If someone accuses an Arab of being anti-semitic and the response is "that's ludicrous, he's a semite", that is infuriating to those of us who have had to deal with far, far too many instances of that.
As someone who has had their head kicked in on numerous occasions by christian jew-haters, skin-heads and random bigots, I believe I have earned the right to respond to particular terms in any way I see fit. I AM one of us that has dealt with it in too many instances. That said, I will agree that it is a semantic point, and probably not helpful given the situation.
But it is NOT a pointless one, IMO. The attempt to remind people that jews and arabs are all semites is an attempt (on my part) to recall and reinforce the fact that we share a common background and heritage, and that we are tied by more than a simple desire for a piece of land.
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Re: "anti-semitism"
Date: 2003-04-03 03:11 pm (UTC)As someone who has had their head kicked in on numerous occasions by christian jew-haters, skin-heads and random bigots, I believe I have earned the right to respond to particular terms in any way I see fit. I AM one of us that has dealt with it in too many instances. That said, I will agree that it is a semantic point, and probably not helpful given the situation.
But it is NOT a pointless one, IMO. The attempt to remind people that jews and arabs are all semites is an attempt (on my part) to recall and reinforce the fact that we share a common background and heritage, and that we are tied by more than a simple desire for a piece of land.
My feelings on the matter.