avraham that the nations of the world will bless themselves through Avraham's offspring. In the Mishnah as well as in the written Torah in Isaiah and in Joel, as well as in the New Testament (Matthew, Romans), it also says explicitly that G-d will judge the nations based on how they have treated the Jews, or as the Torah refers to them, 'His intimate people.' <br /><br />If you look at the miraculous 5775 years of Jewish survival, it becomes apparent that many once powerful nations who have persecuted or mistreated the Jews are either gone from history or severely curtailed in their wealth, power and influence.<br /><br />The message of the Covenant is clear, at least so it seems to me.<br />When Moshiach comes and when Hashem redeems the Earth, their will be a reckoning. The protection of Esau's sword will not be necessary, in fact, as the Torah says, it will be the Jews 'who judge Esau's mountain'. And Ishmael? He will only acknowledge the overlordship of Hashem at th every last, because that is his nature.<br /><br />Anti-semitism will prevail until Moshiach comes, because that is necessary to Hashem's plan for this world.<br /><br />L'Shana Tovah Tikutevu, Moishe.<br /><br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332213651195340500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-41999198317587130572014-09-10T18:57:19.376-07:002014-09-10T18:57:19.376-07:00Uh… Not to be too anti-Semitic here but… Because G...Uh… Not to be too anti-Semitic here but… Because G-d says so?<br />Throughout the Torah, G-d Commands His Jewish People to:<br />Not follow the paths of the other nations;<br />To separate themselves from the nations;<br />To be Holy to Hashem who has separated us from the other nations.<br />This Command is given over and over and over again in many different ways in many different places.<br />We are to be a separate nation; holy to G-d; following G-d’s Laws.<br /><br />And, throughout the Torah, G-d Promises that if we do NOT separate ourselves from other nations that the nations will separate themselves from us OR, G-d will separate us from the nations.<br /><br />That’s the fac’ jac’!<br /><br />Now, one can delve into the origins of Christianity which, in turn, created Western History which, in turn, influenced all of the world history, including Arab history, which originally accused the Jews of being a Race of Deicides for killing their god, Jesus.<br />However, that ancient slander only reverberates today with those that hate.<br />Quite frankly, all those people who believe in a Just G-d Who grants Man Free Will, have no problem, for the most part, with Jews.<br />We be a bit strange and dress funny but… True Believers in the Just and Good G-d don’t hate Jews.<br /><br />On the Gripping Hand… there is the Eternal dance between Yaakov; Esav; and Yishmael, which is being performed today as we speak and write.<br />If Yaakov, which is the Jews, walks the Ways of Hashem, then the Sword of Esav will protect Yaakov and not harm him; and Yishmael will acknowledge that “his G-d, Is G-d…”Moishe3rdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542878812018612584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-30895834269348502902014-09-09T10:49:33.273-07:002014-09-09T10:49:33.273-07:00Quite frankly it is Satanic hatred that is the cau...Quite frankly it is Satanic hatred that is the cause. God has made promises to Israel and Satan is doing his very best to destroy what God has built up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-58089441169658022432014-09-09T10:32:01.167-07:002014-09-09T10:32:01.167-07:00IMO the following is what is behind the scourge of...IMO the following is what is behind the scourge of Jew-hatred past, present and future:<br /><br />- People have an inborn tendency towards irrational/negative bias and hatred.<br /><br />- For most people, it is easier psychologically to default to their negative feelings of bias and hatred, as opposed to trying to overcome it.<br /><br />- It takes a great deal of mental effort to overcome the tendency to default to negative feelings of bias and hatred.<br /><br />- Once a person notes that his/her negative feelings are shared by others- they tend to accept their own feelings as justified.<br /><br />- Once thought-leaders (academics, journalists, political leaders) tend to accept Jew-hatred or anti-Semitic behavior (by tolerating the attitude or behavior = simply by not vigorously denouncing it) - this then lends an air of true acceptability and justification regarding these feelings and acts.<br /><br />- Once all this has happened, it is virtually impossible to 'put the genie back in the bottle'. <br /><br />- Only a concerted and universal effort on the part of all constituents (academics, journalists, political leaders) involved, consistently stating unequivocally that Jew-hatred/anti-Semitism will not be tolerated (and accompanied by real actions against Jew-haters) - will there be any change in the outcomes that we have experienced in the past and present, from happening again.<br /><br />- The likelihood of this is virtually nil.<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-11989545008178193442014-09-08T21:11:23.786-07:002014-09-08T21:11:23.786-07:00I would say that there's no one cause, often s...I would say that there's no one cause, often several causes in the same individual. It's irrational, like the belief in the Devil or witches but also has its uses for the unscrupulous. In any event, the strangest thing about this phenomenon is that it actually has nothing to do with Jews, nothing to do with what Jews do or do not do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-12853553323244305572014-09-08T14:23:04.918-07:002014-09-08T14:23:04.918-07:00Envy.Envy.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com