Hatred of the Jewish Community

huh? The holocaust happened pre the State of Israel.

You think its due to the actions of Israel that Jewish schools need extra security?

I’m interested to learn how far it goes back as well. Biblical times I assume?

Jews have suffered persecution since before medieval times.

With the rise of Christianity it was the misconception that Jews are responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus, and then quite simply the hatred of anyone that is different. Bear in mind that in Europe, it wasn’t as diverse as it is now, so Jews were the only real different culture and religion for centuries.

I don’t understand the hatred either & ignorantly I didn’t realise how widespread antisemitism is.

I understand criticism of the Israeli government but think it’s a tad hypocritical for anyone in the UK to be hateful.

No I'm not. But please do look at my posting history. If you think it's OK to start a new thread which will end up being YET ANOTHER rancid stream of Jew-baiting then fill your boots.

I consider myself relatively well educated, my family aren't in the least bit religious and my upbringing had zero religious influence whatsoever and I don't understand why Jews are hated either.

I honestly don’t believe most people hold hatred for Jewish people, only for the results of Zionism and Israel’s occupation. Whenever you see anti Zionist Jewish people posting, their comments are filled with support from non Jews. Sadly it is the actions of Israel that have created this animosity in recent times.

I deplore what happened in Russia, it is appalling hatred and should never be allowed to happen.

@IDontHateRainbows In Medieval times, Jews were banned from most professions. They were not permitted to join any guilds and they were not allowed to work in government. That is one of the reasons why Jews are traditionally associated with money-lending and business - they were amongst the few jobs open to them. So they are not hated because they were money-lenders, they became money-lenders as a result of existing discrimination. (This is of course not the only reason but responding to your point).

FFS. Is this the new "forgive my ignorance"?

There's something called the Middleman Minority theory. Many years ago Jews established themselves as money-lenders due to ( I think) Christians seeing debt as a sin. They then became the middlemen between the rich and the poor and were resented for it.