>Genetic tests on their Y-chromosomes indicate that indeed, their Male ancestors were largely Semitic, not Sub-saharan African. Furthermore, the "priestly" tribe of Lemba has many Y-chromosomes of the "Cohen Modal Haplotype"... In short, they really are Jews!
It was with the so-called "Jewish Gene" projects that the research "irregularities" were discovered. Check recent threads here on FR for lots of details.
15 posted on 03/25/2002 7:47:33 PM PST by skraeling