The “Blood Libel” is the false claim that Jewish rabbis killed Christian children and used their blood to make unleavened bread for their religious rituals. Although its origin is ancient, the ‘libel’ gained prominence in the 12th century during the First Crusade. It has never completely gone away. Even today, a version — that Jews are eating Palestinian children — circulates widely on middle eastern streets.
The libel has done incredible damage down through the centuries, resulting in pogroms, and even contributing to the Holocaust.
