Wikipedia's first sentence called it “moderate sunni muslims and are not arabs”. Today it says “citizens and residents of israel”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Branch of the Circassian diaspora in Israel Ethnic group”. It now reads “Circassian diaspora in Israel Ethnic group About 4,000–5,000 ethnic”.
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Circassians in Israel ( ; ) are Israelis who are ethnic Circassians .1 They are a branch of the Circassian diaspora , which was formed as a consequence of the 19th-century Circassian genocide that was carried out by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War ; Circassians are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group who natively speak the Circassian languages and originate from the historical country-region of Circassia in the North Caucasus . The majority of Circassians in Israel are Muslims .2Israeli Circassians largely adhere to the Sunni branch of Islam ; they number about 4,000–5,000 and live primarily in two towns: Kfar Kama ( ), and Rehaniya ( ).3 They are descended from two Circassian diaspora groups who were settled in the Galilee by the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s. Circassians are one of only two minority groups in Israel (alongside the Druze ) from whom conscripts are drawn for compulsory military service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). However, the IDF restricts conscription for the Circassian and Druze communities to males only; this policy is in contrast to the one applied to Israel's Jewish majority , from which females are also drafted alongside males.4 The Circassian Diaspora in Turkey: A Political History . Culture and Customs of Israel . To be an Arab in Israel . Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 2013 .
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Ethnic group The Circassians in Israel refers to the Adyghe community whom live in Israel . The Circassians in Israel are moderate Sunni Muslims and are not Arabs , they tend to put an emphasis on the separation between their religion and their nationality . Israel has about 4,000 Circassians, which are mainly centered in two villages of Kfar Kama and Rehaniya . The Circassians in Israel enjoy, like Druzes , a status aparte .
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The Circassians in Israel ( , ) refers to the Circassian community who live in Israel .Circassians in Israel are Sunni Muslims , but tend to emphasise separation between their religion and their nationality .About 4,000 Circassians live in Israel, mainly in the villages of Kfar Kama and Rehaniya .They are one of only three minority groups in Israel to be drafted into the IDF just as Jewish Israelis are.
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Ethnic group Circassians in Israel ( ; ) refers to the Circassian people who live in Israel .They hail from a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia who mostly adhere to Islam .Circassians in Israel are Sunni Muslims ; they number about 4,000 and live primarily in two towns: Kfar Kama ( ), and Rehaniya ( ).They are descended from two groups settled in the Galilee by the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s.Circassian men serve in the Israeli military.Along with the Druze , they are the other minority group in the country for whom male military service in the IDF is mandatory.The Circassian Diaspora in Turkey: A Political History .Culture and Customs of Israel .To be an Arab in Israel .Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 2013 .
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Circassian diaspora in Israel Ethnic group About 4,000–5,000 ethnic Circassians are citizens and residents of Israel . They live primarily in two towns: Kfar Kama ( Кфар Кама ), and Rehaniya ( Рихьаные ) The Circassians of Israel are a branch of the Circassian diaspora , which was formed as a consequence of the 19th-century Circassian genocide that was carried out by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War ; Circassians are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and a nation ; who natively speak the Circassian languages and originate from the historical country-region of Circassia in the North Caucasus . Most Israeli Circassians adhere largely to the Sunni branch of Islam . They are descended from two Circassian diaspora groups who were settled in the Galilee by the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s. Circassians are one of only two minority groups in Israel (alongside the Druze ) from whom conscripts are drawn for compulsory military service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The Circassian Diaspora in Turkey: A Political History . Culture and Customs of Israel . To be an Arab in Israel . Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 2013 .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “moderate sunni muslims and are not arabs”. Today it says “citizens and residents of israel”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Branch of the Circassian diaspora in Israel Ethnic group”. It now reads “Circassian diaspora in Israel Ethnic group About 4,000–5,000 ethnic”. Read the current article and compare.
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moderate sunni muslims and are not arabs
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citizens and residents of israel
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