blood libel
Blood libel refers to a false and malicious accusation that a particular religious or ethnic group, especially Jews, engages in the ritualistic killing of children in order to use their blood in religious ceremonies or for other purposes.
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- accusations of ritual murder
- anti-semitic pogroms
- anti-semitism
- antisemitism
- combating hate crimes and hate speech
- conspiracy theories
- criminal trials and verdicts related to blood libel
- discrimination against religious minorities
- hate speech
- historical analyses of blood libel accusations
- historical instances of blood libel
- impact of blood libel on jewish communities
- jewish conspiracy theories
- prejudice and stereotypes
- propaganda
- psychological factors contributing to blood libel beliefs
- scapegoating
- scapegoating jews for societal problems
- social and cultural impacts of blood libel