Could this MP of Indian origin pass as Jewish/Levantine?

[Tooting Carmen]

He is Shailesh Vara, a Justice Minister. Born in Uganda to Hindu parents, moved to Britain at the age of four, and has been MP for Cambridgeshire North West since 2005.
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[Leto]

A very light-skinned Indian. Similar to Salman Rushdie. Yeah, looks a bit Semitic. I'm sure he passes in Lebanon.

[Tooting Carmen]

Anyone else?

[Sikeliot]

Not really. Something in him looks South Asian still. Maybe Iran.

[StonyArabia]

He can pass , but more into Iran

[Kamal900]

He can pass in the levant, but i think he passes in Iran more better though.

[Tooting Carmen]

Don't forget to vote please.

[Ulla]

A very light-skinned Indian. Similar to Salman Rushdie. Yeah, looks a bit Semitic. I'm sure he passes in Lebanon.

As always depends by the chosen image

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2922/14226639812_a8501b406e_z.jpg

[Leto]

As always depends by the chosen image

Yeah, here I can see a more typical Indian.:)

[randomguy1235]

In the images posted by the OP, he could potentially pass (although his features are off). In an image with better lighting that Ulla posted, no

[cally]

Looks more west Asian with Armenoid influence

[Tooting Carmen]

Looks more west Asian with Armenoid influence

So yes or no then?

[cally]

So yes or no then?

He doesnt look levantine more Iranic/west Asian

[Tooting Carmen]

He doesnt look levantine more Iranic/west Asian

So he fits more in Georgia/Armenia than Lebanon/Syria then?

[wvwvw]

In the images posted by the OP, he could potentially pass (although his features are off). In an image with better lighting that Ulla posted, no

Why not? Many Palestinians, Iranians etc are darker than him

[randomguy1235]

Why not? Many Palestinians, Iranians etc are darker than him

Ok.

[cally]

So he fits more in Georgia/Armenia than Lebanon/Syria then?

It's difficult because he still looks very SA to me. I'd guess him as SA first, then something WA (iranic-armenoid), then lastly semitic/levantine.

[Anglojew]

Almost. Not quite

[RighNick]

I agree with Anglojew, in the OP he almost passes but there's something about him that just doesn't seem Jewish to me.

[Skipper]

Shailesh Vara is an ethnic Gujarati.

[Ctwentysevenj]

After seeing the last picture of him, no he could not pass as Jewish/levant.

[Odin]

Yup.

[SardiniaAtlantis]

No. Just because he has glasses doesn't make him look Semitic.