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(IsraelNN.com) More Israeli Jews see themselves as Jewish first and Israeli second than the opposite, according to a poll by the Israel Democracy Institute.  Forty-seven percent of respondents said their Jewish identity was primary, while 39 percent said they were Israeli first.  The remainder chose to define themselves by ethnicity or religious affiliation.

Ninety-four percent of respondents said they saw themselves as part of the worldwide Jewish community.  Sixty-eight percent said they believed Jews in Israel and abroad would share the same fate. 

Researchers also polled Israeli Arabs regarding their sense of identity.  Only 12 percent said they saw themselves as Israeli first, while 45 percent defined themselves as “Arab,” 24 percent as “Palestinian,” and 19 percent by religious affiliation.