"That argument actually proves my point.
Yes, Lebanese people have substantial ancient Canaanite/Levantine ancestry. So do many people in the region. That is exactly why DNA alone is not a land deed. “Canaanite ancestry” is a broad regional genetic layer, not a modern national title, not a state, not a religion, not a language, and not a continuous political identity.
The Jewish claim is not simply “we have Levantine DNA.” The Jewish claim is that Jews are a specific ancient people from Israel/Judea with a continuous national identity, Hebrew language, religion, sacred geography, archaeology, statehood, exile memory, and uninterrupted presence in the land.
That is the difference.
Lebanese having Canaanite-related ancestry does not make Jerusalem their holy land. It also does not erase the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, Hebron, Shiloh, Judea, Samaria, the Temple Mount, Hebrew, the Bible, the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and thousands of years of Jewish national memory.
Genetics can show regional continuity. It cannot magically turn every modern Levantine population into Jews, Israelites, or the rightful sovereign over the Jewish homeland.
So yes, Lebanese may have strong Canaanite-related ancestry. Some Arabs of Judea and Samaria may have Levantine ancestry, too. That does not defeat the Jewish claim. It only proves that the region has deep, mixed, ancient roots.
But Jews are not just a random Levantine population. Jews are a distinct ancient people with a unique and continuous identity tied specifically to the Land of Israel. That is why reducing this argument to “who has more Canaanite DNA” is intellectually childish.
DNA may show ancestry. It does not create peoplehood, covenant, language, sacred history, legal recognition, or sovereignty." - Ron Warshawsky
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