This might be a left over of the Zionist movement post war . One of the issues for Jewish people trying to escape Nazi controlled Europe was that there was no country that would take them , as they themselves were a people who were not represented by any one country . Israel , which just prior becoming Israel , was British Palestine , had plenty of local folks , most of whom were adherents of Islam . Becoming resident of a Jewish country did not sit well local Muslims , and rest you can read as fairly recent history . So , with out even having to try too hard , we can see why she might equate followers of Islam wanting to destroy Israel , to be the same as destroying the Jewish People since once again , who would defend them against racism if there were no Israel ? The western world doesn ' t have much of a stellar history towards our Jewish Brothers and Sisters .