One could not possibly "speculate" that through the ignorance of their own historical lineage, they did not even recognize God in the flesh when confronted face to face, and committed the "unforgivable" act of wrongfully having Him executed? Thus, God allowed the physical nation of Israel to become "non-existent", as punishment for such an egregious act. So egregious was this act that even today it must be denied. This could not be how the hatred gestated in a most unforgiving Christian manner, and used as a tool by many(such as the Hitlers of this world) to simply stir the proverbial pot of hatred in today's modern society? BD