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Israel’s mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country

The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.

People cheer as a vehicle carrying hostages released by Hamas drives toward an army base in Ofakim, southern Israel, on Nov. 26, 2023. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images )

(The Conversation) — Some 16 million people worldwide identify as Jewish – and more than 7 million of them live in Israel.

The country is home to more than 2 million people who are not Jewish, as well – primarily Arab Israelis, who make up 20% to 25% of the population, and more than 100,000 foreign workers. Most Arab Israeli citizens are Muslim, but small minorities adhere to various Christian denominations, as well as the Druze...

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