Reply #31: Bzzzzzz... wrong! [View All]

[rockymountaindem]

"Anti-Semitism" as a phrase does not refer to anyone besides Jews.

"The term anti-Semitism has historically referred to prejudice towards Jews alone, and this was the only use of this word for more than a century. It does not traditionally refer to prejudice toward other people who speak Semitic languages (e.g. Arabs or Assyrians). Bernard Lewis, Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University, says that "Anti-Semitism has never anywhere been concerned with anyone but Jews."<2>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Semitism#Etymology_and_usage