OK, OK we got it. Anti-Semitism is only referring to the “hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.” Just calm down and stop screaming. Let's put aside that Noah Webster, the founder of Merriam-Webster, called Judaism "a temporary dispensation." and defined Gypsies as "a race of vagabonds which infest Europe” and accept his definitions as carved in stone. Let´s also ignore that there is no such thing like a Jewish race. Merriam Websters definition of “Jew” is: - a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people - a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the sixth century b.c. to the first century a.d Interesting for those who claim there isn´t and never was a place called Palestine. It also says: - The noun Jew is commonly used by people who identify as such, often as a deeply meaningful designation. However, use of the term by those who are not Jewish in generalizations about Jewish people, … that draw on stereotypes, is highly offensive. Adjectival use by those who are not Jewish is also commonly considered offensive; Really? So, if I say Jewish people are very smart, that`s offensive? “Those whose name must not be spoken by those who don´t belong to them” seem to be offended very easily. Merriam Webster`s definition of Semite is: - a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs - a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language Following logic the term anti-Semitic should describe any kind of hostility or prejudice against Semites which are defined as people speaking a semitic language which again are Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews and Arabs. Now, I don't care since when or by whom the definition of anti-Semitic somehow turned into hostility or prejudice against Jews only, but we should be aware that by using the term as such we are perpetrating another grave injustice on the Palestinian people: Because in addition to stealing their land and taking their lives we are depriving them of their identity.
