Another excellent video, Dr. Abramson (42). Very insightful and easy to grasp, and delivered calmly and relatably. Your past several videos, where you stated you wished you didn't have to make them, were particularly powerful.

Dear Prof. Abramson, Thank you for this video.  Extremely helpful and moving. Dispelling ignorance, as you do, is ultimately our only hope. 42

Thank you for this video. In answer to the question posed in your title, my response would have been, "I don't know what it is, but I recognize it when I see it." It's good to see it defined and explained so that we can begin to think of how to address it. It's devastating to see Islamic antisemitism igniting a flame in young people in the United States and Canada today. May the hostages be returned home safe and soon, and may the result of the current crisis in the region be what finally brings peace. 42

I listened to the end 42. This is just another one of your extraordinary lectures. I can’t disagree with a single word

I enjoy your videos.  I am truly sorry for the way Catholics have acted in the past and the way some may continue to act now.  They are only Catholic by name and for that, we need to pray for them.   Anyone who is hostile or degrading, humiliating, or hurtful in anyway to another is not practicing the faith the Lord taught us.  

As Catholics we believe in practices and faith with observance of works which is obedient to the  full and true teaching of the daughter Church to Judaism as she was birthed forth from the Jewish High Priest, but a Mother Church to all in its teachings.  All consecrated Catholics are required to pray seven times a day:  some pray at 3am, 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, 6pm, bedtime.  All are encouraged to pray a daily schedule.  Before meals, Mass, special occasions, Novenas, ceremonies such as weddings, funerals, some of the Sacraments such as Baptism, Confirmation, etc. corporal acts of mercy and spiritual acts of mercy are  other ways in which we live out our faith.  We actually have more similarities than you may realize as Catholicism is based on Jewish tradition.  Yes, Jews around the world are greatly mourning the brutal attacks, the condition and lives of the hostages: sick, elderly, babies, children, women, and men.  We also mourn the loss of all human life and believe all life is sacred to God and we acknowledge Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as our patrioarchs of faith, therefore the God we worship is the same as the Jewish God, and the same as our Arab brothers and sisters before Islam.   We are called to close the gap between our faiths and customs and concentrate on what we have in common.  Catholics recognize that Mohammed had spiritual gifts, but there are pure spirits and evil spirits, so Mohammad could not discern the difference unfortunately.  If you look at the Ten Commandments Moses received, thou shall not kill, or covet thy neighbors good, these were both recognized in a time in history by our Arab brothers and sisters.  Destruction of life, property, and the taking of hostages is a direct violation and requires repentance and sacrifice/penance.  The spilling of innocent blood cries out to God as an abomination, whether Jewish, Arab, English, American, Welch, Norwegian , German, or any other blood.  Unfortunately the orthodox islamist fail to know the history of their original faith to understand what the Lord expected of them.  It is a time when all of humanity needs to learn about the Word of God in both the Torah and the entire Hebrew and Christian Bible.  Only through the collection of full Scripture, will we learn what God asks of us, for the Messiah is the perfected way, the completion of our salvation story.   Taken from Psalm 67, "May God be gracious to you and bless you, cause His Face to shine upon you, so that His ways may be known on earth and His saving power known among the nations.".   Be at peace!!!  

Numbers 6:24-26, "May the Lord bless you and keep you.  The Lord make His Face to shine upon you.  The Lord lift His countenance upon you and give you peace."

Thank you so much for making this difficult video. I know you always strive to keep all your work factual & unbiased, but I also appreciate that this time we also get to hear your heart on this complex & heart wrenching subject. I have tears in my eyes as I type this. Toda raba.
If you’ll be so kind as to indulge me for a minute, when I was first alerted to the situation with the hostages & murders etc I was overwhelmed. As a person of Jewish heritage I couldn’t help but put myself in those people’s place metaphorically. Straight away I made contact with my friends in Israel (as I live overseas) & offered my love & prayers of support. I also contacted my Palestinian friends, both living there & in other countries (knowing that there would have to be a military response) my love & prayers for their families as well.
This situation is heartbreaking, & once again I thank you for being willing to speak about it. ❤42

Thank you for providing a reasonable pro-Israeli narrative. This kind of clarity is sadly missing from many discussions about the issue. And I say this as someone who's passionately pro-Palestinian! Personally, as someone who belongs to the a supposedly 'protected' (Dhimmi) group, I know first hand how the fickle the variable actual 'protection' can be in reality. I shall not use this as an opportunity to counter-argue (although this is very difficult!), but rather to wish you and all the people 'from the river to the sea' peace, freedom and equality. 42

Thank you Mr. Abramson for your clear explanations on all the topics that you discuss....!

Hen Mazzig, an Israeli mizrahi journalist, wrote about the situation of Islamic antisemitism (Jew hatred) in his book The Mizrahi Manifesto. Mizrahi Jews have dealt with dhimmi status and pogroms through out their history.

Thank you for your videos. I think I could watch each one 2 or 3 times. It is so complicated. I am a Christian who is praying for the people of both sides of the conflict.  42

Your analogy of a terrorist run enclave on the northern border of the United States that launched an attack against American settlements, brutally executed over 1400 men, women, and children, and then took several hundred hostages back to fortified tunnels in the enclave is excellent Dr. Abramson. What would the USA do?  I think we also would strive to retrieve the hostages. I also think we would seek justice against the terrorists. I guess the devil is in the details. 42.

Thank you, doctor, for your always sensible content

Thank you for this video today. Since Simchat Torah, the world has been upside down. Despite my commitment to learning history, I often feel woefully underprepared when discussing  Islamic Antisemitism. So, thank you for expanding my vocabulary and knowledge base.  I pray every day for those still hostages and for all those grieving. #42

This was a great video. Thank you, Dr. Abramson. #42

As an iranian whose homeland has been occupied by, not only antisemitic, but anti-human islamists, I truly identify with you and your suffering, and the jewish suffering of needing their land and a state to belong to them, through history. Thanks for the informative videos! 42

Thanks for your courage and knowledgeable expertise, really!! Deeply appreciated..may it be a source of inspiration to all good hearted and fair minded people everywhere who desire peace

Dear Professor Abramson, Thank you so much all the effort you put in these videos to enlighten a world of ignorance and hate! So very helpful for everyone of us who doesn‘t want to give up hope for a peaceful future. This is a voice from Germany where the ugly face of antisemitism has never disappeared. 42

A study of history gives one perspective. You are blessed with the ability to share it in a compelling way. It makes me, a non-Jew want to listen and learn. I pray for the children.  42

Dr. Abramson, thank you for covering this topic. I think there is quite a lot of material that isn't reviewed by Western and, to a pretty large extent, Jewish historians as well that details Islamic antisemitism developing on its own starting from Jewish rejection of Mohammed's teachings in Medina (Yathrib at the time). The word Dhimmi itself is a wildly misunderstood concept in the West as a lot of the times it is referred to simply as the "protected people" but the fact that the protection was from the sword wielding Muslims themselves seems to get glazed over. This is obviously an oversimplification and not every Muslim government was this intolerant. Just wanted to say that there is more to serious and rabid Islamic antisemitism than simple inspiration from Western sources.

I do agree with your assessment that "some" of the expressions of antisemitism in the 20th and 21st century do look like they have been inspired by Western antisemitism but that does not take away from the fact that Jews faced hatred and attacks for being Jewish from Muslims long before they were exposed to the Christian form of hatred against Jews.

Also, the fact that there were periods of peaceful existence within Muslim lands is no different to peaceful existence of Jews in Poland, for instance.

Lastly, thank you for covering the point about Muslims considering all land that they once invaded and ruled over as their own (all lands not yet invaded and ruled by Muslims being part of Dar al Harb); this also includes Spain and parts of southern France. It is inaccurate though that Jews would be welcomed as guests in the land of Israel under Muslim rule. A more accurate statement would be that the Jews would be accepted and tolerated as a subjugated people - no different to medieval Europe.

Once again, thank you for the video. I realize this was a brief video but I would love to see a series by you on this subject as this is of particular personal interest to me as a Jew who grew up in the Middle East among Muslims.

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Thank you Dr Abramson for yet another very informative video! 42