I will now post a very unbiased source that confirms how Muslims treated Jews historically. Again, this is not about today (since anti-Semitism has risen due to Israeli actions). This is historically I am talking about. I will cite the words of Rabbi Ted Falcon in "Judaism for Dummies". Those of you who know the "For Dummies" series know that it is a very neutral source. Keep in mind that Senator Joseph Lieberman praised this book:
"A concise and upbeat primer on the Jewish faith, Jewish history, and what it means to be a Jew."
(Senator Liberman's review of "Judaism for Dummies"
Ok, this is what Rabbi Falcon says of Jews under Islamic rule:
In general, Jews tended to be better off in Islamic lands than Christian lands during the Middle Ages. Jews and Christians were both considered "Peoples of the Book"--worshiping the same God as Muslims and using holy scriptures--and were therefore protected under Islamic law. The Jewish focus on scholarship gained them admiration, and the Jews, who quickly learned to speak Arabic, were allowed to be a part of the robust intellectual life of the Islamic Empire...to the Jews, Islamic rule was actually a relief from the humiliating treatment they had gotten from the Christians...
Granted, not all Islamic leaders were the same.
Whilst most of them were tolerant and ensured the security of life and property, every now and again there were massive forced conversions to Islam, property confiscation, and so on. However, as a whole, these persecutions were shorter in duration and less ferocious than had occurred, and were later to occur, in Christian lands.
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Judaism for Dummies, by Rabbi Ted Falcon, p.162)