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To: skinowski who wrote (120563)	11/27/2003 1:07:37 PM
From: Larry Loeb	Respond to of 281500

if a group is treated as an ethnicity, and if it identifies itself as one, isn't it likely to acquire attributes of actually being one? I don't believe that Jews consider themselves to be an ethnic group. European descendents from the Biblical Israel, who, according to Koestler's research, were practically wiped out during the Crusades I don't believe that Koestler's research is consistent with the genetic facts. For instance, the Kohanim (the Priests that descend from Aaron - Moses brother) have been proven, for the most part, to have the same genetic ancestry. Arafat tries to use Koestler to argue against the legitimacy of the State of Israel. Interestingly, he has also denied that the Temple ever existed on Temple Mount. This is interesting because the Koran doesn't mention Jerusalem. Jerusalem's status as the third most holy site in Islam (and the reason for the construction of the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount) hinges on a statement in the Koran that, upon his death, Mohammed ascended "from the sacred temple to the temple that is most remote." Since the only Temple that was known at the time was the one in Jerusalem, it was determined that he ascended from there. Of course, if the Temple never existed, then Mohammed didn't ascend from there. Religion can be a tricky thing. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.