Islamophobia is Antisemitism 1
Channel: Anekantavad
Date: 2011-10-08

Antisemitism is nothing new in western civilization, and it isn't always directed against Jews.

The semitic or middle-eastern world was long seen as an alien, "Eastern" place, and this goes back to the Greco-Persian wars and the struggle between Rome and Carthage.

Does this sound familiar?
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/mediterranean/Herodotus.html
"The theme of The Histories is the struggle between The East and The West. The East, represented by the Persian Empire, signifies tyranny and oppression. The West, represented by the Greek city-states, signifies freedom. Thus as Herodotus interprets the Persian Wars we have the beginnings of Western Civilization and the association of that tradition with freedom."