Why is discrimination against different races just racism, but if it's against jews it's anti-semitism?

Genuine question, why do they get their own word for it?

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calicuz · 56-60, M

The term has only been around for about 140 years, so I would suspect it's more of a political term, used today to emphasize a specific kind of hate.