The Christian doctrine of loving the persecutor allows the victim’s self to be invaded by the oppressor and to be subverted into a mimetic relationship. Conversely, Jewish hatred compels the persecutor to review his position and to come to grips with the perspective of the oppressed. Thus, whereas, in one case, the victim identifies with the enemy, in the other case, the persecutor may come to identify with the persecuted.
José Faur, “Jewish and Western Historiographies: A Post-Modern Interpretation”, Modern Judaism 12:1 (February 1992), 33.