they realize that Israelis are majority darker-skinned
this is phony... it's entirely because of where israel is on the planet and the lifestyle. i was there for a few months and my super fair freckled skin looked quite brown for months after i left. i've lived in coastal towns all my life, and nothing has ever been like that for my skin as it was in israel. some other mediterranean spots get the same, even in europe.
come to the US or europe, and you don't get that. it's why they can pass off as white in the first place when they're in the US/europe.
I don't mean tanned, I mean proper darker skinned - the Mizrahi Jews from Arab countries aren't nearly as fair as the Ashkenazi variety you are familiar with.
this is phony... it's entirely because of where israel is on the planet and the lifestyle. i was there for a few months and my super fair freckled skin looked quite brown for months after i left. i've lived in coastal towns all my life, and nothing has ever been like that for my skin as it was in israel. some other mediterranean spots get the same, even in europe.
come to the US or europe, and you don't get that. it's why they can pass off as white in the first place when they're in the US/europe.
I don't mean tanned, I mean proper darker skinned - the Mizrahi Jews from Arab countries aren't nearly as fair as the Ashkenazi variety you are familiar with.