Islamic Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective

Abstract

Seeking to alert people to the rising tide of Islamic anti-Semitism, the Anti-Defamation League, an organization founded in 1913 to combat prejudice against Jews, issued a special report, “Islamic Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective,” in 2002. This report, excerpted below, traces the roots of anti-Jewish sentiment in classic Muslim theology and analyzes the spread in recent decades to the Muslim world of long-standing European anti-Semitic myths, lies, and imagery.