After all, most Arabs are Muslim, and Arabs are also a Semitic people, so anti-Semitism can be fully preserved as part of the bigotry suite by simply shifting the racism from one of the sons of Abraham to the other. And "Hebe" has long been an ethnic slur for "Jew".

Unquestioning support of Israeli policy is now part of the Conservative canon, as I mentioned before, Conservative evangelicals see Israel as an essential part of their Revelations end-of-times mythos. Any criticism of Israeli policy in Palestine is immediately attacked as Liberal heresy. The shift from Jew-baiting to anti-Arab, anti-Muslim fervor is a necessary adjustment to coincide with modern political alignments. It has been seamless and sudden, but not too surprising.

Remember, Ishmael, the father of the Arab peoples, was also one of the sons of Abraham.

Oh, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"
Abe say, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God say, "No, " Abe say, "What?"
God say, "You can do what you want, Abe, but
Next time you see me comin', you better run"
Well, Abe said, "Where do you want this killin' done?"
God said, "Out on Highway 61"

(Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan