They, ideological Zionists, are the ones who insist the genetic contribution from 2000 years ago gives them a right to own Palestine. Not me. I’m denying that argument. I’m saying the fact that a part of their genetic ancestry is from Palestine isn’t sufficient to make a claim to rightful ownership of Palestine on the basis of being “indigenous”.
If we are discussing their “indigenous” character, then being genetically related to the earlier inhabitants is relevant though.
I am disputing their indigenous character.
They are not indigenous to Palestine.
The Ashkenazi are a mostly European culture and ethnicity and that’s true on genetic, cultural, linguistic grounds.
The idea that they are indigenous to palestine is a cultural tradition. A matter of ideology.
