That’s just factually wrong. The Middle East (and by extension the Levant) has always been a hotbed of diversity because its unique geography.

You would have found anything from black to pale white (but tanned obviously) skin, black to blond/red hair, brown to blue eyes. Most were darker skinned and dark haired like a modern Middle Eastener, but it wasn’t a monoculture, like implied here.

Easiest counter example are the Scythians, but there are countless more.