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Religious relations in Israel are relations between Haredim, non-Haredi Orthodox, Karaite, Ethiopian, Reform, Conservative, and secular Jews, as well as relations between different religions represented in Israel.
The religious affiliation of the Israeli population as of 2022 was 73.6% Jewish, 18.1% Muslim, 1.9% Christian, and 1.6% Druze. The remaining 4.8% included faiths such as Samaritanism and Baháʼí, as well as "religiously unclassified". [4] .
Dec 6, 2018 · A complex relationship between religion and politics is inherent in Israel’s character as a Jewish state. The term Jewish denotes both a religion and an ethnicity, and, for the past seventy years, Israel’s leaders have had to deal with a host of issues regarding religion’s role in the life and politics of the Jewish state.
Mar 8, 2016 · About eight-in-ten (81%) Israeli adults are Jewish, while the remainder are mostly ethnically Arab and religiously Muslim (14%), Christian (2%) or Druze (2%). Overall, the Arab religious minorities in Israel are more religiously observant than Jews.
- Michael Lipka
Jun 14, 2018 · Judaism is the most practiced religion in Israel. Religion has played an important role in the shaping of Israel’s history, lifestyle, and culture. Israel is the only country in which the majority of citizens are Jewish. As of 2016, 74.7% of Israel’s population identified as Jewish, 17.7% as Muslim, 2% as Christians and 1.6% as Druze.
- Joyce Chepkemoi
Mar 8, 2016 · Overall, 22% of Jews say being Jewish is primarily about religion, while more than half (55%) say being Jewish is essentially about ancestry and/or culture. By comparison, about twice as many Muslims in Israel say being a Muslim is mainly about religion (45%).
Mar 8, 2016 · Israel’s Religiously Divided Society. 1. Comparisons between Jews in Israel and the U.S. 2. Religious affiliation and conversion. 3. Identity. 4. Religious commitment. 5. Jewish beliefs and practices. 6. Muslim and Christian beliefs and practices. 7. Education, values and science. 8. Views of the Jewish state and the diaspora. 9.
