Is Israel a Jewish state?

Yes, Israel is mostly Jewish. The Jews originated in the land of Israel or Hebrew in western Asia. According to statistics from relevant Jewish organizations, the total number of Jews in the world in 2007 was approximately 16 million, of which 5.4 million settled in Israel, 5.3 million lived in the United States, and the rest were scattered around the world. Israel is the only country in the world where Jews are the majority ethnic group.

In 1956, Britain and France joined forces with Israel to seize control of the Suez Canal and launched a surprise attack on Egypt on October 29. This was the second Middle East War, also known as the "Suez War." "(The Suez War). The Suez War ended with the defeat of the British and French invading forces, and their traditional power of colonial rule in the Middle East for hundreds of years was completely lost.

In 1967, Israel noticed the trend of joint attacks by Egypt, Syria, Jordan and other countries; it launched the "Six Days of War" on June 5; it ended on June 10, and Israel had occupied The Old City of Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank of the Jordan River, and the Golan Heights have a total area equivalent to three times the original territory. This is the third Middle East war. Former Israeli Defense Minister "One-Eyed Dayan" (Moshe Dayan) came to the Wailing Wall (Wailing Wall) for pilgrimage, and said emotionally: "We return to the Holy of Holies of the Holy Land and never leave again." However, based on the entire For peace and security considerations in the Middle East, Israel still allows Arabs to have management rights over the Dome of the Rock.

In 1973, Egyptian President Sadat and Syrian President Hafez al Assad secretly negotiated and carefully planned a war; taking advantage of the "Yom Kippur Day" on the Israeli calendar on October 6 ”, the two countries launched raids from the north and south of Israel respectively. Many people gathered at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, calling on God for help and reciting Yom Kippur scriptures loudly. On the 19th, the war situation reversed. The Israeli army moved north across the Golan Heights and south across the canal towards Cairo. On the 24th, the two sides ceased fire, and Israel withdrew from the occupied areas under the mediation of the United States and the Soviet Union. This battle is also known as the "Yom Kippur War" (The Yom Kippur War).

2001, Jerusalem News: The Israeli extremist religious group "The Temple Mount Faithful" (The Temple Mount Faithful) held a ceremony on July 29 on the Temple Mount in East Jerusalem to establish the "Third Temple of Judaism" "The foundation stone was laid, which led to another conflict between Israel and Palestine, resulting in more than 20 injuries.

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Modern Israelis

As long as you obtain Israeli citizenship, you can be called an Israeli. Currently, 78% of Israeli nationals are Jews, 20% are Arabs, and the rest are Christians and people of other religious races.

Israel also has Chinese citizens, most of whom are non-Jews who married Israelis and obtained Israeli citizenship; there are also Chinese who became Jewish immigrants because they were naturalized as Jews. The most well-known example is Yael Hsu from Taiwan, who is the first Chinese in history to successfully convert to Orthodox Judaism in Israel and become an Israeli citizen as a Jew.