Palestinians aren't very Arab generically. They have as much ancestry in Palestine 2000 years ago as Ashkenazi do. All the Jews weren't expelled from Palestine by the Romans. This is a myth. The Palestinians are largely descended from the people who were there in the first century with about 30% Egyptian. Ashkenazi about 30% European genetically. Palestinians and Mizrahi more closely related to each other than either to Ashkenazi. My question is if the Maccabees are Jewish heroes rather than terrorists, why is it weird for Palestinians to be pissed at what Zionism had in store for them and which came to pass precisely as they feared?
But you were implying there was no тАЬPalestinian cultureтАЭ prior to the Arab conquest. This person is pointing out the people of Palestine were already there and simply took on some of the culture of their conquerors. ItтАЩs surely the case that the people of Israel (whose decendents now include Jewish and Muslim and Christians) previously had taken on aspects of Roman cultural during that conquest as wellтАж itтАЩs not about тАЬraceтАЭ itтАЩs about having as deep cultural roots in that region as Jews do. Denying that doesnтАЩt help anyone.
The genetics just help to demonstrate scientifically that people have ancestors from the region which correlates well with the idea theyтАЩve some historical claim to the land and arenтАЩt just interlopers, as do the Jews and Christians.
To your larger point I mean, sure? There was no тАЬMuslim ArabтАЭ culture before the founding of Islam because thatтАЩs impossibleтАж and that occurred hundreds of years after the founding of Christianity which occurred after the Roman conquest of Israel/palestine etc but IтАЩm not sure what the purpose of such an argument is. Many of The people of Israel/Palestine today regardless of their current religion can trace their cultural roots to this region.
We all need to go back to the Fertile Crescent or Olduvai Gorge!
Palestinians aren't very Arab generically. They have as much ancestry in Palestine 2000 years ago as Ashkenazi do. All the Jews weren't expelled from Palestine by the Romans. This is a myth. The Palestinians are largely descended from the people who were there in the first century with about 30% Egyptian. Ashkenazi about 30% European genetically. Palestinians and Mizrahi more closely related to each other than either to Ashkenazi. My question is if the Maccabees are Jewish heroes rather than terrorists, why is it weird for Palestinians to be pissed at what Zionism had in store for them and which came to pass precisely as they feared?
But you were implying there was no тАЬPalestinian cultureтАЭ prior to the Arab conquest. This person is pointing out the people of Palestine were already there and simply took on some of the culture of their conquerors. ItтАЩs surely the case that the people of Israel (whose decendents now include Jewish and Muslim and Christians) previously had taken on aspects of Roman cultural during that conquest as wellтАж itтАЩs not about тАЬraceтАЭ itтАЩs about having as deep cultural roots in that region as Jews do. Denying that doesnтАЩt help anyone.
The genetics just help to demonstrate scientifically that people have ancestors from the region which correlates well with the idea theyтАЩve some historical claim to the land and arenтАЩt just interlopers, as do the Jews and Christians.
To your larger point I mean, sure? There was no тАЬMuslim ArabтАЭ culture before the founding of Islam because thatтАЩs impossibleтАж and that occurred hundreds of years after the founding of Christianity which occurred after the Roman conquest of Israel/palestine etc but IтАЩm not sure what the purpose of such an argument is. Many of The people of Israel/Palestine today regardless of their current religion can trace their cultural roots to this region.