As the discussion progresses toward a statement against antisemitism, I think it's important people understand about whom we're talking. I thought I saw one post which said we should be in support of Palestinians as well... which we would be affirming with a statement of support for semitic people - who include (from Wikipedia):
Semitic Speaking People (historical and present-day) Central Semitic[edit <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Semitic_languages&action=edit§ion=22> ] - Amorites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorites> – 20th century BC - Arabs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabs> - Alawites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawites> - Ancient North Arabian <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_North_Arabian>-speaking bedouins <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedouin> - Itureans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itureans> - Nabataeans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabataeans> - Arameans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arameans> – 16th to 8th centuries BC[54] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages#cite_note-69> - Akhlames <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahlamu> (Ahlamu) 14th century BC.[55] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages#cite_note-70> - Mhallami <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mhallami> - Canaanite-speaking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaanite_languages> nations of the early Iron Age: - Ammonite speakers <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonite_language> of Ammon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammon> - Edomite <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edom> - Hebrews <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrews>/Israelites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelites> – founded the nation of Israel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ancient_Israel_and_Judah> which later split into the Kingdoms of Israel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Israel_(Samaria)> and Judah <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Judah>. - Jews <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews> - Samaritans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritans> - Moabites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moab> - Phoenicia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia> – founded Mediterranean colonies including Tyre <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon>, Sidon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon> and ancient Carthage <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Carthage>/Punics <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punics>. The remnants of these people became the modern inhabitants of Lebanon. - Chaldea <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaldea> – appeared in southern Mesopotamia c. 1000 BC and eventually disappeared into the general Babylonian population. - Druze <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze> - Maltese <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_people> - Nasrani <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasrani_(Arabic_term_for_Christian)>/ Nazarenes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazarene_(sect)> - Antiochian Greek Christians <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochian_Greek_Christians> - Mandaeans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandaeans> - Maronites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maronites> - Thamud <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamud> – 2nd to 5th centuries AD - Ugarit <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugarit>, 14th to 12th centuries BC East Semitic[edit <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Semitic_languages&action=edit§ion=23> ] - Akkadian Empire <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_Empire> – ancient Semitic speakers moved into Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC and settled among the local peoples of Sumer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer>.[56] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages#cite_note-71>[57] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages#cite_note-72> - Assyrian Empire <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria>. The remnant of them became the Assyrian people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_people>. - Babylonian Empire <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia> - Ebla <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebla> – 23rd century BC South Semitic[edit <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Semitic_languages&action=edit§ion=24> ] - Abyssinian <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Semitic_languages>-speaking peoples - Axum <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum> – 4th century BC to 7th century AD - Amhara people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhara_people> - Argobba people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argobba_people> - Dahalik people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahalik_language> - Gurage people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurage_people> - Harari people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harari_people> - Judaised Abyssinians like Beta Israel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Israel>, Beta Abraham <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Abraham> and Falash Muras <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falash_Mura>. - Jeberti people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeberti_people> - Silt'e people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silt%27e_people> - Tigrigna People <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrigni> - Tigray people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrayans> - Tigre people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigre_people> - Wolane people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolane_people> - Zay people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zay_people> - Old <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_South_Arabian> and Modern South Arabian <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_South_Arabian>-speaking peoples - Bathari people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathari_language> - Faifi people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faifi_language> - Ancient Hadramitic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadramautic_language>-speakers. Eventually evolved into the modern day Hadhrami people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadhrami_people>. - Himyarites <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himyarites> from 110 BCE until 578 CE - Yemenite Jews <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenite_Jews> - Harsusi people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harasis> - Hobyot people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobyot_language> - Mehri people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehri_people> - Minaeans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaeans> 10th century BCE to 2nd centuries BC - Qatabanians <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatabanians> - Shehri people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehri_language> - Razihi people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razihi_language> - Sabaeans <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabaeans> of Yemen – 9th to 1st centuries BC - Soqotri people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soqotri_people> Margit
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