Semitic refers to a particular branch of Afroasiatic languages, including Hebrew, Arabic, and Amharic. Anti-semitism is most commonly used in reference to discrimination against and hatred toward Jews as an ethnic and/or religious group. See online: “anti-Semitism.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 8 June 2011. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/27646/anti-Semitism.   http://www.justvision.org/glossary/anti-semitism