Jews were the only inter-European element in a nationalized Europe

Evidence

The intimate relationship between the peculiar conditions of Jewish existence and the ideology of such groups is even more evident in the organization of a group beyond nations than in the creation of a party beyond parties. The Jews very clearly were the only inter-European element in a nationalized Europe. It seemed only logical that their enemies had to organize on the same principle, if they were to fight those who were supposed to be the secret manipulators of the political destiny of all nations. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 154

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the ‘inter-European element’ concept — Jews positioned outside nations, which rationalizes why antagonists organized transnationally.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 154
• XREF: connects to: Jews existed between social classes rather than within any one of them.; The Jews’ stateless international status made them permanently useful to the nation-state.; Jews served Europe as a non-national international element valued precisely for their unboundness. (+1 more)