>>15387220>they have much mnore recent middel east ancestry than that sicily was a phenocian colony and was depopulated and resettledIn that case, the genuine middle eastern Jewish component of Ashkenazim is even more inflated than we think.
>are you saying lebanese are not semites?They are very distinct from ancient Judeans. The middle eastern component of Ashkenazim appears to be Lebanese converts to Judaism. This is important because the claim of descent from ancient Judeans is vital to modern Jewish identity, but this claim has basically now been disproven. There's basically no point in larping anymore, you are just a mutt with no real Jewish heritage.
