On whether Shimon Peres is the cousin of Lauren Bacall

Some asked me for evidence that the two are not cousins.  I said that the only link is that they share the same family name, that is (and there is an AbuKhalil family in Palestine but they are not related to my family in Tyre, for example).  Dont take my word for it, here is the war criminal Shimon Peres on the matter: "“We’re from the same family, but I’m not exactly sure what our relation is,” says Peres. “It was she who later said that she was my cousin, I didn’t say that.” "