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Shalom to the taliban

January 14, 2010 10:14

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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

1 min read

Don’t knock the Taliban – they may be our cousins.

An Indian scientist is doing research in Tel Aviv to see if there is any truth to the belief that the Pathans, the ethnic group from which the Taliban are largely derived, may come from one of Israel’s Ten Lost Tribes. She will compare DNA samples of Israeli Jews with those of Pathans from North India.

Imagine if it proves true — mass aliyah from Afghanistan.

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