Starcastle
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Can educated people come together on this? The word Semite does not mean Jewish. It means the people of that part of the world. Christian, Jew or Arab. They are of the same race unless they came from some other place like Europe, Africa or the USA.
Arabs and Jews are both Semitic peoples. Arabic and Hebrew are Semitic languages. So the generic antiquated term "anti Semite" should not be used for people who are viewed as anti Jewish or anti Israel.
From the Oxford dictionary:
Semite....noun
Arabs and Jews are both Semitic peoples. Arabic and Hebrew are Semitic languages. So the generic antiquated term "anti Semite" should not be used for people who are viewed as anti Jewish or anti Israel.
Semitic people - Wikipedia
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From the Oxford dictionary:
Semite....noun
- A member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs.