Lilith
2009-01-07 15:46:15
…and before someone starts ranting that in one post I say “First of all semite refers to anyone who speaks a semitic language — it is a language group — not an ethnic group” and in the next post say antisemitism refers only to Jews…here’s why….
The term antisemitism has historically referred to prejudice against Jews alone.
It does not refer to prejudice against other ethnic groups who speak Semitic languages.
“Antisemitism has never anywhere been concerned with anyone but Jews” (Bernard Lewis, Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University)
