Are Jews and Arabs in conflict?

Answer 1

The Arabs and original Jews (Hebrews) are semitic peoples who descend from Abraham through his sons Ishmael & Isaac.

I think a better question would be are Hebrews and Arabs related. And your answer is yes. Abraham (who was promised by God that all of the prophets will be his sons), had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, The Hebrews descended from Isaac and the Arabs descended from Ishmael. There were a lot of prophets of Isaac's side and there were four on Ishmael's side. God kept his promise to Abraham, and all of the prophets whom God sent including Mohammad were from Abraham. But to answer the question, yes, Jews and Arabs are distant cousins (though this doesn't apply to those who have converted to Judaism). The Hebrew Jews would have similar DNA to the Arabs (though not identical), mainly because they both had the same father - Abraham.

Also, some Jews migrated to other parts of the world as people conquered Israel over and over again and kicked out the natives. These migrating Jews mixed in with other places (Ex. Germany, Russia, France, Great Britain). They learned to speak the language and started to look like the people around them (from mixing a lot) and you can still see a lot of non-Arab looking Jews today, mainly in the USA and Europe.

Answer:

DNA testing of Jewish communities worldwide has shown that all Jews are related to each other and are of Middle Eastern origin, thus debunking the old anti-Semitic claim (concerning Western Jews) to the contrary.

Furthermore, just as today, early Jews (Israelites) came in differing skin-tones, heights, and body-types. Our tradition is that the twelve sons of Jacob (the 12 Tribes) were not completely similar to each other in appearance; and none of them was really dark-skinned (Rashi commentary on Genesis 12:11).

Answer 2

Israelis and Arabs are in conflict and have been for a while. Many people use the words Jews and Israelis interchangeably since Israel is 80% Jewish, but less than 50% of all Jews live in Israel and nearly 10% of the Israeli Army is non-Jewish. The Jews outside of Israel are not in conflict with Arabs and a number of the non-Jewish Israelis are in conflict with the Arabs as well.

Answer 3

Answer 1

No. Jews are descended from Isaac, while Arabs are descended from Ishmael. See Genesis ch.16, 17 and 21. Throughout history since then, Jews (Israelites) and Arabs have been distict peoples with separate languages and religions.

Answer 2

No.

Arabs are people of the Middle East that are united by a common language: Arabic, and a common history: the Islamic Caliphates. Arabs are not necessarily of the same ethnic stock and in many cases are of mixed heritage due to intermarriage between the Arabs coming up from the Arabian Peninsula and indigenous Semites and Berbers. Not all Arabs are Muslim (even though >90% are), but all Arabs have (in their history) spent time under an Islamic government.

Judaism is typically considered to be an ethno-religious group. It has certain elements that are common to all ethnicities, such as a common language, a common ancestry, particular customs of association, and a view of common historic nation-hood. It also has certain elements that other religions share such as a belief in divine beings and a God, specific divine mandates, houses of worship, and holy scriptures. Jews, even those under Arab governments, have typically seen themselves as being distinct from the Arab population on account of their unique ethno-religious character.

Answer 4

Arabs are people of the Middle East that are united by a common language: Arabic, and a common history: the Islamic Caliphates. Arabs are not necessarily of the same ethnic stock and in many cases are of mixed heritage due to intermarriage between the Arabs coming up from the Arabian Peninsula and indigenous Semites and Berbers. Not all Arabs are Muslim, but all Arabs have (in their history) spent time under an Islamic government.

Jews are an ethno-religious group meaning that they are united by genetics: they believe themselves to be a very large family, and they share a common religion: Judaism. Now it is possible for a person to convert to Judaism and thus become a Jew without having the ethnic component and it is possible for a Jew to become an Atheist, thus negating the religious component, but having one of the two attributes is sufficient to be a Jew.

Being Arab and being Jewish are not based on the same criteria and are not the same thing in the slightest. It just so happens that their places of origin happen to be in the same region; that's it.

Answer 5

Yes.

It is important to note that Jews from the Arab World typically do not identify as Arab Jews, but as Mizrahi Jews. There are currently around 4.5 to 5 Million Mizrahi Jews (representing about a third of all Jews). There are also occasional Arab converts to Judaism. Furthermore, prior to Islam, there were numerous Jewish Arab Tribes (especially in Medina).

Answer 6

Arabs are descended from Abraham just as Jews are, which is why Arabs are called "our cousins" in Jewish Torah-commentaries. But after the initial connection, Jews (Israelites) and Arabs have been distict peoples with separate languages and religions. Jews are descended from Isaac (son of Abraham), while Arabs are descended from Ishmael (son of Abraham). See Genesis ch.16, 17 and 21.

Answer 7

Arabs are descended from Abraham just as Jews are, which is why Arabs are called "our cousins" in Jewish Torah-commentaries. But after the initial connection, Jews (Israelites) and Arabs have been distict peoples with separate languages and religions. Jews are descended from Isaac (son of Abraham), while Arabs are descended from Ishmael (son of Abraham). See Genesis ch.16, 17 and 21.

Answer 8

Israelis are Jews. Palestinians are Arabs.