Wikipedia's first sentence called it “australian citizen or permanent resident of israeli ancestry or origin”. Today it says “fully or partially of israeli descent”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Israeli Australians refers to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are fully or partially of Israeli descent. The population colloquially refer to themselves as Ausraelis . The most recent 2021 Australian census recorded 11,035 Israeli Australians by birth (rather than by ancestry), being a 12.4% increase from the previous 2016 census. The largest percentage of Israeli Australians live within the state of Victoria , closely followed by New South Wales . The majority of Israeli Australians are Jewish . However, there are a small number of Palestinian Christians and Muslims who immigrated to Australia while originally having Israeli citizenship. Most Israeli Australians are bilingual in Hebrew and English . There is a dedicated Hebrew language radio programme on the Special Broadcasting Service , as well as Israeli podcasts broadcast from J-Air . There are also several notable Israeli Australian community groups including the Association of Israelis in Australia (AIA) and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Israeli Australians also host and participate in a number of notable community events such as Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut , as well as Israeli film festivals and traditional dance classes and performances. Politically, Israeli Australians are diverse in their perspectives on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and other Israeli domestic issues. However, the group occasionally is cited in mainstream media, such as controversy surrounding the 2016 VCE exams as well as the 2022 Sydney Festival. People in Australia who were born in Israel Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 census).
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ethnic group An Israeli Australian is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Israeli ancestry or origin. There are about 15,000 Israelis in Australia , and most of them are Jewish . Jews Down Under are on the rise, but for how long?
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Ethnic group Israeli Australians refers to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are fully or partially of Israeli descent. There are about 15,000 Israelis in Australia . The majority of Israeli Australians are Jewish .However, there are a small number of Arab Christians and Arab Muslims who immigrated to Australia while originally having Israeli citizenship.Most Israeli Australians are bilingual in Hebrew and English .There is a dedicated Hebrew language radio programme on the Special Broadcasting Service , as well as Israeli podcasts broadcast from J-Air . Jews Down Under are on the rise, but for how long?
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Ethnic group Israeli Australians refers to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are fully or partially of Israeli descent. The population colloquially refer to themselves as Ausraelis .The most recent Australian census of 2016 recorded 9,817 Israeli Australians.This is a 6.4% increase from the previous 2011 Census.The largest percentage of Israeli Australians live within the state of Victoria , closely followed by New South Wales . The majority of Israeli Australians are Jewish . However, there are a small number of Palestinian Christians and Muslims who immigrated to Australia while originally having Israeli citizenship. Most Israeli Australians are bilingual in Hebrew and English . There is a dedicated Hebrew language radio programme on the Special Broadcasting Service , as well as Israeli podcasts broadcast from J-Air . There are also several notable Israeli Australian community groups including the Association of Israelis in Australia (AIA) and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC).Israeli Australians also host and participate in a number of notable community events such as Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut as well as ISraeli film festivals and traditional dance classes and performances.Politically Israeli Australians are diverse in their perspectives on the ongoing conflict in Israel.However, the group occasionally is cited in mainstream media such as controversy surrounding the 2016 VCE exams as well as the 2022 Sydney Festival.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “australian citizen or permanent resident of israeli ancestry or origin”. Today it says “fully or partially of israeli descent”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
australian citizen or permanent resident of israeli ancestry or origin
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fully or partially of israeli descent
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