Is Islam Antisemitic?

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🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Though they share similar values, guidelines, and principles, Islam and Judaism have a long, complicated relationship that has led to tension recorded within the Quran that might engender antisemitism. Those who agree argue that certain Quranic verses could be used to justify some people’s hostility towards Jews. Those who disagree say that references to Jews must be understood in their historical and textual contexts and there have been multiple periods of Muslim-Jewish tolerance. Now we debate: Is Islam Antisemitic? Arguing Yes: Tim Dieppe, Head of Policy at Christian Concern Arguing No: Reza Aslan, Iranian-American Religion Scholar; Bestselling Author of "Zealot" Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is open to debate. I'm John Don Van.
0:03.7	Hi everybody. There are a lot of arguments swirling around right now about what's happening
0:08.7	in the Middle East. There is a lot of blame being passed around. There are a lot of
0:11.8	accusations being made. A lot of assumptions being made. blame being passed around.
0:13.0	There are a lot of accusations being made,
0:15.0	right or wrong.
0:16.0	One of those is the topic of the debate we're about to hear.
0:19.0	It is the claim that Islam is anti-Semitic.
0:22.0	It's not a new claim, but it has gained renewed attention as people argue over the history of the conflict that we're now seeing unfold and because of the tendency shown to assign right or wrong to one side or the other.
0:33.9	At open to debate, we believe in testing ideas by putting them up against each other
0:38.9	and encouraging the use of evidence in the form of facts and reason in the form of logic and dialogue in a framework
0:46.6	of civility no matter how hot the passions may get.
0:49.6	And so we debate with the participation of two religious scholars who disagree with each other about
0:54.2	this question, is Islam anti-Semitic?
0:58.7	So please let me introduce our debaters.
1:00.3	Answering yes to the question is Islam anti-Semitic.
1:03.0	I want to welcome Tim Deep.
1:04.4	Tim is a religious scholar.
1:05.9	He is the head of public policy at Christian Concern.
1:08.3	That is a UK-based religious organization.
1:11.2	He is also there a resident expert in Islam affairs. He earned his
1:14.4	Masters in Theology from Westminster Theological Center and he also has a degree in
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