Arab citizens of Israel
(Redirected from Arab Israelis)
المواطنون العرب في إسرائيل עֲרָבִים אֶזרָחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | |
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 Map of Arab localities in Israel, 2015 | |
| Total population | |
| Green Line,[citation needed] 2023: 2,065,000 (21%)[1][2] East Jerusalem and Golan Heights, 2012: 278,000 (~3%)[needs update] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 State of Israel | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic[a] and Hebrew | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (84%)[b] Christianity (8%)[c] Druze (8%)[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Broader Arab groups such as Palestinians, Druze and Bedouins living beyond the borders of Israel. |
Palestinian Arabs form the largest ethnic minority in Israel.[4][5] Notions of identity among Israel's Arab citizens are complex, encompassing civic, religious, and ethnic components.[6] Most sources report that the majority of Arabs in Israel prefer to be identified as Palestinian citizens of Israel.[7]