I’m not really an expert on this, but I believe Jews are genetically quite closely related to the Arabs, aren’t they? And yet, look at the difference. I think this has a lot more to do with culture than with genes.
Some are, but most Jews are Ashkenazi Jews, from Europe, which are not Semitic.
We are certianly both a semetic peoples, yes.
And arabs purport to (and probably are) descendants of Ishmael.
I’m not an expert either, and yes they were related back in the biblical times, but culturally they’ve been separated for over 2000 years. I wonder to what extent cultural traits become genetic through selective breeding. If a culture puts a premium on mates that are smart, successful, analytic and if those traits have genetic components, wouldn’t they after some generations start to show up more often in the population?
After all, look at dogs and the variety that’s been created over a short period of time, and I’m not talking about their “physical” appearance but also their various “talents”, such as hunting, herding, watching, etc.
The post to you regarding the European origin of Ashkenazi Jews is incorrect. We are semetic.
Please see the previous post with the genetic studies.