Question: If I suddenly believe in Judaism, do I become a Semitic Person?

OK, so say I suddenly decide to choose the Jewish faith and become a full time Jew, would that make me Semetic?

If you believe, that who ever is Jewish is semetic, which can be clasiffied as a race, then why do so much Jews look different:-

A Jewish Man (semetic)



Chinese Jew (Semetic? link: http://newsblaze.com/story/20070815142253lill.nb/topstory.html)




Ethiopian Jews (Semetic)





Arab Girl , Arab people are semetic too.

 

First time I know there are Chinese Jews too, I m not against Jews but against Zionism, because its racism and terrorism, I would like to know too about Jews by convert if they are considered semitic, and/or if somebody criticized them, would he be accused of antisemitism too?

 

SEMITIC
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. The late 19th century term "anti-Semitism" refers specifically to hostility toward Jews, further complicating the understood meaning and boundaries of the term.

ANTISEMITIC
Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism, also known as judeophobia) is prejudice and hostility toward Jews as a religious, racial, or ethnic group. While the term's etymology indicates that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic peoples, since its creation it has been used exclusively to refer to hostility towards Jews.[1][2]

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I have already explained the meanings of these words to you but you don't want to acknowledge that the words have defined meanings. Hopefully these definitions will assist you. Or perhaps somebody with more patience for your games will give it a try.

So yes, in spite of your ignorant assertions otherwise it is possible for a semitic person to be antisemitic no matter how much you want it not to be true.

But whether you are antisemitic or just anti-jew they are just words. The feelings in your heart are the same.

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As for the silly premise, one's ethnicity or cultural background does not magically change with one's religion.

 

You are semitic because you are a Jew, do to the customs you practice. "Semitic" is used to define culture, not race.

 

are you a fundamentalist linguistic?

 

according to that definition Israel is anti-semitic:

 

I think we should all convert to Judaism. You know, just for fun.

 

Well, many people in Israel, yes.

 

but its not any people, or a group of new immigrants, its the Government, from same source:

 

It sure sounds like discrimination by Israel.

I think discrimination is wrong. But you are still missing the point.

It appears they are being discriminated because they are Ethiopian not because they are Jewish. That sounds like racism not antisemitism.

 

Yes, it is definitely not antisemitism, because if Israel were to be antisemitic, it wouldn't be Israel...

 

I am betting there is a Jew-haters forum these guys keep coming from. When one gets banned they send another, the problem is they usually follow some of the same patterns. I especially like the part were they claim to be a "jew" after so many threads of how they hate the Jews.

 

lol.....how true...I knew I had been away from DP too long...I am now catching up on all the humor.

 

no, I did not miss the point, the definition says: "is prejudice and hostility toward Jews as a religious, racial, or ethnic group. "

did not say "unless done by Jews"

but anyway, I will be happy with Israel is racist, did I get it right? you are saying Israel is racist?

 

Semitics cannot be antisemitic, though.

 

FYI, I applied to be Jewish on a website, I'm waiting for a confirmation email.

 

yes, you are right, its like being anti-self

its clear that Israel is a racist state, which creates lot of criticism against It, if they treat their fellow Jews that way, in Israel, how they would treat Palestinians in Israel, and in occupied lands?

 

so a jew who hates jews is semitic

An arab who loves jews is not semitic ?

 

Do you post these lies about yourself in other threads because you are jealous?

 

A Jew is semitic, and the specific Jews we are talking about here are racist, they aren't hating the people because they are Jews. And yes an Arab whom loves Jews is not Semitic unless they are Muslim, which I believe falls under the Semitic definition.