The rising hatred of Muslims has been deliberately fomented by Israel and its supporters. Last year Drop Site News published a leaked polling report commissioned by the Israeli government which found that Israel's crumbling reputation can be salvaged by spreading fear of Islam. Drop Site reports the following: “Israel’s best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of ‘Radical Islam’ and ‘Jihadism,’ which remain high, the research finds. By highlighting Israeli support for women’s rights and gay rights while elevating concerns that Hamas wants to ‘destroy all Jews and spread Jihadism,’ Israeli support rebounded by an average of over 20 points in each country. ‘Especially once the situation in Gaza is resolved, the room for growth in all countries is very significant,’ the report concludes.” That's why whenever you post something critical of Israel on a public forum you'll get hasbarists in your replies going "But what about MUSLIMS? Muslims are bad!" There's no natural reason for this to be happening — Islam and Israel are not opposites, and the mention of one has no inherent bearing on the other. It's an artificially manufactured false dichotomy that's been forcefully promoted by Israel apologists.