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Israelis 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.

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Thousands of Israelis join protests calling for the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu Protesters are demanding the Israeli leader’s resignation over criminal corruption charges and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published 2 days ago


This is the U.S. campaign, on Israeli streets "You have to thank Trump" posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv this week, as Republican ads brought the race for the White House onto the streets of Israel. Democrats.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:07Published 2 weeks ago

Future sparkles for UAE-Israeli diamond trade Diamond traders in Dubai say they have been inundated with enquiries from Israelis, who traditionally do their business in Belgium's Antwerp -- the world's biggest centre for traders of rough and.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:51Published 3 weeks ago

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