Jewish categories over time

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Israel’s Religiously Divided Society

Israel’s diverse religious landscape

Israeli Jews see democracy as compatible with Jewish state but are divided on whether democratic princes or religious law should take priority

Most Arabs say Israel cannot be both a democracy and Jewish state

Mutual doubts about sincerity of leaders in the peace process

Nearly unanimous share agree all Jews should have the right to citizenship in Israel

Most Jews say Israel necessary for long-term survival of the Jewish people

Most Jews say Israel should give preferential treatment to Jews

Large divide among Jews on whether halakha should be state law

Jewish groups disagree on key public policy issues

Majorities of Haredim, Datim agree Arabs should be expelled

Israeli Jews largely identify their political ideology with center or right

In 2014-2015, roughly three-in-ten Jews felt closest to Netanyahu’s Likud party

Haredim see being Jewish as a matter of religion; Hilonim see it as a matter of culture and/or identity

Most Hilonim see themselves as ‘Israeli first’; most Haredim say ‘Jewish first’

Most Haredim do not see themselves as ‘Zionists’

No significant differences in religious observance among older and younger Jews

More Arabs than Jews say religion ‘very important’

Few Haredim, Hilonim have close friends from outside their group

Haredim and Hilonim strongly opposed to intermarriage with each other

Muslims, Christians, Druze, Jews frown upon intermarriage between their communities

Vast majority of Arabs see ‘a lot’ of discrimination against Muslims

Roughly one-third of Muslims report having experienced at least one incident of discrimination in the past 12 months

Fewer Arabs over time say peaceful coexistence between Israel and independent Palestinian state is possible

Most Jews on the political right skeptical about two-state solution

More Jews say settlements help than hurt Israel’s security

Most residents of West Bank say Israeli government sincere in its effort toward peace

Orthodox settlers more likely than non-Orthodox to say Arabs should be expelled

Large differences in religious observance among Jews of different backgrounds

Change over time in Israel’s religious landscape

Jewish categories over time

Haredim have significantly more children than other Jews

Hilonim make up a bigger share of older Jews than of younger Jews

Recent decline in share of Jews who say they observe ‘some’ of the religious tradition

Change over time in Israel’s religious landscape

Jewish categories over time

Haredim have significantly more children than other Jews

Hilonim make up a bigger share of older Jews than of younger Jews

Recent decline in share of Jews who say they observe ‘some’ of the religious tradition

Large differences in religious observance among Jews of different backgrounds

Change over time in Israel’s religious landscape

Most Jews on the political right skeptical about two-state solution

More Jews say settlements help than hurt Israel’s security

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