Hatred for All: What Do Jewish Texts Say About Other Nations?

The phrase “Hatred of Death” has been repeatedly referenced since the beginning of the Palestinian Nakba and remains a central slogan of the Zionist enemy toward the Arab people, particularly Palestinians. This hatred is not restricted to Muslims but extends to Palestinians and Arabs as a whole, encapsulated in the slogan “Death to Arabs.”

To better understand this deep-rooted hatred, we take a closer look at excerpts from Jewish texts, particularly the distorted Torah and the Talmud, which is considered a fundamental reference for Jewish beliefs and ideologies.

The Jew and the Non-Jew

The Talmud explicitly instructs Jews to strive to prevent the domination of other nations on earth, ensuring that authority belongs solely to Jews. Without Jewish authority, it is viewed as a state of exile and captivity. Jews are directed to live in constant conflict with other nations until wealth and power are transferred entirely to them. At that point, all people will supposedly accept Judaism, except Christians, as they are deemed the descendants of Satan (Book of the Hidden Treasure, p. 48).

The Talmud asserts that an Israelite is esteemed by God more than angels and that a Jew is considered part of God. Striking a Jew, according to the Talmud, is equivalent to striking divine glory. The difference between a human and an animal is likened to the difference between Jews and non-Jews. On Jewish holidays, the Talmud allows Jews to feed dogs but prohibits feeding non-Jews.

The concept of the “Chosen People” is exclusively attributed to Jews, while other peoples are considered animals. For example, when King Nebuchadnezzar offered his daughter to a Jewish leader in marriage, the leader responded, “I am a Jew, not an animal.”

The Talmud instructs Jews not to show mercy to their enemies, who are invariably non-Jews. It even directs them to deceive and exploit non-Jews, stating, “You must be pure with the pure and deceitful with the deceitful.” Greeting non-Jews is prohibited unless there is fear of harm, and using hypocrisy against non-Jews is permissible. Furthermore, the Talmud prohibits Jews from giving charity to non-Jews.

Jewish and Non-Jewish Souls

The souls of non-Jews hold no sanctity in Judaism, as per the Talmud. A Jew is forbidden to save a non-Jew from harm or rescue them from falling into a pit. Instead, if a Jew witnesses a non-Jew falling into a pit, they are instructed to block it with a stone. The rabbi Maimonides forbids showing mercy toward non-Jews, asserting that it is prohibited for a Jew to save a non-Jew from drowning or other dangers.

This stems from the belief that some inhabitants of Canaan, whom the Torah commanded to be exterminated, escaped and mingled with other nations. Consequently, all non-Jews are considered potential descendants of these escapees, making their killing permissible.

The Talmud explicitly states that it is just for a Jew to kill a non-Jew as an offering to God.

Women in the Talmud

The Talmud interprets Moses’ commandment, “Do not covet your neighbor’s wife,” to apply only to Jewish neighbors. Adultery with the wives of non-Jews is considered permissible. Rabbi Rashi concluded from this that a Jew commits no sin by violating the honor of a non-Jewish woman, as all non-Jewish marriages are invalid in Jewish law.

According to the Talmud, women who are not from the Children of Israel are equated to animals, and no legitimate marriage contract exists with them. Rabbis such as Bishai, Levi, and Gerson endorsed this view, arguing that a Jew does not commit a sin by engaging in relations with a Christian woman.

Rabbi Maimonides also declared that Jews are entitled to rape non-Jewish women, particularly those who are not adherents of Judaism.