As the Hebrew year 5784 draws to a close, some 7.689 million (78.6%) Israelis identify as Jewish and 2.095 million (21.4%) as Arab.

60.8% of Jerusalem residents are Jews or non-Arab, while 39.2% are Arab, according to recent population data.

In 1939, on the eve of World War II, Jews numbered 16.6 million, 449,000 (3%) of whom resided in the Land of Israel.

On the eve of the Jewish new year, an overwhelming majority of Israelis surveyed in a new poll reported that they were 'satisfied with life and their economic situation.'