Deicide is the charge that Jews bear eternal responsibility
for the death of Jesus Christ. This claim is based on a misguided interpretation of Matthew
27:24-25, “His blood be on us, and on our children,” also known
as the blood curse. This verse (25) has led to more Jewish
suffering than any other passage in the Christian Bible.
Boukhari, Arabia.com. April 7,
2002. "DO NOT KILL HIM TWICE" is a recycled deicide charge.
This source of antisemitism among Christians was only
refuted by the Catholic Church in 1965, with Nostra Aetate
the landmark document that rejected collective Jewish
responsibility for this crime. Protestant churches have also
repudiated the deicide charge. Nevertheless, some churches today continue to teach that Jews killed Jesus. While this preaching may not be intended to cause harm, antisemites use the deicide charge to justify
their anti-Jewish hatred. Additionally, the same wrongful
accusation and imagery connected with Jews as Christ-killers
has been recycled in the Middle East, often in the form of
Jesus representing Palestinians who are “crucified” by the
Israeli Defense Forces or the Israeli Government.