Middle Eastern Jews and Palestinians are genetically almost identical

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Gene research challenges claims that Jews are a special, chosen people

Middle Eastern Jews and Palestinians are genetically almost identical

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“The paper, 'The Origin of Palestinians and their Genetic Relatedness with other Mediterranean Populations', involved studying genetic variations in immune system genes among people in the Middle East.

“… [The] team found no data to support the idea that Jewish people were genetically distinct from other people in the region.

“… [The] team's research challenges claims that Jews are a special, chosen people …

“Jews and Palestinians in the Middle East share a very similar gene pool …”

Controversy

“Academics who have already received copies of [the journal] Human Immunology have been urged to rip out the offending pages and throw them away.

“Such a drastic act of self-censorship is unprecedented in research publishing …

“'I have authored several hundred scientific papers … and this has never happened to me before’, said the article's lead author, Spanish geneticist Professor Antonio Arnaiz-Villena …

“[Another scientist] said: 'If Arnaiz-Villena had found evidence that Jewish people were genetically very special, instead of ordinary, you can be sure no one would have objected …’”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/nov/25/medicalscience.genetics    Sun 25 Nov 2001