answersLogoWhite

0

Muslims make up about 17% of the population of Israel. Most Israeli Muslims are Sunni. It should also be noted that while conflicts among extremists (on both sides) are what gets into the news, there are several Israeli cities (notably Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Acre) where Muslims and Jews are friends, work together, study at the same schools, and get along very well. It should also be noted that Muslims in Israel can vote, run for office, and attend any university.

There are roughly 1.34 million Muslim citizens of Israel. This number is increasing and the number of Muslims in Israel has consistently increased since 1949.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Who dominates more in Israel Sunni or Shiite?

Israel is a predominantly Jewish country (>75%). However, of the Muslims who live in Israel, they are almost exclusively Sunnis.


Does Israel have Shiite Muslims?

As far as I am aware, there is no Shiite Islamic community in Israel. The Muslims in Israel are primarily Sunnis.


Does Israel observe Ramadan?

Israel is a country. Ramadan is a period of fasting for Muslims. Muslims in Israel would probably observe Ramadan depending on their level of devoutness.


Where are most Muslim people situated in Israel?

It depends on how you are defining Israel. If you are defining Israel as all places under Israeli control, including the Palestinian Territories and the Golan Heights, then most Muslims are in the West Bank (about 2.4 million Muslims). If you referring to Israel as exclusively within the 1949 ceasefire-lines (also called the 1967 borders), the majority of Muslims live in northern Israel, in the cities of Umm al-Fahm and Afula. Additionally, large numbers of Muslims are in the mixed cities of Haifa and Acre (also in the north). In fact, some parts of the Jezreel Valley (part of Northern Israel) are over 70% Muslim.


What is the name of the holy land for jewschristians and Muslims?

Israel; in Hebrew, Eretz Israel.


What was Israel called when controlled by the Muslims?

Palestein


Why can't Israel just deport all the Muslims to other Arabic countries?

Islam is a religion, not a race. Not all Muslims are Arab. What's more, Muslims are people and have a right to live wherever they please, so long as they do it legally. Religious discrimination is wrong.


Who lives in the land of the Hebrews?

They came from Israel and now, they live all around the world


Is Israeli a Muslim country?

No Israel is a Jewish country. ______________________________ Israel is a Jewish majority country. There are also Muslims and Christians in Israel.


What is the Israeli religion?

The primary religion in Israel is Judaism. However, a percentage of the population are Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindu, etc people who live freely.


Is 80 percent of Israel's population Muslim?

The percentage of Muslims in Israel is roughly 20%. The vast majority of Muslims live in the Galilee and Golan Region (North Israel) where in some areas they constitute upwards of 70% of the population. See the related link for further information on Arab Israelis.


What is the Advantages and disadvantages of the creation of the state of Israel?

The advantages of the creation of the state of Israel are first, that there is a country to which Jews may flee when they are victims of anti-Semitism, and second, that Jews who live in Israel will be satisfied that they are fulfilling a religious obligation to live in the specific land that was given to the Jews by God (according to the Torah). The disadvantages of the creation of the state of Israel are that this has created a conflict between the Israeli Jews and the Muslims in the middle east, who believe that Israel, formerly known as Palestine, was stolen from them by the Jews, and that Muslims are the ones who are religiously obligated to live there, not the Jews; in addition, the Arab-Israeli conflict has damaged relations between all the nations allied to Israel and all the nations seeking to destroy Israel, and this hostility is a fundamental source of international terrorism and the various wars that have resulted from that terrorism.