Standing Bear wrote: > Lets get one thing straight here. Ethnologically > and biologically, the Semite people are ALL the > people of the fertile crescent and their descendants. > Thatmeans not only Israeliis, but Arabs, Chaldeans, > Medes, many Egyptians, Yemenis, Adenites, Djiboutians, > and many, many others. To say anti-semitism only > refers to a minority of these peoples like the people > of the book is wrong. The Jewish people cannot claim > ownership of all things Semitic. Jordanians get Kaposi's > Sarcoma and other typical 'Semitic' diseases as well.
Yes, I find this loose use of language incredibly annoying as well. It's particularly ridiculous when someone refers to an Arab or a Persian as "anti-Semitic". What's even more absurd is that, ethnically speaking, most Jews are not Semites and most Semites are not Jews. But I suppose common usage has made correct. M. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
