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Jewish tradition states that they are all descended from Jacob (grandson of Abraham) and are thus related to one another. In the case of European Jewry, common descedance for the overwhelming majority of Jews has been confirmed through mitochondrial DNA suggesting four women at different points in time are related to a large number of European Jewry. The Cohanim or Priestly Class of Jews have been shown to have certain markers almost consistently in their DNA as well. Such a test has not been performed on Mizrahi Jews to confirm common descendance.

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DNA testing of Jewish communities worldwide, including both Western and Eastern Jews has shown that all Jews are related to each other and have Middle Eastern origins (just as we've always said). This has served to debunk the old anti-Semitic claims to the contrary.

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