I haven't read many opinions about why anti-semitism has been so persistent and prevalent around the world for thousands of years, but the best explanation I can think of also accounts for the Jews' phenomenal success: Ashkenazic Jews have an average IQ a full standard deviation higher than other whites. In more concrete terms, normalizing IQ so that an average white of European extract has an IQ of 100, the average Ashkenazic Jew has an IQ of around 115. Since IQ correlates very closely with all forms of intellectual achievement (lifetime earnings, graduation rates, etc.) it's no surprise that Jews tend to outperform other groups, and it's likewise not surprising that this success leads to resentment among those groups who simply can't compete.
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I think the reasons are less biological, more cultural. First, the Jews have a public identity associated with their blood line. You can't join their club, or at least it is very difficult to join. Second, the group recognizes a strong us/them distinction. Many cultural factors and traits make it obvious who is a Jew and who is not. And third, the group gives preference to its members over outsiders. This can be seen in business deals and loans, but also in subtle social interactions.
In Muslim circles, there is also an idea that "God blessed our club, not yours."
Blah! lagriffedulion destroys it's own assertions with exagerations. Even Herrnstein in "The Bell Curve" talks about 2 or 3 points between "Whites", "Blacks", and "Asians".