  ==Attack section==  I find that a lot of people refer me to the following on this issue.  This is a quote not my own writting.  I am sure that some of it could be valuable for clarifying exactly what is being talked about in this section as well as show why Christians get upset.  Statements from the Talmud  The Talmud is considered one of the most important books of the Jewish religion. It wields a great influence on Jews, surpassed only by that of the Torah, the work that contains the principal books of the Old Testament. The Talmud contains the doctrines, laws, and commentaries on Judaism made by the most expressive rabbis throughout History.  The following are some of the statements contained in the Talmud:  ・. The souls of Jews have the privilege of being part of God himself. The souls of the other peoples of the earth come from the devil and are similar to those of animals ....   ・. As they await the coming of the Messiah, Jews live in a state of continuous war with the other peoples. When the victory is definitive, the peoples will accept the Jewish faith, but it is only the Christians who will not participate in this grace. On the contrary, they will be completely annihilated, because they descend from the devil ....  ・. Only the Jews are men; the other peoples are no more than types of animals. The dog is worth more than the non-Jews. The non-Jews are not only dogs, but asses. The souls of the non-Jews come from the impure spirit and the souls of Israel come from the spirit of God.  ・. The non-Jews were only created to serve the Jews day and night, without deviating from their service.  ・0. It is prohibited for the Jew to praise the learning or virtue of a Christian.  ・1. It is not just to use mercy toward enemies ....  ・4. The Jews can be hypocritical with the non-Jew ....   ・6. God granted all power over the goods and the blood of other peoples to the Jews.  ・7. A non-Jew who robs a Jew, even should it be an alms, should be killed. On the contrary, it is permitted for Jews to do evil to non-Jews. To despoil a pagan [that is, a non-Jew] is allowed ....  ・9. You can deceive an outsider and practice usury against him ....  ・1. Whoever loves a Christian would hate his own creator ....  ・3. Annihilate the best of the non-Jews. Take the life of the most honest of the idolaters.  ・4. If a pagan falls into a pit, we should cover the pit with a stone and try to prevent any measure that he might employ to get out. When we see him fall into a river or in danger of death, we should not save him. Maimonides counsels giving death wounds to every non-Jew when this lies within our powers. It is just to exterminate every heretic [that is, non-Jew] with your own hand; whoever sheds the blood of the impious offers a sacrifice to God ....  典hose who deny the teaching of Israel, particularly the followers of the Nazarene, should be killed and it is always a good work to execute them; if this is not possible, we should try to cause their deaths. But whoever kills a soul of Israel will be judged as if he had killed the entire world ....・(apud H. Delassus, La conjuration antichr騁ienne, vol. 3, pp. 1125-1128)