by religion. Why not by shoe size?

The pie chart is constructed by ethnicity not religion - Arabs can be different religions. The UK census is similar. It's purpose here in the UK and Israel is to help ethnic minorities so the authorities can provide services etc.

I guess they included Jews living in West Bank but not Arabs living in West Bank, so the statistics is quite skewed.

All countries do it with the exception of France or that's what they say now in a panic over there because of immigration youll see it publicly there as well no doubt

We are in a country build on a dream that it should be 100% jewish. The holy people, the rest (arabs, christian, muslims, etc etc )are important to keep track on, because all none jews are bad in the eyes of Israel.

Since when are ethnic backgrounds religions? Except for the mention of Christian Arabs, religion doesn't come into this.

They also included hundreds of thousands of Arabs, mostly Muslim, from East Jerusalem, where for legal purposes is part of Israel. Same thing with 20,000 Druze from Golan Heights who are included as well.

While Jews living in illegal settlements on the same territory are included. If this is not Apartheid of its ugliest form, I don't know what is.

If you have no definition label what brought you to live in this part of the world where definition is everything? Perhaps time to reconsider what your doing here Mr."nothing defines me"

Are you serious? That is the most disgusting comment I've ever seen printed here. You really have some serious issues to address woman. We are all God's children....... YOU are no more holier than anybody else, so get over yourself.

Hebrew is an ethnic background Jewish is a religion

Israel is THE Jewish state founded to be the one place on earth where Jews are safe.

Sorry to shock you

I don't know why Netanyahu is pressing Abbas to recognize Israel as a Jewish State when more than 25 percent of its population are not Jews.

The Palestinians want their own state, so they should have a Palestinian citizenship and included in the statistics of the Palestinian authority. Stop whining. Palestinians are the kings of whining and losing.

The West Bank is Israel too, who needs so meant Arabs it is time to expell them from all of Israel

Israel is not a Jewish state ! It ain't ruled by Torah laws and almost a 1/4 of it is not even Jewish !!!

Please guuuuuuurl !!!

... Christian Arabs are counted separately from Arabs.

Most countries do this in census counts, not nefarious, unless like Nazis they plan to use data later for extermination. How many Jews to be allowed in Palestine State? Zero they say? No Jews there now, they say, no wonder they are so poorly managed no Jews to help them at the top.

We all know that your education system is lacking so your ignorance surprises no one. I can't teach you everything a civilized person might want to know, but I'll start. Making it illegal to sell to a person because of their race is worse apartheid, like you practice. Demanding an ethnically pure state like the pig Abbas is worse apartheid. Destroying centuries old Coptic churches because their existence insults you is worse apartheid. Eating the internal organs of people you murdered because they are Kaffir is worse apartheid.

Look at how Arabs treat Christians in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Hamas, Bethlehem and Nazareth, and you might understand why.

If the statistics in the news "Israel' population crosses 8 million" and the statistics of this one are accurate, it looks like the non Jews will outnumber Jews in Israel during next generation. Of course many things that make trend weaker or stroger may happen before that, but the trend is all the same a bit worrisome. Middle East states with equal size religious blocks are very unstable, as we have seen lately.

The Arab fertility rate has been going down for some time. Mainly due to better education and also a slash of welfare for each child under Netanyahu when he was Finance Minister. Meanwhile the Jewish growth keeps rising mainly due to the ultra-orthodox. With time the ultra-orthodox will become the largest group within Israel.

Number 11's comment if prepared by a civilized commentator and you are not. Try to understand the truth for once.

Please note that these newly published Statistical figures relates to the Eve of the Jewish New Year 5774 (which starts this Wednesday evening) and NOT the year 5773 (last Fall) as mistakenly mentioned.

The Israelis in Judea & Samaria (West Bank) are Israelis and due to proximity and the fact that they pay taxes in Israel they are included. An Israeli living in the U.S, and paying taxes in the U.S, is not included. Arabs of Judea and Samaria pay taxes to the P.A. and do not have Israeli passports. So time to take your valium and come down.