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Are Jews Indigenous to the Land of Israel?

JL;DR SUMMARY Ryan Bellerose, a Métis activist from Canada, argues for the indigeneity of Jews to the land of Israel by drawing on historical, archaeological, and genetic evidence. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityArchaeologyPalestinian ConflictMiddle East HistorySelf DeterminationIndigeneityHistorical ContinuityUn GuidelinesAncestral Lands

Places mentioned

Paddle Prairie, Alberta, Canada
"As an indigenous activistI am a Mtis from the Paddle Prairie Metis settlement in Alberta, Canadathere is one question I am most often asked by the public, one that can instantly divide a community due to its intense and arduous subject matter."
Israel
"Are Jews the indigenous people of Israel? Im inclined to answer not only with my heart0but with the brutal, honest truth, backed by indisputable, thousands-year-old historical and archaeological fact: yes."
Hejaz, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
"The cultural genesis, spirituality, language, and ancestral ties of Palestinian Arabs, however, trace back to the Hejaz (a region in present-day Saudi Arabia)."

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