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I don’t get the whole “Ashkenazis are not Jews they’re European converts” even if they were all converts, they’re still Jewish? Like I don’t understand

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Anonymous 38w

I don’t think the talking point would exist if it weren’t for the argument over legitimacy to Palestine (which is especially ironic given that Ashkenazim are closer genetically to Palestinians than they are to any other non-Jewish group, which makes arguments about genetic ancestry moot)

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