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Is Israel a Jewish nation state?

Is Israel a Jewish nation state?

Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people and guarantees the majority without hurting the minority.” Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin said: “This is a historic and defining moment in Israel’s history – a historic and significant law.

What language is spoken in Israel?

Hebrew
Israel/Official languages

Spoken in ancient times in Palestine, Hebrew was supplanted by the western dialect of Aramaic beginning about the 3rd century bc; the language continued to be used as a liturgical and literary language, however. It was revived as a spoken language in the 19th and 20th centuries and is the official language of Israel.

Is it true that Israel is the only Jewish country?

Yes an barely so. The amount of non Jews living in Israel is much higher than non Muslims living in all Muslim countries. If you mean country with a Jewish majority then yes. If you mean all Israelis are Jews then no. 25% of Israelis are not Jewish and Israel is a democracy, a state of all its citizens.

What is the current population of Jews in Israel?

The Jewish population of Israel increased from the country’s inception in 1948 to 6,135,000 in 2014 while the population of the diaspora has dropped from 10.5 to 8.1 million over the same period. Current Israeli Jewish demographics are characterized by a relatively high fertility rate of 3 children per woman and a stable age distribution.

Is the state of Israel a country or a state?

To answer the question: Is Israel a country, one must go back to the story of Abraham. Jewish people who belong to the state of Israel trace their origin to a patriarch called Abraham. He was the first to instill the belief that the creator of the universe is God. His son Isaac and grandson Jacob are known as the patriarchs of the Israelites.

Is it true that Israel is a tiny country?

Israel is a country so tiny that there is no room to write its name on the world map. It is the only country in the world which is financed by its taxpayers abroad. It is a country which all the time eats up its inhabitants, and yet does not grow fat.

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