At the doorstep of the twenty-first century, one would expect
that medieval concepts such as blood libel--the accusation that
Jews kill children to use their blood in religious ritual--would
have been discarded by any civilized human being. Certainly in the
Christian world, where the story originated and endured for
centuries, modern attitudes have nearly erased these barbaric
accusations. But in Arab and Islamic worlds, where enmity towards
Israel and Zionism has conditioned beliefs, attitudes, positions,
and fantasies, blood libel and similar charges are still part of
life.
Most people are unaware of the history of blood libel and do not
perceive links between it and many of the false accusations
currently hurled against the state of Israel. Raphael Israeli
argues that individuals and organizations guilty of human rights
crimes project crimes onto Israel to avoid awareness of their own
guilt. Certainly when countries ruled by dictators set the agenda
of the UN Council for human rights, Israel is consistently censured
and condemned.
Accusations of "apartheid" and charges of discrimination
against Muslims are frequently made. Israel is accused of plots
against Muslims in order to harm their productive sectors, of using
weapons of mass destruction to commit "genocide" against Arabs, of
injecting poisonous substances into Palestinian children, of
poisoning Arab lands under the guise of "agricultural aid," and of
laying siege to peaceful citizens. All of these charges are
derivatives of blood libel and have been adopted by Middle East
Jihadists in their struggle against Israel. This volume aims to
explain the origins of the charge of blood libel and define the
ways its derivatives have achieved acceptance in certain parts of
the world today.
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