I guess I don’t understand how you can be “deeply pro-Arab” and be anti-Semitic; Arabs are a Semitic people.
'Anti-Semetic is only a politically correct way of saying "Jew-hater".
“Anti-semitic” is a phrase borrowed from the German meaning “Jew hater.” The word “semitic” was coined to categorize language groups although pseudo-racist theories applied it to races that don’t exist. If “anti-Semitic” were applied to Arabs, then Hitler would not be an “anti-Semite” since one of his best friends was the Mufti of Jerusalem and the Mufti headed a Waffen SS group consisting of Muslims of various backgrounds who slaughtered thousands of people in Yugoslavia.
Very surprising that Peres, the consummate diplomat, would attack the Brits so bluntly. I haven’t seen the original site but Cameron ticked everyone off by taking Turkey’s side when they were to blame for the flotilla incident.
That is plain dumb and an oft repeated wise guy remark on the internet. Pick up a dictionary or thesaurus for an explanation and look up the phrase anti-Semitic. It means anti_Jewish because Jews have been a part of Western and European civilization for centuries while Arabs have not. Europe has had to repulse Arab Muslim invasions a few times. But these days they allow the Muslim invasion by immigration, giving them outlandish social benefits and then they knock out a million kids
DennisW: there is no need to insult Stormer and call him names simply because he expressed doubt. He said nothing offensive and did not deserve your harsh treatment.
Stormer: the word anti-Semite does NOT have any scientific connotation. Starting with 1860s, the "Jewish question" gained in importance in Germany, where Jews not only lacked equality but even citizenship. There were great debates in the press at the time. During one of those, a journalist invented the word "anti-Semite" to designate bigots hating the Jews. Contrary to the way it sounds, it is NOT an opposite to "Semite," which is a scientific term denoting a group of people.
Thus, to be a Semite is to belong to the Semitic group (which indeed includes Arabs), but to be an anti-Semite is to be against Jews only, and not other members of the Semitic group.
True, if you believe that words actually mean something... The same sort of nonsense comes up by those who say that they're "not anti-semetic, they're just 'anti-Israel.'"
A better, more accurate, and more to the point term would be "Jew Haters."
Mark