Christianity is the third largest religion in Israel, after Judaism and Islam. At the end of 2022, Christians made up 1.9% of the Israeli population, numbering approximately 185,000. 75.8% of the Chri
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem
St. Elijah Cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, in Haifa.
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, in Jerusalem.
St. George's Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, in Jerusalem.
Religion in Israel is manifested primarily in Judaism, the ethnic religion of the Jewish people. The State of Israel declares itself as a "Jewish and democratic state" and is the only country with a J
Christianity in Israel
…Christians in Israel are Arab Christians. Christians make up 6.9% of the Arab-Israeli population. Ten Christian churches are formally recognized under Israel's confessional system, for the self-regulation and state recognition of status issues, such as marriage and divorce: the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Catholic…
Moroccan Jewish immigrants arriving in Israel under the Law of Return, 1954
Cyclists ride down the deserted Ayalon Highway in the city of Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur.
"Tehillim neged Tilim" (transl. 'Psalms against missiles') Hebrew slogan initially coined during the First Gulf War in response to Iraqi rocket attacks on Israel in 1991, and turned into a popular slogan-sticker ever since, especially among the Israeli Religious Zionism and Haredi Judaism communities.
IDF soldier, Asael Lubotzky, prays with tefillin.