Witnessing the actions led by pro-Palestine student groups on college campuses as well as listening to and reading their slogans, one cannot but be confused and confounded as to how a supposedly "anti-occupation" movement insists upon occupying property that does not belong to them nor have they permission to reside in them. That is, until one realizes that rules of logic do not necessarily apply to the issue of "Palestine" .
Yisrael Medad
Shiloh, Israel
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ReplyDeleteQuestion: Is there DNA research that shows current day Palestinians to be closely related to the ancient Israelites of two thousand years ago?
Answer: Recent DNA research suggests that there is a significant genetic connection between modern-day Palestinians and the ancient populations of the Southern Levant, including the Israelites of around 2,000 years ago. A study published in 2020 analyzed the genomes of ancient individuals from the Bronze Age Southern Levant and found that the Canaanites, who lived in this region and contributed to the genetic makeup of the Israelites, share substantial genetic continuity with today's Arabic-speaking populations, including Palestinians (https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-shows-canaanites-israelites-biblical-frenemies-kept-genetic-integrity/) (https://phys.org/news/2020-05-canaanites-insight-ancient-genomes.html).
The research indicates that more than 50% of the ancestry of present-day Arabic-speaking populations in the Levant is linked to ancient Levantine populations, which include the Canaanites and Israelites (https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/jews-and-arabs-descended-from-canaanites/). This genetic continuity underscores that both modern Jews and Palestinians have deep ancestral roots in the region, tracing back to these ancient populations.
Furthermore, while the Philistines, another ancient group in the region, had some European ancestry, they are distinct from the Israelites and Canaanites. However, it is important to note that modern Palestinians are not directly descended from the Philistines; rather, their ancestry is more closely tied to the broader ancient Levantine gene pool (https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Netanyahu-Archaeology-DNA-prove-Palestinians-not-native-to-Land-of-Israel-594872) (https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/09/palestinians-ancient-philistines/).
In summary, genetic studies affirm a significant ancestral link between modern Palestinians and the ancient populations of the Southern Levant, including the Israelites, reflecting a long-standing continuity in the region's genetic heritage.
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