As the Torah is the biography of a People, naturally there would have to be a reason why we’re reading about them, no?
I’m not sure if he sees the distinction here—assuming Jews in general feel superior, while saying “many Islamists.”
No—it’s **all** Islamists by definition.
The Jews “invented” this monotheistic God who was the opposite of the gods of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Each people had a special relationship with their gods; the Jews’ God was the one that succeeded.