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Good day all
First of, i think the site's great!
Greenhat, you raise an interesting point of view, it is true, many Israelis are indeed Semites, originating from countries such as Iraq, Iran, Morroco, Egypt, Syria and so on and so forth.
However, being a Jew is not only a religion, but also a nationality, hence the Jews from the Arab countries are Jews, belonging to the Jewish Nation and not Arabs, although born in an Arab country and practising some rituals.traditions. The rituials/traditions practised by these Semites are all Jewish in nature, but with a "local" twist. eg. Ashkenazi versus Sephardi wedding ceremonies etc.
The State of Israel is the Jewish Nation and hence is not part of the Arab world, history, as well as current affairs testify to this rather strongly.
Hoepoe
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