There has been much in the news this last week about anti-Israeli protests and demonstrations.  Despite the trend toward “tolerance” and “acceptance” of different races, cultures, lifestyles, etc., this hated toward the Jews is not treated in this light.  And you almost have to ask the word why when you see all the hatred out there.  This week we talked about persecution of Christians because of our witness about Jesus and the Word of God.  (BTW I found another good passage about persecution and following Jesus in my devotions this morning from Mark 10, “No one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: Homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields – along with persecutions – and in the age to come eternal life”)  My guess about the antisemitism is they (like Christians) are God’s chosen people, and it is that relationship that causes the hate.  So let us support our fellow God followers there in Israel.