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The Real Reason People Hate Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Joshua Hoffman's piece examines the reasons behind ongoing antisemitism, suggesting that Jews are targeted not because of weaknesses but due to their success as a minority. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish DiasporaHolocaust SurvivorsConspiracy TheoriesSuccessPolitical DiscourseHistorical NarrativesMinoritiesInternational Scrutiny

Places mentioned

Israel
"In conspiracy circles, its everything from starting wars to spreading diseases to manipulating the media."
Adana, Turkey
"Nations that occupy foreign land Turkey in Cyprus, Morocco in Western Sahara, China in Tibet draw barely a whisper compared to Israel."
Malaysia
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Indonesia
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Ghana
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
New York City, New York, United States
"When Jews were poor immigrants on the Lower East Side, progressives claimed us as part of their coalition."
Spain
"The Jewish story is filled with this pattern. In medieval Spain, Jews rose to prominence as royal advisors, physicians, philosophers, and merchants until they were expelled in 1492."
Poland
"In Poland-Lithuania, Jews became indispensable in certain trades and finance and were targeted in pogroms in the 17th through 19th centuries."
Germany
"In pre-World War II Germany, Jews made up less than one percent of the population but were disproportionately represented in academia, culture, and industry a fact twisted by Nazi propaganda into accusations of Jewish domination."
Vietnam
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Pakistan
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Morocco
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Cambodia
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Italy
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China
"Nations that occupy foreign land Turkey in Cyprus, Morocco in Western Sahara, China in Tibet draw barely a whisper compared to Israel."
Lebanon
"According to the economic theories beloved by leftist academics dependency theory, post-colonial theory Israel should have remained weak, poor, and dependent on others."
Nigeria
"The Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The Chinese in Southeast Asia. The Igbos in Nigeria. Success makes a minority visible, independent, and self-sustaining."
Thailand
"The Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The Chinese in Southeast Asia. The Igbos in Nigeria. Success makes a minority visible, independent, and self-sustaining."
Myanmar
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Libya
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Sudan
"Consider this: The modern State of Israel declared independence in 1948. Other nations founded in the 1940s and 1950s include Pakistan (1947), Burma/Myanmar (1948), Laos (1949), Indonesia (1949), Libya (1951), Cambodia (1953), Vietnam (1954), Sudan (1956), Morocco (1956), Tunisia (1956), Ghana (1957), and Malaysia (1957)."
Philippines
"Nations that occupy foreign land Turkey in Cyprus, Morocco in Western Sahara, China in Tibet draw barely a whisper compared to Israel."
Japan
"In the US, Asian-Americans face resentment for being a so-called model minority."

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