In the early days of Islam , according to Islamic sources , a Jewish tribe of Arabia ( see Banu Qurayza ) was alleged to have broken the peace treaty with the early Muslims , resulting in the execution of over 700 Jews . Many of the surviving women were subsequently taken by Muslim soldiers ; one of these , Safiyya bint Huyayy whose husband Kenana ibn al-Rabi had also been killed , was taken by Muhammad as his wife . There were notable persecutions of Jews such as the 1033 Fez massacre , 1066 Granada massacre and 1834 looting of Safed . In the late 19th century , the Zionist movement sought to re-establish a Jewish homeland in historic Israel , within the historical territory of Palestine , also known as Zion , also known as the Holy Land . This created tensions between the Palestinian Jews and Palestinian Arabs , leading to , beginning in 1947 , a civil war and the subsequent exodus of many Palestinian Arabs and many Jews from Muslim countries . In 1948 , the state of Israel was declared , and shortly after its declaration of independence , the Arab States declared war on Israel , in which the Israelis were victorious . After the 1948 Arab – Israeli War , twelve more wars were fought between the Arab States and Israel . The Arab – Israeli conflict has weakened Islamic – Jewish relations severely
1033 Fez massacre
1033 Fez massacre
Islamic–Jewish relations