Is being Jewish and being Israeli two completely different things?

Answer 1

Yes; big difference! I learned that when I moved to Israel. I'm Jewish, but New York.
Israeli is a totally different culture. No Mountain Dew; no crunchy peanut butter; a different style of bagel than we're used to here in America...it was ROUGH!

Answer 2

It can be.
Being a Jew is to be part of Judism, a particular religion (one of the three major monotheisitic faiths comprised of Judism, Christianity and Islam all of three of which worhsip the same God {YWHW, Father in Trinity, and Allah Subhanna wa Ta'ala} and trace their ancestory back to the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him.
To be an Israeli is to have citizenship of that particular nation state. There are Jewish israelis, Arab Israelis, Christian Israelis and Muslim Israelis, etc. However, some Jewish Israelis might tell you that only the Jewish Israelis are really Israelis (especially since the invasion and occupation of Palestine by European and American Jews during the 1940s and the subsequent displacement and disportation of the native Arabs who had lived there from prior to 70 A.D., when the Roman Empire destroyed Israel and drove the Jew out.)
There are also American Jews, French Jews, Italian Jews, English Jews, German Jews, Polish Jews, etc. who are not citizens of Israel.
Being Jew and being Israeli can be two very different things although they can be one and the same.

Answer 3

Jewish is a religion and being Israeli is having citizenship in the country of Israel. Most people living in Israel are Jewish.

Answer 4

Sorry, another "Mark S" is impersonating me. In response to your question: yes. Jewish refers to one's religion; Israeli refers to one's nationality. You can be either one without the other. You can also be Jewish and not believe in the State of Israel (a very few ultra-Orthodox are like this); you can be Jewish and not think that Israel does all the right things (most of us--just like any country, Israel makes mistakes). Similarly, you can be Israeli and not be Jewish at all, or you can be Jewish with varying levels--widely varying levels--of observance.

Answer 5

Being Jewish is a religion. Being Israeli is a nationality. Not all Jews are Israelis, not all Israelis are Jews.

Ewww there's a clone above me. Gross.

Answer 6

Yes and no.

In the present context of the worlds geopolitical situation no. An Israeli is someone who lives in Israel unless they are Palestinian then they are still Israeli but would never admit it. Many Jews are not Israeli they live in places like New York and other cities around the world.

Genetically speaking all Jews are Israelites but not all Israelites are Jews. there were 12 other tribes remember?

Now we could also delve into the fact that there are secular Jews who could be called not Jewish but claim they are and the religious Jews who are not Necessarily of Jewish ancestry but could be of any race that have converted to Judaism.

Perhaps if you narrowed your question.

Answer 7

Jewish is Israeli...Israeli is Jewish...Any Israeli is a Jew?...not necessarily..Lots of Israelis are Palestinians..so I would say Jewish is more towards Judaism and Israeli is just a citizen of Israel and that includes all Palestinians that live in Israel.

Answer 8

Um, yes. Being Jewish is a religion and a culture. Being Israeli means you're a citizen of Israel.


Is this thing on?

Answer 9

Yes, being Jewish signifies your religious affiliation. Israeli can include a person who defines themselves as Jewish but may also apply to Arabs of Muslim and Christian faiths, Armenians, and Druze. As well as atheists and others that were born in the country of Israel.

Answer 10

Is being Christian and being an American citizen two different things?

The Jewish people are called Israel (you'll find it in your "old" testatment). A citizen of the State of Israel is called an Israeli.
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