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	'''Arameans in Israel''' may refer to:
			\|group = Arameans in Israel<ref>{{cite news\|title=Israeli Christians Officially Recognized as Arameans, Not Arabs\|url=http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/24936/Default.aspx\|accessdate=14 December 2014\|work=Israel Today\|date=18 September 2014}}</ref>
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			\|population = '''10,500'''<br><small>(including ] and ] adherents)</small><ref></ref>
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	Since September 2014 Christian families or clans who can speak Aramaic language are eligible to register as Arameans in Israel.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Yalon\|first1=Yori\|title='Aramean' officially recognized as nationality in Israel\|url=http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=20169\|accessdate=14 December 2014\|work=Israel Hayom\|date=17 September 2014}}</ref>
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			'''Arameans in Israel''' are members of the ] sects in Israel, claiming ] origin. Since 2014, Israel's ] (PIBA) has recognized the right of ], most of whom had previously been registered as Arabs, to claim ] ethnicity.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Yalon\|first1=Yori\|title='Aramean' officially recognized as nationality in Israel\|url=http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=20169\|accessdate=14 December 2014\|work=Israel Hayom\|date=17 September 2014}}</ref> The Aramean ethnicity is to be applied to 10,000 ] and 500 ] adherents in Israel, which until 2014 had been counted as part of the 127,000 ] in Israel.

			==Recognition of the Aramean Ethnicity==
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			In September 2014, Ministry of the Interior ] instructed the PIBA to recognize Arameans as an ethnicity separate from ]. Under the Ministry of the Interior's guidance, Christians born in to Christian families or clans who can speak ] are eligible to register as Arameans. About 200 Christian families are thought to be eligible.<ref name=haaretz>{{cite news\|last1=Lis\|first1=Jonathan\|title=Israel recognizes Aramean minority in Israel as separate nationality\|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.616299\|accessdate=17 December 2014\|work=]\|date=17 September 2014}}
			</ref> The first person to receive the "Aramean" ethnic status in Israel was 2 year old Yaakov Halul in ] on October 20, 2014.<ref name=times>{{cite news\|last1=Newman\|first1=Marissa\|title=In first, Israeli Christian child registers as Aramean\|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-israeli-christian-child-registers-as-aramean/\|accessdate=14 December 2014\|work=The Times of Israel\|date=21 October 2014}}</ref>

			==Controversy==
			The recognition of the Aramean ethnicity caused mixed reactions among Israeli minorities, the Christian community, and Palestinians. While some celebrated the success of their long legal struggle to be recognized as non-Arab ethnic minority, other members of the Arab community in Israel denounced it as an attempt to divide Arab Christians.<ref name="Jerusalem Post">{{cite news\|last1=Cohen\|first1=Ariel\|title=Israeli Greek Orthodox Church denounces Aramaic Christian nationality\|url=http://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/Israeli-Greek-Orthodox-Denounce-Move-to-Differentiate-Christians-from-Arabs-376493\|accessdate=14 December 2014\|work=Jerusalem Post\|date=28 September 2014}}</ref> Representatives of the ] officially denounced the move.<ref name="Jerusalem Post"/>
			Many in the Israeli academia advocate the recognition of the Aramean identity and have called on the government of Israel to promote the awareness regarding this issue on the basis of the international principle of ethnic self-determination as espoused by Wilson's 14 points.<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/15717#.VLZWApv9ka4</ref> One of the staunchest supporters of the recognition of the Aramean identity is Father Gabriel Nadaf who is one of the leaders of the Christians in Israel. He advocated on behalf of his Aramean followers and thanked the Interior Ministry's decision as a "historic move".<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/185214#.VLZaQZv9ka4</ref>

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Revision as of 00:43, 29 January 2015

Ethnic group

Arameans in Israel
Total population
10,500 (including Maronites and Syrian Catholic Church adherents)
Regions with significant populations
Israel
Languages
Arabic, Neo-Aramaic, Hebrew
Religion
Syriac Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Assyrians, Arab Christians

Arameans in Israel are members of the Syriac Christianity sects in Israel, claiming Aramean origin. Since 2014, Israel's Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration (PIBA) has recognized the right of Israeli Christians, most of whom had previously been registered as Arabs, to claim Aramean ethnicity. The Aramean ethnicity is to be applied to 10,000 Maronites and 500 Syrian Catholic Church adherents in Israel, which until 2014 had been counted as part of the 127,000 Arab Christians in Israel.

Recognition of the Aramean Ethnicity

In September 2014, Ministry of the Interior Gideon Sa'ar instructed the PIBA to recognize Arameans as an ethnicity separate from Israeli Arabs. Under the Ministry of the Interior's guidance, Christians born in to Christian families or clans who can speak Aramaic language are eligible to register as Arameans. About 200 Christian families are thought to be eligible. The first person to receive the "Aramean" ethnic status in Israel was 2 year old Yaakov Halul in Jish on October 20, 2014.

Controversy

The recognition of the Aramean ethnicity caused mixed reactions among Israeli minorities, the Christian community, and Palestinians. While some celebrated the success of their long legal struggle to be recognized as non-Arab ethnic minority, other members of the Arab community in Israel denounced it as an attempt to divide Arab Christians. Representatives of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate officially denounced the move. Many in the Israeli academia advocate the recognition of the Aramean identity and have called on the government of Israel to promote the awareness regarding this issue on the basis of the international principle of ethnic self-determination as espoused by Wilson's 14 points. One of the staunchest supporters of the recognition of the Aramean identity is Father Gabriel Nadaf who is one of the leaders of the Christians in Israel. He advocated on behalf of his Aramean followers and thanked the Interior Ministry's decision as a "historic move".

References

"Israeli Christians Officially Recognized as Arameans, Not Arabs". Israel Today. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
Yalon, Yori (17 September 2014). "'Aramean' officially recognized as nationality in Israel". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
Lis, Jonathan (17 September 2014). "Israel recognizes Aramean minority in Israel as separate nationality". Haaretz. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
Newman, Marissa (21 October 2014). "In first, Israeli Christian child registers as Aramean". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ Cohen, Ariel (28 September 2014). "Israeli Greek Orthodox Church denounces Aramaic Christian nationality". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/15717#.VLZWApv9ka4
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/185214#.VLZaQZv9ka4

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Aramaic Center of Jish

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Recognition of the Aramean Ethnicity

Controversy

See also

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