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anygunanywhere wrote:

gdanaher wrote:

rotor wrote: Since there are essentially no Christian Israelis, they are a non-issue.

http://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=104341

Christian Israelis do exist.

Anygunanywhere

Absolutely. But for military purposes there are substantially none. The religious demographics include 75.4% Jewish, 20.6% Arab Muslim, and the balance of 4% includes relatives of Israeli Jews who are not registered as Jews, non-Arab Muslims, non-Arab Christians, and those with no religious classification such as atheists and agnostics. The best number I can find from the Jerusalem Post counts 158,000 Christians. Of these, 80% are Arab and the balance are largely Russians whose parents or grandparents were Jewish. What this means is at the age of 18 when kids are drafted, Arab kids can excuse themselves, Jewish kids normally can't, and the number of Christian kids being conscripted is small enough to be inconsequential.

rotor wrote:Israel is very low on the graph and don't they let their citzens have completely automatic weapons? Aren't they true "2nd ammendment type" citizen soldiers? Homicide rate of Jews killing Jews is virtually zero in Israel. Don''t have the Chicago gang culture.

The two graphs place Israel and some other countries in different positions, so perhaps the data sources varied. In any event, when I did my duty over 40 years ago, I slung an Uzi on a daily basis because of my location and the depth of risk. A truly religious Jew will not kill unless forced under conditions of combat. The current rules require most Jewish Israelis to serve for three years after which they are in reserves. Most have their gear available quickly, they know where to go when called. All small arms ammunition is IMI. Muslim Israelis can serve but are excused upon request. Since there are essentially no Christian Israelis, they are a non-issue.