There is a joke that goes like this:
"Most Jewish Holidays have the same message - they tried to kill us, we survived, Let's Eat!!"
There is some truth to that and it especially hit home while I was in Israel and every place seemed to hold a story of persecution, murder, destruction, annihilation or hatred.
It's true that other people and races have been victims of bigotry, discrimination and enslavement. But I do not believe any other single group of human beings have been so despised as to be repeatedly and gleefully made the targets for complete genocide.
Jews are generally a peace loving, non violent people who for the most part are productive members of whatever society they find themselves. What is it about us that conjures up such hatred??
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