Editing Antisemitism in Islam (section)

===Egypt and Iraq===
The caliphs of [[Fatimid]] dynasty in Egypt were known to be [[Philo-Semitism|Judeophiles]], according to Leon Poliakov. They paid regularly to support the Jewish institutions (such as the rabbinical academy of Jerusalem). A significant number of their ministers and counselors were Jews. The Abbasids too similarly were respectful and tolerant towards the Jews under their rule. [[Benjamin of Tudela]], a famous 12th-century Jewish explorer, described the Caliph [[Al-Mustanjid|al-Abbasi]] as a "great king and kind unto Israel". Benjamin also further goes on to describe about al-Abassi that "many belonging to the people of Israel are his attendants, he knows all languages and is well-versed in the Law of Israel. He reads and writes the holy language [Hebrew]." He further mentions Muslims and Jews being involved in common devotions, such as visiting the grave of [[Ezekiel]], whom both religions regard as a prophet.<ref>Poliakov (1974) pp. 60–2</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiz6jbjgSjEC&q=caliph+great+king+kind+unto+israel&pg=PA259|title=The Human Record: To 1700|last1=Andrea|first1=Alfred J.|last2=Overfield|first2=James H.|date=2001-01-01|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-0618042456|language=en}}</ref>