Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Muslim views of Jews (2 of 2)

By Husam Dughman

 

Jews are also mentioned in the Quran in unflattering comparisons with animals. In one verse (Al-Ma’idah 60), it says that God once metamorphosed some Jews into apes and swine because they had been disobedient. According to two other verses, disobedient Jews were metamorphosed into apes (Al-Baqarah 65; Al-A’raf 166). To this day, numerous Muslims refer to Jews as “the siblings of apes and swine,” disregarding the fact that the Quran made such references in respect of disobedient Jews, not of all Jews. The same goes for the Quran’s likening of Jews who disobeyed the Torah to donkeys (Al-Jumu’ah 5).

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Muslim views of Jews (1 of 2)

By Husam Dughman

The 7th of October massacre by Hamas of unarmed Israeli civilians and the Israeli response thereto have led to widespread, mostly anti-Israel demonstrations in various parts of the world. It is quite remarkable that emotions seem to run particularly high whenever Israel is involved in some conflict. Nothing appears to provoke the ire of numerous people in different parts of the world more than the words “Jews” and “Israel.” This can be easily seen when we compare people’s reaction to conflicts that do not involve Israel to those that do.

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