Though the finding may seem intuitive, it contradicts the notion that European Jews mostly descend from people who left Israel and the Middle East around 2,000 years ago. Instead, a substantial proportion of the population originates from local Europeans who converted to Judaism, said study co-author Martin Richards, an archaeogeneticist at the University of Huddersfield in England.
Yet they claim to be indigenous and are returning home instead of the truth. That’s where the “surprise” part in the title comes from. I had many people argue with me that Ashkenazi are indigenous to Palestine and the descendants of people who left 2000 years ago. Worse many of them claim to be our (Arabs) cousins.
Them turning bright red in the summer left no room for surprises. We always knew. It is NBC News and Western outlets that are surprised.
Lol