The population of Israel in 2008 was 7,018,000 not including the Jewish population of the West Bank.
The ethnic composition of the population in 2005 was 76.2% Jewish, 23.8% Arab and other.
People who were, and still ARE citizens of Israel.
People who were, and still ARE citizens of Israel.
Citizens of Israel are called Israeli (plural = Israelis).
There are approximately 200,000 American citizens living in Israel. They are a mix of immigrants, expatriates, and dual citizens.
There are no statistics on this, but it's estimated that there are less than 20,000 Roman Catholic citizens of Israel, out of a total population of about 8 million people.
Arab citizens of Israel's population is 278,000.
Most natives and naturalized citizens of Israel think of themselves as Israeli. Israel is located on the continent of Asia.
20% of Israel citizens are Arabs . ============================= Another contributor added: As citizens, the rights and responsibilities of Israel's Arab citizens are the same as all other Israeli citizens, with one exception: Arab citizens of Israel are not required to do military service. Arab citizens of Israel have full voting rights, and have elected several Arabs to seats in the Knesset (Israel's parliament).
Israel accords rights to its citizens, something which Jews in many countries lack substantial quantities of.
The role of the citizens in Israel is to vote for the Members of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament. Additionally, most Israeli citizens must serve in the Israeli Army and/or do community service. Israeli citizens perform many of the functions of citizens in other liberal democracies like protesting and assembling peacefully, engaging in their religious traditions or Atheism, contributing the national debate on major issues, and speaking their minds.
At the present time (mid-2010), about 20% of the population of Israel is comprised of ethnic Arabs. They are citizens of Israel, with the rights and responsibilities of all other citizens, except that they are not responsible for military service. Along with other citizens, Arab citizens of Israel have the right to vote in the elections if they so choose; Arabs have been elected and occupy seats in the Knesset ... Israel's parliament.
Many people in Israel have something to play with.