When did the hatred between the Jews and the Arabs begin?

Answer 1

There is no such thing as Jihad against Jews, The Jews are regarded as the people of the book in the Holy Quran and that's a respectable thing. Jihad only means to struggle, Jihad could be your struggle to get through university for a degree. Anyways Islam only allows fights against oppressers, so religion is not the target, it is more the people who oppress.

Answer 2

Answer 1

Thousands of years ago, just like the hatred between other groups of people.

Answer 2

The Hate, contrary to popular opinion is actually less than 200 years old. It comes from political actions and their repercussions, not from any actual "religious quarrel". Since it is so ferocious today, it appears to be much older, but it is not. The following is a discussion of this thesis.

The first Jew-Arab confrontation was during the Wars between Mecca and Medina at Islam's origin (620s C.E.). Some Jewish Tribes made alliances with Mohammed and others made alliances with those who wished to thwart him. These battles were about controlling the Arabian Peninsula in a political and mercantile fashion and had nothing to do with faith (as opposed to say the Thirty Years War in Europe which was about faith.)

These early conflicts did NOT lead to a hateful relationship between those two groups. The Jews assisted Muslims (Berbers and Arabs) in their conquests throughout the Rise of Islam period. A great example of this was when the Muslims captured the city of Cordoba. They approached the Jewish community, gave them weapons, and asked them to be the stewards of the city until the Conquest of Spain was complete.

Aside from occasional pogroms (which happened far less in the Arab World than in Europe), Jews and Muslims had minimal confrontation in Islamic Empires. The major confrontations began again during the Rise of Arab Nationalism in the Arab World. Arab Nationalism made a link between Arab Identity and Muslim Practice. This alienated Jews, Christians, and other minority religions from really participating. These issues started cropping up in the early 20th century, especially after World War I (1914-1919)

The anti-Semitic nature of Arab Nationalism was only increased when Nazism became prominent in Europe (1933-1945). Arab Nationalists opposed British and French Imperialism and saw the Nazis (who also opposed British and French interests) as an ally and ideological equivalent. As a result of the increasing Anti-Semitism, many Jews in the Arab World felt uncomfortable and a small wealthy minority of them were bullied, stolen from, and executed. This, naturally provoked Jewish reciprocal hatred of the Arabs who were treating them so barbarically.

Another political bone of contention was the establishment of the State of Israel. The Arab-Israeli Wars, which are primarily a political confrontation, put Jews (who consider the State of Israel to be part of their ethnic identity) and Arab Nationalism (considered by most Arabs to be a political extension of their ethnic identity) against each other. Further many Arabs perceive the very existence of Israel or its policies in the West Bank and Gaza as being an attack of the Palestinian Arab people and their right to self-determination.