Comments on: Is Saffron Serving up a Side of Propaganda? [UPDATE, 8/8/12]

By: Dmitry

Dmitry — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:51:18 +0000

Mina says:
August 19, 2012 at 10:11 PM

“Please people stop using the word ‘antisemitism’ to describe anti-Jewish sentiments! Technically only Arabs and Sephardi Jews are Semitic! ”

Oh boy. Here we go again with the Khazar theories!!! At least this time an allowance is made for Sephardim.

I am from Belarus, and carry a Familial Mediterranean Fever gene marker. My buddy, also from Belarus, with a last name “Kaganer”, carries a Cohen gene.

Is this semitic enough for you???

Near as I can tell, my ancestors came from Spain around the time of expulsions in 1492, via Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Lithuania before landing in Belarus.

Ashkenazi Jews are not blood descendants of Khazars, who were turkic people, and who did not migrate to Western Russia after the destruction of their Khazanat.

By: Nachman

Nachman — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:50:00 +0000

Let’s go back to calling it just plain ol’ Judenhass. That will preclude any of their arguments about the definition of semitic.

Today’s one-liner: Arab Islamists want to designate themselves with a name given by the pagan Romans.

Go figure.

By: Jeff Mandell

Jeff Mandell — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:26:27 +0000

Would it make you happy if I just called Wadi’s words and actions Anti-Jewish? OK then, Wadi’s words and actions appear to be Anti-Jewish. Feel better?

The word Palestine doesn’t bother me (and some of the other commentors) – it’s the explicit implication that Israel should not exist.

By: Nachman

Nachman — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:31:40 +0000

And it takes up less space to indicate the sovereign nation of Israel (six letters) than a non-existent Palestine (nine letters).