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Israelis are a Middle Eastern people. This is the proper consideration, especially when you take into account that even the majority of Israeli Jews (ignoring the 20% of Israelis who are ethnic Arabs) are from the Middle East and North Africa. Israel has an ethnic European minority, but that is it, a minority and most of those ethnic Europeans were born in Israel anyway.
Some people consider Israelis to be European, but this consideration comes primarily from the patronizing view that Israel's embrace of human rights and democratic norms is a "European" mindset as opposed to a "Middle Eastern" mindset (which is implicitly a theocratic and authoritarian behavior). It is because of Israel's embrace of many of these norms that Israel functions and operates much more like a European country than its Middle Eastern neighbors. However, if this is the definition of European, then Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore are also "European" countries since these countries embrace many of these norms and behave more like European countries than autocratic neighbors like China and North Korea.
In 2016, Israel's population is descended from immigrants from roughly 150 different countries,
in addition to those whose families have been rooted in Israel itself for Centuries.
Large segments of the population are first and second generation descendants of Europeans,
Middle Easterners, and Russians, corresponding to the most intense waves of persecution,
expulsion, genocide, and refuge of the past 150 years.
Other ethnic and national origins with significant numbers among the current Israeli population
include South Africans, Australians, French, South Americans, East Asians, Americans, Canadians,
and each of the former Soviet republics.
Exact figures are unknown, but it is estimated that about 3,000,000 of the population of Israel (50% of Israeli Jews) are Jews of European descent.
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What happened as a result of European exploration of the coast of north America?
Europeans descended from jews and then the bloodline ended up in North America
Why is Abraham father of the Jews?
They are descended from him.
What were the roots of Arabs and Jews?
Arabs are descended from Abraham just as Jews are. After that initial connection, Jews (Israelites) and Arabs have been distict peoples with separate languages and religions. Jews are descended from Isaac (son of Abraham), while Arabs are descended from Ishmael (son of Abraham). See Genesis ch.16, 17 and 21.
Are any of the Schindler Jews descended from Oskar Schindler?
no
Why do Jews compare themselves with white people?
MOST Jews are white, but there are also Jews of other colors.Answer:Generally, white people are Caucasians, who are descended from Yephet (Japheth). See Genesis ch.10. Jews, on the other hand, are a Semitic people, not from Yephet and not originally European. Jews range from white to light-Mediterranean, to darker Mediterranean.
If some europeans refer themselves as Jews why do they speak a foreign language called Yiddish?
There are several false assumptions made with this question, making it unanswerable as worded:Yiddish is not a foreign language in Europe. It is a native European languageMost Jews do not speak YiddishMany people live in Europe and calle themselves European but are not descended from European ancestors, including ethnic Jews, basque people, black people, Asian people, Romani people, etc.
What king did the Jews believe Jesus would be descended from?
The Jews had no expectations for Jesus because they did not regard him as the Messiah. However they did believe that the hoped-for Messiah would be descended from King David. It has been pointed out that a thousand years after the time attributed to David, possibly two million Jews could claim to be descended from David.
What happens to Christians on the day of the Penecost?
As the Biblical story has it, on that day the Holy Spirit descended on them.
When was The Destruction of the European Jews created?
The Destruction of the European Jews was created in 1961.
Who are the Jews and Arabs?
semitic nations descended from a common father, Abraham
What was the population of European Jews in 1935?
The population of European Jews in 1935 was about 9.4 million.
How are the Palestinians related to Jews?
Arabs (including Palestinian Arabs) are descended from Abraham just as Jews are, which is why Arabs are called "our cousins" in Jewish Torah-commentaries. But after the initial connection, Jews (Israelites) and Arabs have been distict peoples with separate languages and religions. Jews are descended from Isaac (son of Abraham), while Arabs are descended from Ishmael (son of Abraham). See Genesis ch.16, 17 and 21.
