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Hebrew, the long dead language of the Jews, was revived and is the official language, although English is also widely spoken. Arabic is a secondary language.
The population of '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is nearly 10,000,000. Jews constitute 73 percent, Muslims constitute 18 percent and the balance is of various other faiths. Of the Jews, 49 percent self-identify as secular. Avaham Burg, writing in ''Haaretz'', asked, "Is this the generation that rejects [[Brit Milah| circumcision]]?"<ref>{{REFnews |title=Is This the Generation That Rejects Circumcision? |url=https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2014-08-30/ty-article/.premium/is-this-the-generation-that-rejects-circumcision/0000017f-e829-dc7e-adff-f8ad7f470000?lts=1711551679465 |last=Burg |first=Avraham |init= |author-link= |publisher=Haaretz |website= |date=2014-08-30 |accessdate=2024-03-27 |format= |quote=}}</ref>
[[Judaism]] and [[Islam]] require [[circumcision]], however not all Jews and Muslims actually follow the teachings of their religion. ''Haaretz'' reported that many Israeli parents are not circumcising their sons.<ref name="ahituv2021">{{REFnews