[Tiago]

Originally Posted by Manji

In biological terms they are not, as a whole, a different "race", since they are very heterogeneous, and as such do not qualify as a "race" but perhaps as an ethnic group (some common phenotypical traits and culture).
They are, no doubt about it, a sectarian religious community and a "people", if people is understood as ethnicity+culture.

I tend to agree with this view. They have been mixing with Europeans and others for 2,000 years, yet they still cling to the concept of a Jewish "race". If they hadn't mixed they would be indistinguishable from their Palestinian neighbours.