The demographic composition of Israel

The population of Israel is about 74% Jewish, 265,438+0% Arab, and the rest is Druze.

By the end of 2022, the total population of Israel had reached 9.656 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%. Among the new population, 62% are newborns and 38% are new immigrants, of which 80% are from Russia and Ukraine. The State of Israel, founded in 1948, is the first Jewish state established in nearly 2000 years after the destruction of Jerusalem by Rome, which artificially revived the official spoken Hebrew.

After the Jewish state was destroyed by the Roman Empire in 79 AD, some Jews fell to the Arabian Peninsula and lived with Arabs. Judaism also believes that Jews and Arabs come from the same ancestor. The word "Jew" in Chinese comes from Hebrew, and the word "Jew" in English comes from "GywIewe" in Middle English.

Israel's regional location

Israel lies in the west of Asia. It borders Jordan in the east, Syria in the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba in the south, Egypt in the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea in the west and Lebanon in the north. It is the junction of Asia, Africa and Europe. According to 1947 United Nations resolution on the partition of Palestine, the area of the State of Israel is 15200 square kilometers.

From 1948 to 1973, Israel occupied a large area of Arab countries in four Middle East wars, and gradually withdrew after the 1980s. At present, the actual control area is about 25,000 square kilometers. On June 65438+1October 65438+1October 0, local time, Israeli Prime Minister Lapid issued a statement through social media account, saying that Israel and Lebanon had reached an agreement on the demarcation of disputed waters between the two sides.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Israel