Israel (now broader Mid East discussion)

SamAndreas said

Jews who want to establish a Jewish state where they briefly had a state 2,000 to 3,000 years ago. A religious theocracy is somewhat implied.

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Also, in response to Marsha's maybe you can explain it better, but iirc not all Jews are Jews in the way we tend to think about DNA. Tradition is that you're not technically Jewish unless your mother is Jewish. It passes through the maternal bloodline iirc. My mother's great grandparents were Jewish, but even though her grandfather was Jewish, it didn't pass to her dad, or herself. If it could pass either side, I'd be 1/8th bia bloodline.

The other way is to to convert to Judaism, and the principles remain the same. Maternal descendants would be Jewish.

I don't practice it or anything, but the lineage thing is an interesting aspect to think about.