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Israel was founded as a Jewish state in 1948, and the country's Basic Laws describe it as both a Jewish and a democratic state.

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 75. 7 % of Israel's population is Jewish.

Large numbers of Jews continue to emigrate to Israel.

Arabs, who make up 20. 4 % of the population, are the largest ethnic minority in Israel.

Israel also has very small communities of Armenians, Circassians, Assyrians, Samaritans, and persons of some Jewish heritage.

There are also some non-Jewish spouses of Israeli Jews.

However, these communities are very small, and usually number only in the hundreds or thousands.