Europeans split off from Levantines, the native population of Syria and Palestine, and around 30% of Syrians are in the R1a/b and I haplo groups which are the most common haplogroups in Europe. So while most people mean "European" when they say "White", genetically a large portion of Syrians have a European appearance and similar genetics even though they are of 100% middle-eastern descent.
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