I need a summary for the following report.Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is prejudice against or hostility toward Jews as a group. The prejudice or hostility is usually characterized by a combination of religious, racial, cultural and ethnic biases. While the term's etymology might suggest that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic peoples, since its creation it has been used exclusively to refer to hostility towards Jews.Antisemitism may be manifested in many ways, ranging from individual expressions of hatred and discrimination against individual Jews to organized violent attacks by mobs or even state police or military attacks on entire Jewish communities. Extreme instances of persecution include the German Crusade of 1096, the expulsion from England in 1290, the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion from Spain in 1492, the expulsion from Portugal in 1497, the Great Purge of the Soviet Union, various pogroms, and the most infamous, the Holocaust under Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.Examples of antipathy to Jews and Judaism during ancient times are easy to find. Statements exhibiting prejudice towards Jews and their religion can be found in the works of many pagan Greek and Roman writers.There are examples of Greek rulers desecrating the Temple and banning Jewish religious practices, such as circumcision, Sabbath observance, study of Jewish religious books, etc. Examples may also be found in anti-Jewish riots in Alexandria in the 3rd century BCE. Philo of Alexandria described an attack on Jews in Alexandria in 38 CE in which thousands of Jews died.The Jewish diaspora on the Nile island Elephantine, which was founded by mercenaries, experienced the destruction of its temple in 410 BC.Relationships between the Jewish people and the occupying Roman Empire were at first antagonistic and resulted in several rebellions. According to Suetonius, the emperor Tiberius expelled from Rome, Jews who had gone to live there. The 18th century English historian Edward Gibbon identified a more tolerant period beginning in about 160 CE.According to James Carroll, "Jews accounted for 10% of the total population of the Roman Empire. By that ratio, if other factors such as pogroms and conversions had not intervened, there would be 200 million Jews in the world today, instead of something like 13 million."
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The report discusses the concept of antisemitism, which refers to prejudice and hostility towards Jews as a group. Antisemitism can manifest in various forms, including individual acts of discrimination and organized attacks on Jewish communities. Historical examples such as the German Crusade, expulsions from England, Spain, and Portugal, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Holocaust demonstrate extreme instances of persecution. Prejudice towards Jews and Judaism can also be found in ancient times, with examples of Greek rulers banning Jewish religious practices and anti-Jewish riots in Alexandria. The report further highlights the relationship between the Jewish people and the Roman Empire, initially marked by conflict but later becoming more tolerant. The report concludes with a thought-provoking statement about the potential number of Jews today if not for historical events such as pogroms and conversions.