tl;dr

Semitic was intended to classify a family of related languages, not ethnic or racial groups. Muslims Arabs are semitic. The word anti-semitic is a misnomer. Certainly a linguistic contradiction when applied to Jews by Muslim Arabs.

The terms "ethnoreligious prejudice" or "ethnoreligious bigotry" or even "anti-Jewish hate" should be used instead.


An exhaustive 1,000+ word explanation by AI was deleted and summarized above. It is easy prompt AI again.
Linked by a blog post stating that "the nonsense word (anti-semitism) has been weaponized and no longer holds any meaning."