Wrong. The word has NEVER, EVER meant anything but Jews. It was invented by a German philosopher precisely to describe Jew-hatred in clinical terms. At its root, it has always meant hatred of Jews. "Arabs are also Semites" is simply not correct. "Semite" is not and has never been a synonym for Middle Eastern or Levantine.
Wrong. The word has NEVER, EVER meant anything but Jews. It was invented by a German philosopher precisely to describe Jew-hatred in clinical terms. At its root, it has always meant hatred of Jews. "Arabs are also Semites" is simply not correct. "Semite" is not and has never been a synonym for Middle Eastern or Levantine.
"Arabs are also Semites"
Wrong. The word has NEVER, EVER meant anything but Jews. It was invented by a German philosopher precisely to describe Jew-hatred in clinical terms. At its root, it has always meant hatred of Jews. "Arabs are also Semites" is simply not correct. "Semite" is not and has never been a synonym for Middle Eastern or Levantine.