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Israel/Palestine

John ONeill

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6. Natives of Israel/Palestine

Reply to Mosby (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:35 PM

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Genetic studies of Palestinians show that they're more closely related to the inhabitants of the area thousands of years ago, than the recent Jewish immigrants. Same thing in Britain - most of the ancestry is from the Britons/Celts who were there thousands of years ago, the Romans/Anglo-Saxons/Vikings/Normans just spiced up the mix. Palestinians have a dash of African ancestry from Black slaves during Arab rule. European Jews, naturally, mixed with the people there. Their languages, Arabic and Hebrew, are related too. The main difference now is the Israelis have all the jets and tanks - and friends with even more of them.

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An Interesting Read on the Origins of the Palestinian-Isreali Conflict. [View all] NNadir Saturday OP

You peeked into Pandora's Box. cachukis Saturday #1

I have added it to my reading list Bluestocking Saturday #2

I have not read this book, but I have read several others that support this premise. Lonestarblue Saturday #3

Your post is historical revisionism Mosby Saturday #5

Natives of Israel/Palestine John ONeill Sunday #6

Genetics have little to nothing to do with indigenity Mosby Sunday #7

Indigeneity John ONeill Monday #8

indigeneity is not based on genes. Mosby Monday #10

Let's talk about DNA. Mosby Monday #11

To repeat my point: Everyone is wrong and nobody is right. I would add that everyone makes specious arguments... NNadir Monday #9

I learned more about this endless conflict in 1 minute reading your post than I have in a lifetime of press accounts jmbar2 Saturday #4

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