What does it mean to be anti-Semitic?
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December 17, 2023 1:00 AM
The term "Semitic" was created in the late 18th century by members of the Göttingen School of History to refer to a language group.
The most widely spoken Semitic languages today are Arabic (300 million), Amharic (22 million), Tigrinya (7 million), Hebrew (5 million), per Wikipedia.
What does it mean to be anti-Semitic? Considering the origin of the word, it simply means to be against a language group and has nothing to do with a “race” or religion. All those who speak the Semitic languages are of all “races” and religions.
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