Journal for the Study of Antisemitism
Journal for the Study of Antisemitism
Journal for the Study of Antisemitism
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2009] WHEN FAIRY TALES KILL 207<br />
TABLE 2 A MILLENNIUM OF ANTISEMITIC MYTH (ISLAM)*<br />
REGION MYTH JEWISH DEATHS<br />
Fez; Marrakesh(1146) Racial Inferiority 100,000<br />
Fez Mor (1033) Sultan favors Jews and angers mob 6,000+<br />
Granada, Sp (1066) Jewish takeover <strong>the</strong>mes 5,000<br />
Cordoba, Sp (1010-1013) Pogrom instigated politically 1,000<br />
Morocco (1100s) Jewish takeover <strong>the</strong>mes 1,000<br />
Fez, Mor (1276) Ruler Indris II eradicates Jews 1,000<br />
Fez, Mor (1465) Jewish vizier <strong>of</strong>fends Muslims 1,000<br />
Marrakesh, Mor (1232) Myth Unknown 1,000<br />
Marrakesh, Mor (1864-1880) Myth Unknown 300-500<br />
Libya (1785) Pasha Ali Burzi 100<br />
Algiers (1805); 1815;1830) “Black Sabbath” Jewish prosperity 100<br />
Baghdad (1941) Nazi instigated Farhud 187-400<br />
Tripoli, Libya (1945;1948;1967) Jewish statehood declared 140/12/18<br />
Egypt (1945; 1948) Jewish statehood declared 20-70<br />
Fez, Mor (1912) French takeover 60-200<br />
Damascus (1840) Blood Libel 60<br />
Aden, Yemen (1948) Jewish statehood declared 76<br />
Buenos Aires (1994) Jewish Center AMIA 85<br />
Kamishliye, Syr (1967) Myth Unknown 57<br />
Djerada, Oujda, Mor (1948) Jewish statehood declared 43<br />
Jaffe (1921) Plans <strong>for</strong> Jewish statehood declared 43<br />
Tetuan, Mor (1790) Myth Unknown 40<br />
Taza, Mor (1903) Myth Unknown 40<br />
Casablanca (1907) Tribal rebellion 30<br />
Buenos Aires (1992) Israeli Embassy 29<br />
Constantine, Algeria (1934) Myth Unknown 25<br />
Demnat, Morocco (1875;1884) Myth Unknown 20<br />
Debdou, Morocco (1875) Myth Unknown 20<br />
Tunis (1869) Jewish ghetto attack 18<br />
Iraq (1969;1972) Accused as Zionist spies 16 + 9<br />
Iran (1979-2000) Accused as Zionist spies 13<br />
Shiraz, Iran (1910) Blood Libel 12<br />
Damascus (1948;1949) Jewish statehood declared 12 + 30<br />
Baghdad (1828) Myth Unknown 10+<br />
Baghdad (1936) Antisemitic Myth 10<br />
*Excludes fewer than ten deaths. Excludes injuries, rapes, lootings; <strong>for</strong>ced conversions e.g Yemen<br />
(1165, 1678), Morocco (1275, 1465, 1790), Baghdad (1333, 1344), ghettoizations (19thC Algeria,<br />
Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco); property damage e.g. destruction <strong>of</strong> synagogues Egypt and Syria<br />
(1014, 1293, 1301) Iraq (845-859, 1344), Yemen (1676), book burnings and rescue/averted<br />
genocide e.g. 45,000 Yemen (1950). Excludes unknown death tolls: Alexandria (1870, 1882,<br />
1901-1907); Allepo (1810, 1850, 1875, 1948); Algiers (1805,1815, 1830); Antioch (1829);<br />
Bahrain (1948); Basra (1776); Beirut (1824, 1862, 1874); Barfurush, Iran (1867, 1948);<br />
Bayukdere (1864); Cairo (1844, 1890, 1901); Cochin, India (1524); Damanhur (1871, 1873, 1877,<br />
1891); Damascus (1848, 1890); Dary al-Qamar (1847); Eyub (1868); Harma (1829); Istanbul<br />
(1870, 1874); Jerusalem (1838, 1847); Kuzguncuk, 1866); Erdine (1872); Izmir (1872, 1874); Les
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