Karsh’s account, for instance, runs directly counter to the overarching message of New York Times coverage which is that, but for myriad Israeli shortcomings, the lambs would lie down with the lions.

The anti-semetism Jews suffered was a European origin one.

The Muslims aka the ‘lions’ in this analogy were actually very tolerant of Jews and anti-semetism did not show up in the Muslim world until - ironically enough - the founding of the Israeli state. So traditionally the Jews lamb has lain with the Muslim lion until the mid 20th century.