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Zionism remained a minority movement until the rise of Nazism in 1933 and the subsequently attempted extermination of the Jewish people in Nazi-occupied areas of Europe in the Holocaust. [25] In the late 19th century large numbers of Jews began moving to the Ottoman and later British-controlled region.
Of the Jewish population, about 5.25 million would be Haredi. Overall, the forecast projected that 49% of the population would be either Haredi Jews (29%) or Arabs (20%). [119] It also projected a population of 20 million in 2065. [120] Jews and other non-Arabs are expected to compose 81% of the population in 2065, and Arabs 19%.
The Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים , ISO 259-2: Yehudim, Israeli pronunciation:) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group [13] and nation [14] originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, [15] and whose traditional religion is Judaism.
Jewish identity is the objective or subjective sense of perceiving oneself as a Jew and as relating to being Jewish. [1] It encompasses elements of nationhood, [2][3][4] ethnicity, [5] religion, and culture. [6][7][8] Broadly defined, Jewish identity does not rely on whether one is recognized as Jewish by others or by external religious, legal ...
Judaism. Minority: Islam, Christianity, Druzism, Samaritanism, Baháʼí Faith. Israelis (Hebrew: יִשְׂרְאֵלִים, romanized: Yīśreʾēlīm; Arabic: إسرائيليون, romanized: Isrāʾīliyyūn) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel. The country's populace is composed primarily of Jews and Arabs, who ...
t. e. Jewish assimilation (Hebrew: התבוללות, hitbolelut) refers either to the gradual cultural assimilation and social integration of Jews in their surrounding culture or to an ideological program in the age of emancipation promoting conformity as a potential solution to historic Jewish marginalization.
In October 2006, the Knesset passed a new law outlawing human trade with sentences for human trade offenses of up to 16 years, and 20 years when the victim is a minor. The law also addresses forced labor, slavery, organ theft, and prostitution. The bill also requires compensation of victims of human trade and slavery.
The Jewish diaspora in the second Temple period (516 BCE – 70 CE) was created from various factors, including through the creation of political and war refugees, enslavement, deportation, overpopulation, indebtedness, military employment, and opportunities in business, commerce, and agriculture. [ 5 ]