Islamophobia mirrors classical anti-Semitism point for point

Evidence

Looking to the other side of the Abrahamic aisle, Goldberg chronicled the rise of anti-Semitism in contemporary Europe, and considered the ways it has mirrored the rise of Islamophobia. Goldberg also did not shrink from considering the hate crimes that have been perpetrated against European Jews, by white nationalists, by Muslim extremists, and by other groups. Near the end of the article, Goldberg tells the story of a conversation between Joe Biden and a top Israeli official, in which the Israeli confides to Biden that Jews in Israel have a secret that gives them strength in times of challenge. And the secret is “we have nowhere else to go.” — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 465 (#expands, via linked claim)

In our own time, once again we see mounting tensions and hostilities, due in large measure to that early primitive human and animal instinct already mentioned—the mistrust of those who are different. In part of course it is also due to a genuine perception of threat from large new minorities, seen as unassimil­ able. The threat may or may not be genuine; the perception is certainly genuine, and has given rise to a new phenomenon, sometimes called Islamophobia, an equivalent of anti-Semitism, directed against the new Muslim residents in Chris­ tendom, as anti-Semitism was directed against the Jewish residents in Christendom. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1042 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

I maintain the distinction between Islamophobia and anti–Muslim racism also to name forms of prejudice that are lodged against Islam as a religion rather than against Muslims as a people, although the two are often entangled. — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 902 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A famous anti-Muslim polemic was in fact aimed chiefly at Jews and philosophers; European anxiety about Jews drove Western interest in the Semitic race; European anti-Semitism and Islamophobia mirror each other in structure. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 465 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• European anti-Semitism and Islamophobia mirror each other in structure. #expands (0.98) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 465
• Islamophobia parallels anti-Semitism as hatred toward resident minorities in Christendom #exemplifies (0.92) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1042
• Antisemitism and Islamophobia share tropes but remain structurally distinct racisms #complicates (0.90) — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 902