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JohnSJ

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14. Here is a fun fact for you. That is the context where antisemitism has been used, and actually how the dictionary
Sat Sep 28, 2024, 07:23 PM
Sep 28

defines it.

"“Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”

And the world recognizes that connotation as such.

Anti-Islamic, Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, Islamic phobia, etc. is how that hatred is usually referred to:

"The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is an organization that offers legal counseling and assistance in cases of discrimination, defamation, and hate crimes against Arab people.

Semitic people or Semites is an obsolete term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group.

The terms "anti-Semite" or "antisemitism" today refers more narrowly to anyone who was hostile or discriminatory towards Jews in particular.






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