Israel is perennially swept up in religious conflict. Yet many of its citizens are secular

Israel is a nation perennially swept up in religious fervor and conflict. The country is home to about 7 million Jews, almost half of the global Jewish population. An Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics survey published in 2021 found that among Israeli Jews over the age of 20, about 45% identified as secular or not religious, while 33% said they practiced “traditional” religious worship.