While what you say is true, I believe most people equate antisemitism with
discrimination against Jews. Also from the Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism>:

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to,
> prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews.
>



On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 5:54 PM John and Margit Griffith <
[email protected]> wrote:

> 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&section=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&section=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&section=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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