May 24, 2013
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Description
Israelis, are citizens or nationals of the modern state of Israel. Although Israel is a Jewish state, it has a multiethnic society, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. The largest ethnic group is that of Israeli Jews, followed by Arab citizens, mostly Arab Muslims, with smaller numbers of Arab Christians in addition to 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 aliyah in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from diaspora communities in Europe and Yemen and more recent large-scale aliyah from 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 melting pot.
Israelis and people of Israeli descent can be found internationally such as in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. As many as 750,000 Israelis are estimated to be living abroad, primarily in the France, United States and Canada - about 10 percent of the general population of Israel.
(via Freebase)
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![Israeli ultra-Orthodox youth eligible for conscription as Tal Law expires [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-8085000/8085640/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=be185e35299511b04ffc02d6c71e15fc)
![Israeli Olympians' widows call for silent memorial during London Opening Ceremony [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-7764000/7764516/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=559a46935f4e1c6a99dd91db2e793929)
![Radical Israeli social justice activists question Zionism [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-7707000/7707417/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=b69ecc19b431dffb139aac77843e3d16)
![Another Israeli man self-immolates over dire financial straits [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-7573000/7573554/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8ba9a68ed548d99deb00090dc548b15b)
![Iran condemns terrorism, slams Israeli accusation as baseless [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-7348000/7348986/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f64547fb9a381ab302c046ab525ce36c)
![Israel's ex-PM Ehud Olmert cleared of corruption charges, guilty of breach of trust [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-6925000/6925177/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=787359990f791925147727656f28e954)
![Clashes, arrests in Tel Aviv as activists erect tents on Rothschild Boulevard [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-6189000/6189989/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=59f1f29baf295a04297a94ef36732bef)
![Ulpana settlers pack their bags, pledge to leave peacefully after Netanyahu deal [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-6053000/6053034/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=75c3d52702c1f2ebb803a56ec8833af5)
![Ulpana settlers agree to leave quietly, as PM Netanyahu promises 300 new homes in Beit El [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-5995000/5995402/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=576bbdaf07bd02df5c6849f366db5666)
