Anti-semitic, anti-immigrant

[Chip Berlet]

Because the term anti-Semitic originated with an anti-Jewish movement in
Germany around the time that scientific racism was flourishing, it has
always been problematic. Many writers now use the term "antisemitism" to
show recognition that the use of "Semitic" was improper in the first place,
but to provide continuity with historic anti-Jewish attitudes.

There are several useful studies on the various different types of
antisemitism, including religious, xenophobic, scapegoating, and chimera.

-Chip

----- Original Message -----
From: alessandro coricelli <alessandro.coricelli at rcn.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: Anti-semitic, anti-immigrant


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> >From: "Charles Brown" <CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us>
> >To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
> >Subject: Re: Anti-semitic, anti-immigrant
> >Date: Fri, Nov 19, 1999, 4:32 PM
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> > Are you sure anti-Semitism is the correct term outside of Europe ?
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> the only problem with the term is that not all Jews are semites.
> The term, I believe, was conied in the 19th century, in Germany. And it
> means anti-judaism.
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>  > For
> > example, Palestinians are not only Semites, but vicitms of Israeli
> > imperialism. Thus, Palestinian antagonism toward Israelit Jews is not
the
> > response of an oppressor group scapegoating an oppressed group, and is
> > fundamentally different than European anti-Semitism.
>
> Israel (the state-nation) is much younger than the anti-judaism of (some)
> Palestinians.
>
> ciao,
> alessandro