Anti-Semitism (or antisemitism) is discrimination or hatred of [[Jews]]. Anti-Semitism has had a huge role in history and today is on the rise yet again amongst fundamentalist christians. Jews have proven to be a convenient [[scapegoat]] for dictators and conspiracy theorists.
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Anti-Semitism (or antisemitism) is discrimination or hatred of [[Jews]]. Anti-Semitism has had a huge role in history and today is on the rise yet again amongst liberals. Jews have proven to be a convenient [[scapegoat]] for dictators and conspiracy theorists.
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==Blood libels==
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==Anti-Semitism in history==
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One of the oldest instances of anti-Semitic claims was made in the first century AD by [[Apion]] who claimed Jews sacrificed Greeks in their temple in a ritual known as a [[blood libel]]. Christianity later brought this up again in England in 1144, after William of Norwich was found murdered. William was called a martyr and created a second wave of anti-antisemitism, this time in Europe. It was mostly popularized with the story of Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, and was even present in the [[Canterbury Tales]]. This continued on for many centuries until modern times. This blood libel accusation has survived the centuries and is today seen in Muslim anti-Semitic propaganda.
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One of the oldest instances of anti-Semitic claims was made in the first century AD by [[Apion]] who claimed Jews sacrificed Greeks in their temple in a ritual known as a [[blood libel]]. This blood libel accusation has survived the centuries and is today seen in Muslim anti-Semitic propaganda.