blood libel

The blood libel is a notorious antisemitic trope that goes back to medieval Europe, falsely accusing Jews of killing Christians, especially children, to use their blood in religious rituals.

"It's not humanitarian work, it's blood libel," the ministry said at the time.

Israel, which was founded in the aftermath of the Holocaust, has adamantly rejected genocide allegations against it as an antisemitic ‘blood libel.’

So what does it mean for the Jewish community to receive protection from someone who creates fear and dehumanizes these immigrants by saying they are “poisoning the blood of our country”? Is a blood libel bad only when it’s about us?

Those who distort language and facts to suggest otherwise are joining a horrible history of blood libel — lies to incite violence.