![]() During the 1930s and the 1940s several Jewish communities in the Arab world suffered from pogroms. While there were antisemitic incidents before the 20th century, during this time antisemitism in the Arab world increased greatly. They were afforded relative security against persecution, provided they did not contest the varying inferior social and legal status imposed on them in Islamic states. ![]() Traditionally, Jews in the Muslim world were considered to be People of the Book and were subjected to dhimmi status. Antisemitism (prejudice against and hatred of Jews) has increased greatly in the Arab world since the beginning of the 20th century, for several reasons: the dissolution and breakdown of the Ottoman Empire and traditional Islamic society European influence, brought about by Western imperialism and Arab Christians Nazi propaganda and relations between Nazi Germany and the Arab world resentment over Jewish nationalism the rise of Arab nationalism and the widespread proliferation of anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist conspiracy theories.
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