There is no such thing as a Semitic people or Semitic race.
They are an ancient Semitic people who retain Aramaic as a spoken language.
Three thousand years ago, the Canaanites and other Semitic peoples lived here.
American Jews have reason to be particularly sensitive about demonizing a Semitic people.
Circumcision was common, although not universal, among ancient Semitic peoples.
Circumcision was also adopted by some Semitic peoples living in or around Egypt.
Arab refers to a Semitic people and culture.
These were a Semitic people who had no clear religious orientation.
In a linguistic sense, only the Semitic peoples still form a well-defined phylum.
These are also shared with some non-Jewish Semitic peoples.