Yes, the return of the Judahites from Babylon with ideas of racial purity is indeed a source of victim-making as you express it Maginel. And it is fascinating to see the Scriptures refute this, as in Wisdom literature which continues to express an understanding to God as opening up a creation of inclusion. Wisdom literature really exposes the vanity and futility of this exclusivism which is still so alive and well today, and, regrettably in all walks of life.
