Reply #48: the term "anti-Semitism" isn't used to describe "Semites" [View All]

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the same way "tidal waves" aren't precipitated by the tide. It's a linguistic Catch-22, because many Jews aren't actually Semitic, most Semites aren't Jewish, and the term "anti-Judaism" implies opposition to the religion, not the people or their presumed bloodline. "anti-Jew" might cover the semantic bases, but I could see why Jews find the term distasteful. So it's a lousy expression, but a universally understood (or purposefully misunderstood) one.