The unassimilability trope once applied to Jews now targets Muslims

Evidence

One can think of the entire history of Bosnian Islam from the nineteenth century until its destruction in the past decade, and the resultant fundamentalist cast given to Bosnia since then. … Yet, of course, exactly the same things have been said (with correction for national self-image) about Jews for two hundred years. — James Renton, Ben Gidley (eds.), Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe, 928 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Red Scare made Jews concrete symbols of foreign radicalism. — John Higham, Strangers in the Land: Patterns of…, 1688; Parallel racialization logics target Jews and Muslims across eras. — Nasar Meer, Racialization and Religion: Race,…, 40; The trope of Islam’s fixed essence descends from European anti-Semitism. (+21 more)

Broader Connections

• Current rhetoric on unassimilable Muslims mirrors centuries-old claims about Jews #corroborates (0.97) — James Renton, Ben Gidley (eds.), Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe, 928