Who Are The Jews
Are the above three Jews genetically related? Isn't their relation similar to the relation of a Saudi Muslim to that of a Nigerian and Indonesian Muslim? The answer is yes, but when it comes to Ashkenazi Jews, it gets convoluted! The European Jews lost their Khazaric language, land, customs, heritage and they have been leaning on the Arab region as their ancestral homeland. There is no other group of people with these kind of distorted views of who they are as a people. However, there is nothing more offensive to Ashkenazi Jews than being told the truth of their European heritage.
The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." W.E.B. Du Bois
Do we need a dna test to distinguish who is who from the above images? Doesn't the person on the left look Middle Eastern? He does and that is because he is an Arab, a Moroccan Jew. He can say that he is Saddam's brother and that would be believable, because as an Arab, he resebles other Arabs. The person on the right is a European Ashkenazi Jew. It would be hard for him to claim to be Saddam's kin, becasue he is a European. All that is required is to look at him! The Arab Jews were brought to Palestine to serve the needs of the European Ashkenazi Jews as cheap laborers and to help them fight the colonized Arabs. Why do people pretend not to notice when it comes to the International Jews' deliberate attempt to pass for 'Israelite'?
The European Ashkenazi Jews who invaded and colonized Palestine are no different than the other European people before them who invaded lands of people of color. The color line between the Ashkenazi Jews and the indenenious people of Palestine is in stark contrast. Those who are demonizing, terrorizing and colonizing the Arab people are distinctly very European and the colonized are a Middle Eastern people.
Millions of people around the globe live in regions where they have no ancestral lineage, such as the people of the United States, Canada, but it is only the Ashkenazi Jews who for centuries use the word 'Diaspora', meaning that they are away from their beloved 'Israel'. They don't feel at home anywhere on the planet except on Arab soil. That is indeed beyond strange and a tragedy for the Arab people that those who cavot their land is a united people with strong ties to the West.
Here are European Jews who detest being reminded of being European.
About three years ago, I posted a message at the Haaretz website. The replies to that message came back fast and furious! As I expected all the Jews were clining to Palestine and they seemed to be alarmed and disgusted that I was referring to them as a European people. What follows is my post and their replies.
It never fails to amaze me how a group of people, the European Jews, is so willing and ready to take up an identity that is not theirs and completely discard their own! European Jews are not indigenous to the Arab region and they are not the ones refereed to in the bible as "Israelites". It is similar to an Indonesian claiming ancestry to the Arab region because he converted to Islam. Respect is earned, and until you respect your very own heritage, I cannot bestow it upon you. Until such time...
All descendants of Jacob, not Ishmail, and this can go into the innumerous grade. Therefore Europeans Jews can be part of the Israelites as well, as Jacob descendants scattered around the world for many reasons, but mainly expulsion.
So if the Zionist movement was 100% Jews form Arab countries would that be okay then? Are all the Arabs "pure semites"? No they have greek roman german spanish turkish and european in the mix big time. The Jews of europe are of Jews who whos roots are in Judea, who over time intermarried to various degrees with the local population but who mantained their Judaic culture religion languages and aspirations. Jews are not a race we are a people and like all others there is an inflow and outflow.Also Israelites refers to two things. Residents of the Northern Kingdome of israel and to Judeans as all are of the House of Israel.You are trying to use typical historical distortions to try to undercut the legitimacy of the Zionist movement by falsly cutting off european jews from their middle eastern roots.It is total nonsenseand no serious historian Jewsih or non Jewsih agrees with such falsehoods.
Anti-Semitism is a mutating virus!Who has suffered more from European racism than the Ashkenazi Jews? Who has paid a higher price for being "Semetic" than the "white Jew"? Two thirds of them were wiped off the map just 60 years ago. First they are exterminated for "being a race". Now they are attacked for "not being a race". When will it end?
1) Most Jews in Israel and the world are non-European
2) European Jews came to Europe first from Judea via Rome and then from Babylon in the ninth century, their ancestry is directly tracable to the Israelites
3) There has been continuous interaction and intermingling between European and non-European Jews, almost non between any Jews and non-Jews.
It seems every number of years or so a particular ethnic group or another wishes to compare itself with the Jewish people. Some years ago it was the Japanese, after a popular book of sorts was written of that nature. Recently a paper was written about Jewish intelligence, which stressed that jewish intelligence may be a product of alternatively,genetic diseases specific to the jewish people and/or the types of occupations that jews were forced to hold early in the galut. I say basically, who cares? We as a people have so much adversity in the face of our numerous enemies in Israel and abroad that our lives are exciting enough. Frankly, I would like us to be like the Swiss, real boring, and real secure.
I guess you know NOTHING of modern Genetic studies...Do a little research and study before spouting nonsense for the public to see....
who declared u authority on jewish heritage? and who needs your respect?
all jews are decendants from jacob and are 100% the israelites in the Bible.The jews from north africa Know how to deal with the arab countries that dont want peace.
AMAZING STATISTICS
Calculations based on the high rate of genetic similarity of today`s Cohanim resulted in the highest ?paternity-certainty? rate ever recorded in population genetics studies -- a scientific testimony to family faithfulness.
Stated Dr. David Goldstein of Oxford University:
?For more than 90 percent of the Cohens to share the same genetic markers after such a period of time is a testament to the devotion of the wives of the Cohens over the years. Even a low rate of infidelity would have dramatically lowered the percentage.?
(Science News, October 3, 1998)
Wider genetic studies of diverse present day Jewish communities show a remarkable genetic cohesiveness. Jews from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, North Africa and European Ashkenazim all cluster together with other Semitic groups, with their origin in the Middle East. A common geographical original can be seen for all mainstream Jewish groups studied.
This genetic research has clearly refuted the libel that the Ashkenazi Jews are not related to the ancient Hebrews, but are descendants of the Kuzar tribe -- a pre-10th century Turko-Asian empire which reportedly converted en masse to Judaism. Researchers compared the DNA signature of the Ashkenazi Jews against those of Turkish-derived people, and found no correspondence.
The research has shown a clear genetic relationship amongst Cohanim and their direct lineage from a common ancestor. The research findings support the Torah statements that the line of Aaron will last throughout history:
?... and they shall have the Priesthood as a statute forever, and you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.? (Exodus 29:9)
European Jews are Native to Israel, not Europe.All Jews are native to Israel, not to Europe, Russia, US, or anywhere else not in Israel. Arabs are not native to Israel. They are invaders, just like the Crusaders. How rediculous your comments. Just because Jews have different skin colors and speak different languages, OUR blood is native to Israel and we share that same blood. Thats why we call it the Disapora, because its our home, not our homeland which we are native to.
obviously you aren`t aware of the genetics studies about the "cohen" gene. jew`s from europe (ashkenazi) are in fact the very same jews that inhabited the syrio-palestinian region from iron age I (1200 bce) until the roman period (70 ce). the gene types are also identical to those of the non-ashkenazic jews that remained in the middle-east. i`m sorry that you posted your previous remarks without all the facts; it`s unfortunate to disseminate false information.