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Jews

Main article: Israeli Jews See also: Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, Sephardi Jews, Beta Israel, and Jewish ethnic divisions

According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2008, of Israel's 7.3 million people, 75.6% were Jews of any background. Among them, 70.3% were Sabras (Israeli-born), mostly second- or third-generation Israelis, and the rest are olim (Jewish immigrants to Israel returning from the diaspora) – 20.5% from Europe and the Americas, and 9.2% from Asia and Africa, including the Arab countries.

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