Reconsidering Judaism

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[–]seyda 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't know about that.

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/myths-and-facts-treatment-of-jews-in-the-arab-world-chapter-11

https://www.learnreligions.com/muslim-views-of-jews-2076073

[–]fschmidt[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

"Jewish communities in Islamic countries fared better overall than those in Christian lands in Europe"

from your link:

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/myths-and-facts-treatment-of-jews-in-the-arab-world-chapter-11#n3

[–]seyda 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is the accepted orthodoxy but that is also the politically correct position and whenever the politically correct position seems that intuitively wrong, it usually is, although I haven't researched it enough to say for certain. I don't think it's accurate to say there isn't much conflict today between Jews and Muslims, and I suspect historic examples of it are downplayed while Jewish conflict with Christians is exaggerated. Either way I certainly wouldn't want to live as a dhimmi.