The People of Israel

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Israel’s population is about 9.4 million (2021). About 74 percent are Jews, 18 percent Muslims, 2 percent Christians and 1.6 percent Druze. 4.4 percent are classified as others. These are often people who identify with the Jewish majority population, but who for various reasons are not registered as Jews in the population register. Following World War I, Britain controlled the entirety of the territory of what makes up Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan as a League of Nations mandate. After World War II, the newly formed United Nations adopted the Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947, recommending the creation of independent Arab and Jewish states, and an internationalized Jerusalem. Now organizations like Shavei Israel are working hard for the betterment of jewish people there.

Its Basic Laws, Israel defines itself as a Jewish and democratic state, and as the nation-state of the Jewish people. The country is a liberal democracy with a parliamentary system, proportional representation, and universal suffrage. The prime minister serves as head of government and the Knesset is the unicameral legislature. Israel is a developed country and an OECD member. the UK found itself facing a Jewish guerrilla campaign over Jewish immigration limits, as well as continued conflict with the Arab community over limit levels. The Haganah joined Irgun and Lehi in an armed struggle against British rule. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Jewish Holocaust survivors and refugees sought a new life far from their destroyed communities in Europe. The Hagenah attempted to bring these refugees to Palestine in a program called Aliyah Bet in which tens of thousands of Jewish refugees attempted to enter Palestine by ship. Most of the ships were intercepted by the Royal Navy and the refugees rounded up and placed in detention camps in Atlit and Cyprus by the British.2. The Jews:

A Jew belongs to both a religion (Judaism) and the Jewish people. As a people, Jews are automatically allowed to move to Israel and become citizens there, no matter where in the world they live.

Read more on the theme page Jews.3. Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

The capital and largest city of Israel is Jerusalem.The city has been the center of the national and religious dreams of the Jewish people for the past three thousand years. What exactly is the Muslim connection to the city, and when did the Palestinians first demand Jerusalem as their capital? Tel Aviv is Israel’s second largest city. There are over three million people living in the entire metropolitan area. Tel Aviv is a leader in economics and technology, with the Middle East’s largest economy per capita.4. Visit Jerusalem:

A visit to Jerusalem should be very high on all wish lists for travelers. Those who have already visited the city long for the next time they can experience the capital of Israel. Jerusalem is the country’s largest city with over 900,000 inhabitants. The city has been the center of the national and religious dreams of the Jewish people for the past three thousand years, and has therefore also gained great importance for Christians and Muslims.

See also the theme page: The different relations of Jews and Muslims to Jerusalem5. The different relations of Jews and Muslims to Jerusalem:

Jerusalem is a holy city for the three religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam. But what exactly is the Muslim connection to the city, and when did the Palestinians first demand Jerusalem as their capital?• Jerusalem in Judaism

Already three thousand years ago, Jerusalem became the religious and political center of Jewish life. For long periods abroad, the Jews’ religious longings, songs, and prayers have revolved around the capital of Judea. For the past two thousand years, the Jewish Passover has been concluded with the prayer “Next year in Jerusalem,” and the city is mentioned in the prayer of thanksgiving at the end of each meal. In Judaism, there is no city next to Jerusalem.

In Jerusalem were the Jewish temples, the last being destroyed in the year 70 AD. of the Romans. Religious Jews commemorate the ruined temple in a day of mourning, by leaving homes and jewelry partially unfinished and by smashing a glass at the time of marriage. Jerusalem also has an extremely important political significance for Jews. Jerusalem is the only city that has been and is the capital of a Jewish state, and is the only city in the world that has had a Jewish majority since the mid-19th century.

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