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The opening as it read in 2015
Irreligion in Israel is common.1Jewish atheism is the most common form of irreligion.2In Israel , around 50% of Israelis who were born ethnically Jewish consider themselves 'secular' or 'hilonim' , some of them still keep certain religious traditions for cultural reasons, but most are immersed within the secular Jewish culture . The number of atheists and agnostics is lower, and stands at 15% and 37% respectively.3The 2009 Avi-Chai study found 77% of Israeli Jews believe in a "higher power", while 46% define themselves as secular, of which 8% define themselves as "anti-religious". 60% of young Israelis believe in a separation between church and state . "Why so many Jews are atheists" . ynetnews .4"Study: Over 60% of Israelis want Separation of Religion and State - Page1 - Shalom Life USA" .5
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Irreligion in Israel is common. Jewish atheism is the most common form of irreligion. The 2009 Avi-Chai study found 77% of Israeli Jews believe in a "higher power", while 46% define themselves as secular, of which 8% define themselves as "anti-religious".Another poll declares that 8% of Israelis identify themselves as atheists.In May 2011 Yoram Kaniuk , an Israeli writer, petitioned to change his status from Jewish to Irreligious.After his request was approved, hundreds of Israeli citizens followed him and changed their status to "Without Religion" . "Why so many Jews are atheists" . ynetnews .
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Irreligion in Israel is difficult to measure.Though Israeli Jewish society is highly secularized when compared to the rest of the Middle East , the importance of religion in state life leaves little room for total disengagement from it.Some 20% of Israeli Jews do not believe in a deity, and some 15% claim to observe no religious practices.Israeli Arab society is much more religious, with any degree of secularity barely acknowledged.
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common
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difficult to measure
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