Israel is more than just the homeland of the Jewish People: it is also a key component of Jewish identity, home to many friends and family of Jews across the globe, and the main exporter of Jewish products, culture and thought to the wider world. 51% of the 16,400 Jews who completed the survey said ‘supporting Israel’ was ‘very important’ to them – lower than the proportions who said ‘remembering the Holocaust’, ‘fighting antisemitism’ and ‘feeling part of the Jewish people’ but higher than the proportions who highlighted ‘Jewish culture’ and ‘believing in God’, and about the same as those who said ‘sharing Jewish festivals with family’. Europe is home to about a third of Israeli ex-pats but only 16% of all Jews living in the Diaspora, and Israel-born Jews make up nearly half of the Jewish population in Norway, 41% of it in Finland, and over 20% of all Jews in Bulgaria, Ireland, Spain and Denmark.
Author: Omri Gal
Published at: 2025-04-30 21:33:39
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