This will be brief and will not deal with anti-semitism.
There has been much said on that topic.
The Passion has now opened to large crowds in the Middle East. This may yet be the most anti-American film ever released there by an American.
Please remember that Aramaic is Hebrew or Arabic for dummies. IOW, the locals don't need subtitles for half the picture.
Also remember that Jesus is a prophet of peace in Islam. So, they don't like the Empire either.
So, we have the repeated flogging of the Prince of Peace by the Evil Empire and their local flunkies.
This cannot bode well for the overall mood overseas.
OBL says, "Two thumbs up! Recruitment hasn't been this high since the start of the Iraq war!"
Imam Sadr says, "I want to be freed from the American puppet jail so I can see Passion of the Christ!"
Yeah. That's great timing. Iraqi coalition judge orders Sadr taken away by American soldiers for uprising in Sadr City.
Same day, Passion of the Christ opens.