re: #35 Nyet

No, “Arabs did bad thing A” is as much a falsehood as “Jews did bad thing B”. Particular individuals did particular bad things. It’s not about whether A or B happened. It’s about ascribing them to whole ethnic, racial or religious groups and then asserting the fascist principle of collective responsibility. This is the essence of bigotry/racism.

Chew on this for a while.

We have no problem saying “Germany did this” and reparations were paid by Germany in spite of the fact that not all Germans had a hand in or supported the atrocities of the WW2 era.

And anyway, I disagree with your claim that A is just as much of a falsehood as B. Arabs DID start the African slave trade, Not all of them, but in the same way that we say “The Chinese invented gunpowder” we don’t mean every single Chinese person, it is perfectly reasonable and historical fact to say that Arabs started the African slave trade. However Jews did not start the African slave trade.