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Eternal Strangers: Critical Views of Jews and Judaism through the Ages by Thomas Dalton (2020)

To purchase: https://www.thomasdaltonphd.com/eternal-strangers https://www.clemensandblair.com/shop It is common knowledge that Jews have been disliked for centuries—sometimes loathed, sometimes hated. But why? Our best hope for understanding this recurrent "anti-Semitism" is to study the history: to look at the actual words written by prominent critics of the Jews, in context, and with an eye to any common patterns that might emerge. Such a study reveals strikingly consistent observations: Jews are seen as pernicious, conniving, shifty liars; they harbor a deep-seated hatred of humanity; they are at once foolish and arrogant; they are socially disruptive and rebellious; they are ruthless exploiters and parasites; they are master criminals—the list goes on. The persistence of such comments is remarkable, and strongly suggests that the cause for such animosity resides in the Jews themselves—in their attitudes, their values, their ethnic traits, and their beliefs. It is hard to come to any other conclusion than that Jews are biologically, genetically inclined toward actions that trigger a revulsion in non-Jews. Jews have always been, and will always be, eternal strangers. Eternal Str

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