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Antisemitism in the Arab world
Antisemitism—prejudice against and hatred of Jews—has increased greatly in the Arab world since the beginning of the 20th century, with a variety of proposed explanations: the dissolution and breakdown of the Ottoman Empire and traditional Islamic society; European influence, brought about by Western imperialism and Arab Christians; Nazi propaganda and relations between Nazi Germany and the Arab world; resentment over Zionism and the experience of the Nakba; the rise of Arab nationalism; Quranic passages justifying hostile beliefs and treatment of Jews; and the widespread proliferation of anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist conspiracy theories. Traditionally, Jews in the Muslim world were considered People of the Book (Arabic: أهل الكتاب, romanized: ahl al-kitāb) and were subjected to dhimmi (ذِمِّيّ, 'protected person'; Hebrew: ד׳ימי) status vis-à-vis the Quranic text itself, the Hadith, the Pact of Umar, and later works of Sharia. They were afforded relative security against persecution, provided...
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