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2024-03-17 11:46:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97A8B0FFA37E856E478FF8D7CBECA497D3A0CD06BC2BD09E6561766665D1934D
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Genetic studies of Ashkenazi Jews have found no evidence of Khazar ancestry. The so-called 'Khazar Hypothesis' is largely discredited and is considered to be pseudohistory by most historians, archaeologists and geneticists. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazar_hypothesis_of_Ashkenazi_ancestry https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25079123/ https://forward.com/opinion/382967/ashkenazi-jews-are-not-khazars-heres-the-proof/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/nr5rot/how_much_evidence_is_there_for_the_khazarian/ https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/an-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-is-being-shared-on-telegram-to-justify-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
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