Israelis

Languages Predominant spoken languages Hebrew , Arabic , English , Russian Religion Predominantly Judaism (minorities practicing Islam , Christianity , Druzism ) Israelis ( , Israelim ), are citizens or nationals of the modern state of Israel . Although Israel is considered a Jewish state, it is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds, most numerously Jews , as well as smaller populations of Muslims , Christians , Arabs , Druze , Circassians , and others. As a result, some Israelis don't take their nationality as an ethnicity , but identify themselves with both their nationality and their ancestral origins. Due to the multi-ethnic composition, Israel is a multicultural nation, home to a wide variety of traditions and values. Large-scale immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from Europe and more recent Large-scale immigration North Africa , Western Asia , North America , Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia introduced many new cultural elements and has had broad impact. The resulting cultural mix may be described as a homogeneous melting pot . In addition to Israel, Israelis and people of Israeli descent can be found internationally such as in the United States , Canada , UK and throughout Europe . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .

Ethnic group Ethnic group Israelis ( Yiśraʾelim , al-ʾIsrāʾīliyyin ) are the citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel , a multiethnic state populated by people of different ethnic backgrounds . The largest ethnic groups in Israel are Jews (75%), followed by Arabs (20%) and other minorities (5%). Among the Israeli Jewish population, hundreds of thousands of Jews born in Israel are descended from Ashkenazi Jew , Mizrahi Jews , Sephardi Jews , Ethiopian Jews , and an array of groups from all the Jewish ethnic divisions , though over 50% of Israel's Jewish population is of at least partial Mizrahi descent. Large-scale Jewish immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Jewish diaspora communities in Europe and the Middle East and more recent large-scale immigration from North Africa, Western Asia, North America, South America, the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia introduced many new cultural elements and have had profound impact on the Israeli culture . Israelis and people of Israeli descent live across the world : in the United States, Russia (with Moscow housing the single largest community outside Israel), India, Canada, the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, and elsewhere. The Toronto Star] Israelis Find A Lively Jewish Niche in Moscow by Rena Greenberg – Moscow, Russia, 19 March 2014 A. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .

Citizens and nationals of Israel This article is about the pan-ethnic populace of the modern State of Israel. Ethnic group Israelis ( ; ) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel . The country's populace is composed primarily of Jews and Arabs , who respectively account for 75 percent and 20 percent of the national figure; followed by other ethnic and religious minorities , who account for 5 percent. Early Israeli culture was largely defined by communities of the Jewish diaspora who had made aliyah to British Palestine from Europe , Western Asia , and North Africa in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Later Jewish immigration from Ethiopia , the states of the former Soviet Union , and the Americas introduced new cultural elements to Israeli society and have had a profound impact on modern Israeli culture. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .

Citizens and nationals of Israel This article is about the pan-ethnic populace of the modern State of Israel. Ethnic group Israelis ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרְאֵלִים‎ , romanized : Yīśreʾēlīm ; Arabic : إسرائيليون , romanized : Isrāʾīliyyūn ) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel . The country's populace is composed primarily of Jews and Arabs , who respectively account for 75 percent and 20 percent of the national figure, followed by other ethnic and religious minorities , who account for 5 percent. Early Israeli culture was largely defined by communities of the Jewish diaspora who had made aliyah to British Palestine from Europe , Western Asia , and North Africa in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Later Jewish immigration from Ethiopia , the post-Soviet states , and the Americas introduced new cultural elements to Israeli society and have had a profound impact on modern Israeli culture. Since Israel's independence in 1948, Israelis and people of Israeli descent have had a considerable diaspora , which largely overlaps with the Jewish diaspora but also with that of other ethnic and religious groups; it is estimated that almost 10 percent of the general Israeli population lives abroad, particularly in Russia (with Moscow housing the single largest Israeli community outside of Israel), India , Canada , the United Kingdom , the United States , and throughout Europe. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .