>Jeroen wrote: > > Thanks for trying, Matt, but I fear you are fighting a lost battle >here. It > > is the default tactic of the fanatically-pro-Israel crowd to label >any > > criticism of anything Israel-related "anti-Semitic" -- be it >criticism of > > the country itself, its regime, its politics, its population, its >religion > > or its canned-pineapple export business. It is their way of trying >to > > silence those who disagree with them. They just do not know any >better (and > > I doubt it will change for the better anytime soon). > > > > The Fool is wrong anyway with his accusation. It is well known that >I am on > > the Arab side of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict; As Arabs are also > > Semites, I cannot possibly be anti-Semitic (because then I would >have to be > > for and against the Arabs at the same time, which is by definition > > impossible). > > > > It is one of the major flaws in the "logic" of the >fanatically-pro-Israel > > crowd.
I haven't had time to read the rest of the posts on this topic. Forgive me if this has been posted already. (Although I doubt it has.) Jeroen, you've stated onlist before about how your English language skills reflect that you are not a native English speaker. Allow me to correct your misinterpretation of the word "antisemitism" by presenting some valid source material: >From Miriam Webster's online dictionary: (www.m-w.com) One entry found for anti-Semitism. Main Entry: an�ti-Sem�i�tism Pronunciation: "an-ti-'se-m&-"ti-z&m, "an-"tI- Function: noun Date: 1882 : hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group - an�ti-Se�mit�ic /-s&-'mi-tik/ adjective - an�ti-Sem�ite /-'se-"mIt/ noun The American Heritage dictionary, which I have on my desk at work lists the following definitions for antisemitism: n. 1. Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or Judaism. 2. Discrimination against Jews. The American Heritage dictionary may have an online site... I just don't have time to check right now. Since both the Miriam Webster and American Heritage dictionaries are accepted as one of the authoritative sources for spelling and definitions of English, your definition of antisemitism as listed in your message (quoted above) is incorrect. In modern parlance, indeed in proper English usage antisemitism is defined as someone who is anti-Jew, not anti-Jew and anti-Arab. So, in reference to your statement: > > It is one of the major flaws in the "logic" of the >fanatically-pro-Israel > > crowd. This is not a flaw in their logic. They are using the word properly and you are not. I hope this clears things up. Jon _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
