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From Christian website
Question: "Why do Jews and Arabs / Muslims hate each other?"
Answer: First, it is important to understand that not all Arabs are
Muslims and not all Muslims are Arabs. While a majority of Arabs
are Muslims, there are many non-Muslim Arabs. Further, there are
significantly more non-Arab Muslims (in areas such as Indonesia and
Malaysia) than Arab Muslims.
Second, it is important to remember that not all Arabs hate Jews,
that not all Muslims hate Jews, and that not all Jews hate Arabs
and Muslims. We must be careful to avoid stereotyping people.
However, generally speaking, Arabs and Muslims have a dislike and
distrust for Jews and vice-versa.
If there is an explicit biblical explanation for this animosity, it
goes all the way back to Abraham. The Jews are descendants of
Abrahams son Isaac. The Arabs are descendants of Abrahams son
Ishmael. With Ishmael being the son of a slave woman (Genesis
16:1-16) and Isaac being the promised son who would inherit the
promises to Abraham (Genesis 21:1-3), animosity between the two
sons was almost inevitable. As a result of Ishmael mocking Isaac
(Genesis 21:9), Sarah talked Abraham into sending Hagar and Ishmael
away (Genesis 21:11-21). Likely this caused even more contempt in
Ishmaels heart toward Isaac. An angel even prophesied to Hagar
that Ishmael would live in hostility toward all his brothers
(Genesis 16:11-12).
The religion of Islam, of which a majority of Arabs are adherents,
has made this hostility more profound. The Qur'an contains
conflicting instructions for Muslims regarding Jews. At one point
it instructs Muslims to treat Jews as brothers, but at another
point it commands Muslims to attack Jews who refuse to convert to
Islam. The Quran also introduces a conflict as to which son of
Abraham was truly the son of promise. The Hebrew Scriptures say it
was Isaac. The Quran says it was Ishmael. The Quran teaches that
it was Ishmael that Abraham almost sacrificed to the Lord, not
Isaac (in contradiction to Genesis chapter 22). This debate over
who was the son of promise contributes to the hostility
today.
However, the ancient root of bitterness between Isaac and Ishmael
does not explain all of the hostility between Jews and Arabs today.
In fact, for thousands of years of Middle Eastern history, Jews and
Arabs lived in relative peace and indifference toward each other.
The primary cause of the hostility has a modern origin. After World
War II, when the United Nations gave a portion of the land of
Israel to the Jewish people, the land was at that time primarily
inhabited by Arabs (the Palestinians). Most Arabs protested against
the nation of Israel occupying that land. Arab nations united and
attacked Israel in an attempt to wipe them out of the land, but
they were defeated by Israel.
Ever since, there has been great hostility between Israel and its
Arab neighbors. If you look on a map, Israel has one tiny little
sliver of land and is surrounded by much larger Arab nations, i.e.
Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Egypt. It is our viewpoint
that, biblically speaking, Israel has a right to exist as a nation
with its own land because God gave the land of Israel to the
descendants of Jacob, grandson of Abraham. At the same time, we
strongly believe that Israel should seek peace and display respect
for its Arab neighbors. Psalms 122:6 declares, "Pray for the peace
of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure."
From Islam website
Q: Why do muslims hate Jews?
A: We don't! A Muslim cannot be a Muslim without believing in
Moses. Rather its the Jews that hate muslims.
