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2024-01-17 23:59:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F856A38201FA7242D667753C142EC2AB44D071CEC8A88D0521977B2EAC1FBB33
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The “Khazar myth”, the theory Ashkenazi Jews come from ancient Khazaria, has been thoroughly debunked. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazar_hypothesis_of_Ashkenazi_ancestry There’s no evidence of Khazar ancestry amongst Ashkenazis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25079123/ About half of Israeli Jews are Mizrahi, of Middle Eastern origin, genetically identical to Palestinians https://theconversation.com/israels-mosaic-of-jewish-ethnic-groups-is-key-to-understanding-the-country-217893 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11543891/#:~:text=Archaeologic%20and%20genetic%20data%20support,but%20not%20in%20genetic%2C%20differences.
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