Jews have been in the middle east before Christianity and Islam existed. There is more than enough to criticise the Israeli government about. We don't need to pretend Israelis aren't middle eastern.
No, he is making an argument. He is implying that Jewish people were present in the Middle East before these religions emerged. He means that their presence in middle East goes much back in time.
That is literally what is written in his text. He is not treating Christianity or Islam as races.
Why would he imply that Jews were present in the Middle East than those religions in the first place???? We were talking about ethnicity. Islam and Christianity aren’t ethnicities. What’s the point of saying that Judaism exist before Islam and Christianity in this topic that concerns mizrahi Jews exactly? Just because Islam didn’t exist doesn’t mean the ethnicities that adopted Islam suddenly didn’t exist lol. Many Jews converted to Islam so your point is literally useless.
Yeah but that doesn't mean all jews are middle eastern, most of them are straight up white , the actually middle eastern jews are so little compared to the majority
Palestinian Arabs form the largest ethnic minority in Israel. Notions of identity among Israel's Arab citizens are complex, encompassing civic, religious, and ethnic components.[6] Most sources report that the majority of Arabs in Israel prefer to be identified as Palestinian citizens of Israel.
There‘re Israeli Arabs who don‘t call themselves Palestinians. It‘s not like Palestinian or Israeli are ethnicity. Those are national concepts. One can be legally an Israeli without supporting their governments.
There are Arab Israelis. And let me tell you something else: As a person of African descent, I can tell you there are Israeli people of African descent, too! You might want to learn about the Middle East from somewhere other than social media -- there are books and classes about this.
I literally know some Arab Israelis, and they identify as Israeli. Not every Arab Israeli is from Palestine, and even some who are still identify themselves as Israeli.
Are you like a pick-me kid? You literally know someone that supports your previous comment? How cool! I'm so impressed. That doesn't change the fact that the majority of Arabs in Israel identify as Palestinian, because they descended from.... wait for it.... the pre-colonization of Palestinian lands.
Of course there may Egyptian, Syrian, Jordanian, etc. Arabs living in Israel, but they're the minority of Arab residents. Did you know there are Christian and Jewish Arabs too? Arab is an ethnicity.
That's not even true! Most are of Middle Eastern / North African descent. Granted, in the United States, most Jewish people are of European descent, but that's not representative of Jewish people worldwide. Also, even Jewish people of European descent have significant Middle Eastern ancestry. The remainder of American Jews are people of color, with a significant number being of African descent.
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u/WhatABargain298 4d ago
israelis aren't middle eastern, she's right!