"Anti-Jewish prejudice does prevail but historically Islam has been more tolerant of Judaism than Christianity."

I think that it important to understand this, and unfortunately, most people don't. The animosity between Jews and Muslims is a recent thing, brought on by the Israel-Palistinian conflict--for the most part, it is a political animosity, not a personal one--

Muslims regard Jews as "people of the book", and generally have good relations with them--I knew a Syrian family who had several small restaurants where many of the customers were Israeli Jews--In Philly, there was a very well known restaurant that was owned jointly by Palestinians and Israeli Jews--A lot of very interesting conversation--but among friends--Unfortunately, as the conflict goes on, new generations are raised knowing only the animosity, and this is creating the kind of prejudice and bigotry that is so ingrained into the Western culture-- "

This is an over-simplification. Relations have been worsening for centuries, and every so often there has been a major outbreak against Jews, like the Damascus Blood-Libel, the Conversos of Meshed or the North-African riots of the previous century. Useful as a pressure valve for the Muslim rulers, they would occasionally allow such violence against Jews, who otherwise enjoyed the protection of the crown in return for taxes and services rendered. The way Islam treated non-muslims was institutionalised discrimination. You want to keep on living as an infidel? Ok, but pay the taxes. But there has always been an undercurrent of emotions against non-Muslims and (depending where) non-Arabs, which sometimes rises violently to the surface.