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Arabs are the largest Semitic group and Arabic is the most spoken Semitic language. If anyone can claim this exclusively, it is Arabs.
FYI: Most Ashkenazi Jews are genetically Europeans, surprising study finds
All correct, but "antisemtism" is still a word that means "hatred towards the Jews" :)
You don't have to take my word for it... see for example [1] or [2].
Definitions change and words can be reclaimed. If European Jews can claim it despite having no Semitic ancestry and not speaking a Semitic language until after Zionism, why can’t Semitic people who always spoke a Semitic language? Moreso if said Semitic people have been systematically massacred and oppressed by European LARPers who weaponized the term. You are just being antisemitic.
Err... has LARPer been reclaimed too? Must be, because I have no idea what you are talking about (which shouldn't surprise anyone, since you make up your own definitions instead of bothering with actually making yourself clear).
Anyway, until "antisemitism" is actually reclaimed (and you'll notice because dictionaries will start listing two meanings for it), it means one precise thing and, shall you want to use the term with a different meaning, you should at the very least note that for your readers. That's language 101: words have a conventional meaning, thanks to which we can (hope to) understand each other.
I don't even know why I'm still arguing with you... there are lots of people (mostly in the far-right) that, exactly like you are doing here, are adamant in thinking they are the depositaries of absolute truth despite any and all evidence, and arguing with them brings zero benefit to society.
Since I've written this, I guess I'll post it (before blocking your account).