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Answer: No. The Jews descended from Isaac, and the Arabs from Ishmael. These were the two sons of Abraham from two different women. "Muslim" is not an ethnic designation like "Jew". Many non-Arabs are Muslim. In fact, the majority of Muslims are non-Arab.

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