AdjectiveSemitic (not comparable) Positive Semitic Superlative none (absolute)
Alternative spellingsNounSingular Semitic Plural uncountable Semitic (uncountable)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic (from the Biblical "Shem", Hebrew: שם, translated as "name", Arabic: ساميّ) was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages. This family includes the ancient and modern forms of Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Ge'ez, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Tigre and Tigrinya among others. As language studies are interwoven with cultural studies, the term also came to describe the extended cultures and ethnicities, as well as the history of these varied peoples as associated by close geographic and linguistic distribution. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  thecommentfactory.com Wilson Dizard hu, 06 Aug 2009 16:28:00 GM After a while, I realized that what I was seeing in the region was not so much a war between two civilizations, one Western and one Islamic, but rather a civil war between two . Semitic. peoples. For all the things Israelis and ...  jihadwatch.org Robert Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:08:29 GM "Record rise" in anti-. Semitic. attacks in UK -- guess why? This report blames the Israeli defensive action in Gaza last winter, and even features Muslim leaders denouncing anti-. Semitism. . It does not, however, address the antisemitism ...  pajamasmedia.com John Rosenthal Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:55:21 GM Only last year, she was involved in a highly publicized dispute with the journalist Henryk Broder after Broder accused her of specializing in a sort of anti-. Semitic. anti-Zionism. (On that controversy, see my contemporaneous report ... From Google Blog Search: "semitic"  news.google.com Jewish Telegraphic Agency budapest (JTA) -- An anti- Semitic attack on a Jewish citizen in Budapest has led to appeals to police for improved vigilance. Three hooded assailants hurled ... news.google.com Jewish Telegraphic Agency But it wasn't until she repeated an anti- Semitic joke she heard in high school that her mother broke down and confessed that her father was, in fact, a Jew. ... and more » news.google.com The News Journal In 1908, on hearing about a young man in Vienna who wanted a nose job, Sigmund Freud made a quick diagnosis: The man suffered from an anti- Semitic ... and more » From Google News Search: "semitic" Israel bashers do you know the difference between being anti-Israel and being anti-Semitic? Q. Because reading many of your replies, I get the feeling that you cannot differentiate between the two. Your answers are for the large part more anti-Semitic then anti-Israeli. If you hate the Jews why hide it behind anti-Israel rhetoric and not just come out and admit to the fact. Asked by MaxNHL - Wed Mar 7 17:41:50 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. I wonder how some of the nimrods you describe would feel if they were in the position that the average Israeli is in, every day of his life. Lets say about 1 quarter of Texas was a separate country and every day, Mexicans, Other Texans, Arizonians and Louisianans were launching rockets into this little country hoping to kill or injure anyone in the vicinity, women and children included. Then people from those surrounding places were showing up at schools, marketplaces, sporting events and the like, and blowing themselves up, taking women and children with them. Then, just for fun, sometimes armed people from those areas would sneak into this little country and kidnap people. This is what the Israeli's have been putting up with for almost… [cont.] Answered by idiotsreside - Wed Mar 7 18:07:53 2007 Why is it everytime someone makes a comment about Isreal he is labelled anti-semitic? Q. Don't you find it funny that the majority of people are afraid to speak out their minds about Isreal because they will be labelled anti-semitic? Even in USA, it's almost politically incorrect to mention anything bad about Isreal. Anything you say about Isreal is anti-semitic. Bull. Example: Israel is not a nice country. What did you say? YOU are ANTI- SEMITIC for mentionning Isreal. Canada should of Kept Israel on the Torture list...where they belong. Asked by ctscan29 - Fri Mar 14 21:26:58 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. Those "terrorists who have sworn to destroy it" are trying to protect what was once their home. They were effectively invaded. Anyone would react the same way. The US supports Israel (the US profits from having an ally in the Middle East!) and so the facts are often skewed to appear pro-Israel. I think you should certainly be able to speak your mind about Israel without seeming anti-Semitic or reflecting on the inhabitants of Israel (although it is sadly true that you can't...) After all, Israel was created by politicians and diplomats, not by a group of Jewish people. Answered by may - Fri Mar 14 22:51:36 2008 How do you tell if a comedian is Racist, Anti-Semitic or Homophobic or if they're just being Ironic ?
Q. Whats the criteria ? Or is it as long as there funny anything goes ? Asked by Philip H - Sat Jan 26 10:22:44 2008 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments A. If it wasn't for the cancerous bile that is Political Correctness, then there would be no real issue with commedians telling jokes a bit near the knuckle. Political Correctness has ruined the United Kingdom and any other country it has invaded. Answered by Modern Major General - Sat Jan 26 10:35:05 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "semitic" |
