Someone asked me this question?
What is the difference between a Jew, a Hebrew, an Israeli and a semitic person?
The words are not interchangeable, and don't mean the same thing. They are not
considered offensive when used in proper context -- but then, you can say that
about almost any word, can't you?
Jew refers to religion. Hebrew is a language and is also used to refer to
people who speak that language. An Israeli is a resident of Israel (All Israeli's
are not Jewish) and Semitic refers to a race of people. Traditionally, the Semites are
people who are descendants of Shem (book of Genesis) and this includes the Hebrews,
Arameans, Phoenicians,
Arabs and Assyrians.
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