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Israel/Palestine

oberliner

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7. The word antisemitic has nothing to do with semites

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 02:30 PM

Aug 2016

It means hostile towards or prejudiced against Jewish people.

The root word Semite gives the false impression that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic people. However, the compound word antisemite was popularized in Germany in 1879 as a scientific-sounding term for Judenhass "Jew-hatred".

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State Department Calls Palestinian Authority ‘Antisemitic’ [View all] Mosby Aug 2016 OP

palestinians are also semites, so the state dept says thay are anti themselves? nt msongs Aug 2016 #1

And I used to be quite gay, but I've never been attracted to other men. whatthehey Aug 2016 #3

Only people who desperately try to change the topic COLGATE4 Aug 2016 #4

So how about Hatefully Anti-Jewish. aranthus Aug 2016 #5

The word antisemitic has nothing to do with semites oberliner Aug 2016 #7

He knows this. aranthus Aug 2016 #10

That argument is so tired from you King_David Aug 2016 #15

I take no sides in this silly my god is bigger than yours crap but...well yeah whatthehey Aug 2016 #2

Even if that were true... bananakabob Aug 2016 #6

No, prejudice against someone based on race, religion, or ethnicity is never justified oberliner Aug 2016 #8

and all that without the *slightest* provocation eh? whatthehey Aug 2016 #9

The actions of the government of Israel, whatever they may be, do not justify prejudice against Jews oberliner Aug 2016 #11

True. Never said they did. Nor Palestinian terrorism prejudice against Arabs of course whatthehey Aug 2016 #12

No, banana shenmue Aug 2016 #13

Jew hatred is justified? King_David Aug 2016 #16

Frankly, the report details more instances of Israeli wrongdoing than Palestinian, but it's also Little Tich Aug 2016 #14

That's the point of the article oberliner Aug 2016 #17

The report is useless - there's nothing in it that can be of any use for anyone. n/t Little Tich Aug 2016 #18