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Personal pet peeve time. How many times have we heard about Palestinians (or Syrians or Egyptians or anyone else) committing violence against Israelis in what is termed "Anti-Semitic" violence? This is CRAP, and I'm sick and tired of the world press being so ignorant about things!
The term "Semitic" refers to the descendants of Shem. These descendants include, to quote from Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, "any number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs."
Yes, violence against Israelis (or Jews anywhere) can properly be termed as anti-Semitic. Just make sure you let us know that the people committing those acts of violence are ALSO Semitic!
Some people are just as dumb as rocks. . . .
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...Rocks which they throw at each other.
The basest of human psychological needs is to identify an enemy. Since we, as a species, have no real predators, our minds seek out those who are out to harm us in other ways.
I doubt there will ever be peace in the middle east, because even if they ever came to an agreement, the people would be suddenly without an enemy. Without a cause. Without a vent for their anger and frustration at their situation. So out of that peace, their people would only find new enemies within their own ranks.
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