FAMILY FEUD:

Jews worldwide share genetic ties: But analysis also reveals close links to Palestinians and Italians. (Alla Katsnelson, Nature News)

Different communities of Jews around the world share more than just religious or cultural practices — they also have strong genetic commonalities, according to the largest genetic analysis of Jewish people to date.

But the study also found strong genetic ties to non-Jewish groups, with the closest genetic neighbours on the European side being Italians, and on the Middle Eastern side the Druze, Bedouin and Palestinians.