Semites are defined by a shared history and values, not by DNA

Daniel Teegan claims that the “10m” (in reality circa 6 million) Israeli Jews are not “ancestors of” (read: descended from) “a biblical race of people”. 

Although he is persistent in this (seemingly preconceived) conclusion, his argumentation appears to be rather ‘flexible’. His previous ‘contribution’ cited “Shloma” (read: Shlomo) Sand, whose theory - ridiculed by serious scholars - is that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from Khazars, a Turkic people that may have converted to Judaism between the 8th and the 10th century CE.

Mr. Teegan’s latest comment, however, claims that “Jews living in Israel are non-Semite descendants from the massive, proselytising programme in the first century”.