So maybe just a closer look into ancient antisemitism: While the Assyrian policy of deportation of local communities resulted in the Babylonian exile, when Cyrus took over the Middle East, he agreed to reallocate the jews in Jerusalem and buld the second temple. The reason that convinced Cyrus was most probably the Overall policy of the Persians to let the different ethnies live like they wanted to, as long as they habe their tribute (with several exceptions). This proved to be a good policy with jews for they didn't have any aspirations apart from holding the holy land and the temple. When the greek took over, there wasn't much interest in that region either (although their clinging to Darius even after he lost in the battle of Issos). Only when the pressure of Rome took full force on the Seleucid kings and let then into financial troubles, they looked closer at the treasures hidden in the temple. However, the trigger that took on was one of the few things, that could stirr the Jews: Religion and Leadership. The contest of zwo high priest claiming their right for the temple led Antiochos IV to take action... and establish a cult of Poseidon in the temple. That caused an outrage among the jews which we call the "revolt of the Maccabees" ultimately resulting in the freedom of the jews until the rising of Rome. Even Rome was not interested enough to change an Thing in the system and their liking of the jews is said to lead to the crossing of Jesus. Still, After the death of the Herodes dynasty, Roman procurator werde install es, with different outlooks on the jewish religion and also more or less hard reactions of the jews.

However, in the 60ies of the first century AD, it was again Religion that took turns on the fate of the jews: The Roman procurator Gessius Florus stile from the temple treasury, wich lead to protests among the jews, and when they escalated, Rome sent Vespasianus and Titus to deal with the jews, wich lead to Jerusalem being sacked. The next revolt that took over Jerusalem is paralleled in many modern religions. Somebody made them believe, that the Messias is coming by showing some signs, and everybody freaked out over that. Traian could sedate them somehow, but it took not long until the next revolt broke out (132 AD). The causes are unknown, but evidently religious again (some tell of a Prohibition of circumcision). Hadrian took on a hard fight and ultimately destroyed the second temple. So as a conclusion: In antiquity jews didn't make any moves except from religion. It is the other people not respecting that, that mostly lead to their wars.

Sources: Pierre Briant: From Cyrus to Alexander, Eisenbraun 2002. Heinrich Graetz, Geschichte der Juden, Leipzig 1908. Book of the Maccabees. Flavius Josephus: Bellum Judaicum. Scriptores Historiae Augustae: Vita Hadriani.