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Title:#5 Dani - DNA proof
Name:Reuben Jacobs
City: LondonState: UK
1st I qant to say that I oppose the settlers and support a negotiated 2-state solution to the conflict.

However, you deny Jewish links to Israel and this is refuted by DNA evidence (look for yourself, very easy to find) which shows that Cohens from every part of the Jewish world (E Europe, W Europe, N Africa, Iran etc.) are linked genetically. As Cohen`s are a priestly cast in Judaism, this is proof that Jews share a common heritage. In addition, studies seem to indicate that not only are Jews and Palestinians closely linked by DNA (and at least one inherited hearing disorder) but that many Palestinians are more clsely related to Jews, even European Jews than other Arabs.