To: ApplegateRanch
I repeat: Not all Jews are Semites; and not all Semites are Jews. Therefore, it IS meaningless. As meaningless as "hot dog" I suppose ...
The hot dog you eat may or may not be kosher but it is certainly not dog meat.
Look up Antisemitism
an·ti-Sem·i·tism (nt-sm-tzm, nt-) n. - Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or Judaism.
- Discrimination against Jews.
Nothing for your palestinians
To: af_vet_1981
Main Entry: Sem·ite
Pronunciation: 'se-"mIt, esp British 'sE-"mIt
Function: noun
Etymology: French sémite, from Semitic Shem, from Late Latin, from Greek SEm, from Hebrew ShEm
1 a : a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs b : a descendant of these peoples
2 : a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language
As I said, not all Semites are Jews; not all Jews are Semites.
153 posted on
03/06/2004 10:52:07 PM PST by
ApplegateRanch
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