Are the Ashkenazi Jews genetically white or Middle Eastern?

[Szadek]

Historically, the original Jews were converts, genetically close to the Semitic peoples of the Mediterranean east. Many other peoples became around that region, and when they left that region, they mixed with various peoples. The Jews have a common origin in the peoples of the Middle East, in the Levant, "Syria, Lebanon, present-day Israel" etc ..., but tens of hundreds of years have passed, and they have mixed with many peoples. The Ashkenazim, were mixed with European populations.

They were mixed so much, that they are almost indistinguishable from a normal European. The same has happened in other parts of the world, therefore, a Spanish Jew does not physically distinguish himself from the Spanish, a Moroccan Jew does not distinguish himself from Moroccans, and a German Jew does not distinguish himself from other Germans on average.

[Givec]

Whether they are "white" this is not interesting, because whiteness is quite a stretchy category, even in the heart of Europe and there are always exceptions from the rule.
Оn the other hand Europe is directly associated with the white race, but that has little to do with our tan, the more valuable categories are cultural, linguistic, related to the
traditions of old Europe as a whole. With other words the whitest jew can not be European just because of his skin tan or hair color.
They are just Middle Eastern people in any aspect to us.

[henry007]

People here at one point claims levantines to be whites, but then discuss about jews wether theyre white or not.....

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[TheOldNorth]

Yes, except Khazar, that’s a phony theory proven wrong by genetics

[Szadek]

Whether they are "white" this is not interesting, because whiteness is quite a stretchy category, even in the heart of Europe and there are always exceptions from the rule.
Оn the other hand Europe is directly associated with the white race, but that has little to do with our tan, the more valuable categories are cultural, linguistic, related to the
traditions of old Europe as a whole. With other words the whitest jew can not be European just because of his skin tan or hair color.
They are just Middle Eastern people in any aspect to us.

That is false. The Jews were originally from the Middle East. Today there are many Jewish populations around the world, and they have become so mixed with other cultures that it is sometimes impossible to distinguish a Jew from a non-Jew in the areas where they settled. The Jews who stayed in Europe, that is, "Ashkenazim" and "Sephardim" people, are physically and culturally identical to us, the only difference is a slight genetic divergence, and the fact that many practicing Jews in Europe, follow rites and Jewish traditions ... but if a European Jew is not a European because he is a Jew, are we Europeans not Europeans, because many of us worship a god of Semitic origin, and practice rites from the Mediterranean east?

If you want, try to interact with the Jewish population in Europe, although they feel a separate community, they are as European as we are, do they not speak European languages, do they wear European clothes, and most importantly, do they look like Europeans?. On the other hand and to finish. "Semite" is a linguistic term, not a racial one. If you travel to the Mediterranean east, you will see that the majority are Caucasian. I think you confuse the ethnic-cultural term "European" with the ethnic-racial term "white".