Slaveowners could have slaves they were very fond of - the question of friendship has nothing whatever to do with racism. The huge problem with the Jews is the uncertainty as to whether they are members of a religion a religion, a culture group marked in males by a lack of foreskins and a few other varying characteristic or a 'race', whatever that might be. For my money, but for gentile hatred, racism, whatever you want to call it, non-religious Jews would be like non-religious Huguenot- just ordinary people in whatever society they were members of, with a fascinating family history to boast about. I know and respect some religious Jews, but ex-Jews (or whatever) strike me like 'Welsh' or 'black' people in this country, people likely to be on the right side unless I find out otherwise, good types, people to be trusted.