Israel celebrates 74 years of independence this year. I remember Israel’s 60th anniversary celebrations at Trinity college. Palestinians who had been taken by Israel as children because they were being schooled in hatred and terrorism attended with the Israeli delegate.
She explained, acronystic now, that the term Jewish referred to the religion of Judaism, the term Israeli was in use to describe those who accepted Israel, to be Palestinian was a political designation, and Gaza was where terrorists and suspected terrorists and their families were sent. She said thirty percent of the population living in Israel, not counting Gaza were Muslim.
According to recent figures the number of muslims living in Israel is just over a fifth. The figures do not include Samaria or east Jerusalem.
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