Israel's Religious Demographic Crisis (and why it's only going to get worse)

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In this video, I take a look at the current demographic crisis that is ongoing in Israel. The judicial reform that's been in the news lately might be an early sign of what's to come. The country will likely become more and more polarised as the demographics of the country change, and the population of the country become divided on what the future of the country should be.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Jews
1:52 Jewish state
2:46 Arabs
4:04 Democratic state
5:35 Secular state
7:26 Status Quo
10:45 Religious fertility rates
12:28 Russian Jews
14:52 Settlements
17:09 Religious Zionists
21:17 2023 judicial reform
23:30 International relations
24:24 Conclusion
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@WonderWhy
@WonderWhy Жыл бұрын
Check out the Nebula-exclusive companion video to this one over on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/wonderwhy-israels-diverse-population-and-their-fractured-politics Get 40% off a Nebula subscription by signing up to the annual plan using this link. This video has actually been up on Nebula for 5 days already. I do always upload to Nebula first anyway, but in this case it was because I was facing some issues with demonestisation (and still may be, actually). This is a very real reminder of why Nebula is the best way to watch my videos. First, and in their original form, without any editing to get past KZfaq's automatic flags. Really hope you enjoy this video. It was quite a challenge to make it. Talking about Israel can be difficult, especially when topics like this one touch on some of the more controversial aspects of the country. Please keep in mind that some of the topics I've touched on here are background information for better understanding the main topic as a whole - there's a lot more complexity to these issues. As always, please keep the comment section civil and focused on the main topic at hand. Thanks for watching!
@ThiccPhoenix
@ThiccPhoenix Жыл бұрын
🇮🇱
@5skdm
@5skdm Жыл бұрын
New video!!!!!!
@CatsClaws.
@CatsClaws. Жыл бұрын
It is pretty annoying how some people use terms without knowing what they mean. Can you define what the hell do you mean by "far/extreme/ultra" right?
@itsytyt5192
@itsytyt5192 Жыл бұрын
gh
@BeranM
@BeranM Жыл бұрын
Interesting. The "Russian Jews" section gives major clues as to why Israelis have been mostly silent on the Russia-Ukraine situation.
@seekingabsolution1907
@seekingabsolution1907 Жыл бұрын
You can't have an ethno-state which is humane or democratic. It is fundementally indecent and undemocratic to say a state exists to prioritize the interests of only one group of its residents.
@firstcynic92
@firstcynic92 Жыл бұрын
One thing Israel needs is a written Constitution. One that can't be easily changed, but can be amended.
@Juanguar
@Juanguar Жыл бұрын
Wait they don’t have one ?
@schpoo_
@schpoo_ Жыл бұрын
@@Juanguar Disagreements, they decided to add chapters throught out the countries lifespan.
@yakov95000
@yakov95000 Жыл бұрын
​@@Juanguar No we do not,we have "Basic laws" which theoretically in the end should add up to the constitution.
@polipod2074
@polipod2074 Жыл бұрын
​@@JuanguarThey don't, they have an uncodified constitution, a situation similar to the UK and San Marino.
@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana
@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana Жыл бұрын
Every nation 🏛 needs to organise their laws 📜 from the current mess they are in. Israel just has to write a constitution to give a consistent framework to do everything else with. Afghanistan needs one even more. Though the West keeps on annoying it with relatively minor issues, because the West has *no* concept of *priorities.*
@amanofnoreputation2164
@amanofnoreputation2164 Жыл бұрын
"It's important to understand that the majority of Israel's population is Jewish." You learn something new every day.
@eloquentia7207
@eloquentia7207 Жыл бұрын
I live in Israel and agree with this video. I am trying to convince my husband to move to a liberal western country, just worried sick for my children. This country is changing and it is becoming more religious and less democratic. I belive in the two state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but now more and more people in Israel want to cling to the land, no matter what. Because they belive it was promised to them by god. All this will lead to a disaster.
@calebeduardo626
@calebeduardo626 Жыл бұрын
Babe wake up WonderWhy posted a new video
@GoCubsGo2016
@GoCubsGo2016 Жыл бұрын
Me when WonderWhy uploads
@mrcocoloco7200
@mrcocoloco7200 Жыл бұрын
Thanks honey 🍯
@yoavboaz1078
@yoavboaz1078 Жыл бұрын
Im Israeli. I want to applaud you for this video, the level of accuracy is astonishing and the fact that you aren't even Israeli or Palestinian is mind blowing to me. The depth of you research really goes above and beyond. Literally every image you showed was directly relevant to the topic you were talking about, you even found images of spacifc politicans that are related to the corresponding topic. The quality is amazing compared even to israeli sources. Very minor nit-pick, in 19:29 you showed to logos the right one you correctly labeled as the logo of one of the religious Zionist parties, the left logo is actually the logo of the alliance of all three of the parties that support religious Zionism.
@TheMichaelmorad
@TheMichaelmorad Жыл бұрын
שלום, מה קורה?
@kableguy-ur3pe
@kableguy-ur3pe Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Factually accurate and slanted opinion kept to a minimum - kolakavod
@eyaldl
@eyaldl Жыл бұрын
​@@TheMichaelmorad בסדר מה המצב
@amryanarif7211
@amryanarif7211 Жыл бұрын
No israel
@yiddishnerd8642
@yiddishnerd8642 Жыл бұрын
Same here!
@darthplagueis13
@darthplagueis13 Жыл бұрын
Huh, who would have thought that allowing the demographic with the single highest birthrate in the country the privilege of not having to contribute anything tangible to society, economy or military whilst enjoying state funding might cause some issues in the long run...
@y2k21
@y2k21 Жыл бұрын
I would be pissed if I was forced into the military but the guy next to me gets a pass because of his religion, and he gets free money as well? Wtf! Haha
@parsifal6094
@parsifal6094 Жыл бұрын
How did you manage to talk almost half an hour about Israel, telling the objective truth, while staying accurate, professional and polite is beyond me! That is an amazing achievement!!
@heaven33957
@heaven33957 Жыл бұрын
It's called good college n university education with lot's of assays & research experience.
@user-bv8fr4to8k
@user-bv8fr4to8k Жыл бұрын
This guy never misses. Even on Ukraine where people were screeching that he was spreading Russian Propaganda you could not really dispute any of the issues he brought up.
@classicallpvault8251
@classicallpvault8251 Жыл бұрын
There is no such thing as 'the objective truth' in politics. Political science is relatively low on the scale of academic hardness. A large part of it, by definition, will always be fact fused with opinion. Take the way the juidicial reforms are interpreted. I see it as perfectly legitimate for the executive branch to want to curtail the power of the juidiciary. In the Trias Politica, the juidicial branch is supposed to be the weakest of the 3. One of the biggest threats to the ability of a people to govern itself, is when judges acquire quasi lawmaking power. The power of the juidiciary should be severely curtailed. Judges do not answer to the people and therefore are not under direct democratic control and their power to effectively dictate elected officials how they should go about governing the country is a sinistre prospect. One which has, for example, been at the root of the social unrest in the Netherlands, where an unholy alliance of environmental loonies + activist judges have compelled the government to crack down on an imaginary problem with nitrogen emissions, which will, if these activist twats get what they want, cause Holodomor-scale mass starvation. Of course, because our government is truly despised by the people and the Farmer's Party just won a plurality in every single provincial government + in the Senate, this will not happen, but these environmental radicals and their globalist shill judicial allies will not go down without a fight. If there's one thing you shouldn't do, is give the juidiciary a position of power over the executive branch. And that was what the reforms in Israel sought to prevent. Now, you can disagree with this analysis but you cannot argue that it's nonsense because it is 100% rooted in logical thought. There, by definition, is no 'objective truth' when the exact same scenario can be completely rationally analysed in opposite ways depending on one's focus. Political science is not a hard science. A significant portion of it is interpretative and cannot be separated from one's personal political ideology.
@CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv
@CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv Жыл бұрын
The US has no problem with having relationships with Non democracies
@Agro50
@Agro50 Жыл бұрын
Its country of interests (Like any other country) , It does not care about principles and morals (Well to much anyways)
@boarfaceswinejaw4516
@boarfaceswinejaw4516 Жыл бұрын
true, but the type of relationship where the US will fund, defend and support a country on every concievable level might change drastically if Israel decides to become another dictatorship. though, one of the larger reasons why the US supports Israel is because of insane american christians who support Israel for religious reasons.
@moisuomi
@moisuomi Жыл бұрын
Says “CEO_Of_Racism”. Ok kid
@mitonaarea5856
@mitonaarea5856 Жыл бұрын
​​@@boarfaceswinejaw4516 it has mostly to do with the Israeli lobby (which is a Jewish American lobby not Israeli) and less to do with evangelicals. As long as American politicians from both parties are sellouts to the intrests of them the US won't leave the middle east alone.
@CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv
@CEO_Of_Racism-fk3qv Жыл бұрын
@@moisuomi I as the CEO of Racism have hereby declare the end of Racism
@dillona2349
@dillona2349 Жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating subject. It's more than just Arab vs Jew; there are so many more sides to it. I'd love to see a similar video that discusses the internal divisions on the Palestinian side, which you alluded to. Keep up the great work.
@ad3l547
@ad3l547 Жыл бұрын
And the divisions between Israelis too.
@inz1
@inz1 Жыл бұрын
You’re right, it’s not Israel vs Arab, it’s orthodox and zionists vs Arabs. Shame that distinction doesn’t really change anything though. Huh.
@osheridan
@osheridan Жыл бұрын
​@@inz1 Truly I don't think it has to be anyone vs anyone, except corrupt governments vs people fighting for freedom
@user-we4ih1tp7n
@user-we4ih1tp7n Жыл бұрын
​@@inz1 its secular zionists vs ultra orthodox jews(ideological rivalry) vs islamism and pan arabism,nkt arabs.we have druze arabs and samaritans and maronites and certain bedouin trines in our army. we dont have anything against "arabs" for being arabs(so many of rhe palestinians are arabizes,from blond ahed tamimi to the african neighbourhood in the muslim quarter of the old city in jerusalem),we want a secular state vs the people who gave have their votes to hamas in 2006 elections,and before 1948 followed haj amin el husseini .... its true certain orthodox parties try to push us to a more religious way,we push back,but here its ideological rivalry that never resulted in violence.
@bobettethedestroyerthebuil1034
@bobettethedestroyerthebuil1034 Жыл бұрын
@@user-we4ih1tp7n One of your prime ministers was killed by a right wing Zionist. There is very much a tension in the country.
@BaryLevi
@BaryLevi Жыл бұрын
As an Israeli, this is the most accurate and well-researched video about Israel I have ever watched. Thank you for making such great content.
@christiandauz3742
@christiandauz3742 Жыл бұрын
I thought most Israelis are Progressive, Secular and Agnostic?
@ronmaximilian6953
@ronmaximilian6953 Жыл бұрын
It doesn't mention the divine between Ashkenazi Jews and Sephardic in Mizrahi Jews.
@miroslavhoudek7085
@miroslavhoudek7085 Жыл бұрын
@@ronmaximilian6953 you probably meant "divide" but good Freudian slip!
@user-we4ih1tp7n
@user-we4ih1tp7n Жыл бұрын
​@@ronmaximilian6953 there isnt much divide as "gaps". 25 percent of the israeli jews are of mixed descent(mizrahi/sephardi and ashkenasi),the number of people who date across those line is always growing. there are financial and political gaps due to historical practices
@knyghtryder3599
@knyghtryder3599 Жыл бұрын
​@@nicholasphelps3872 tell that to the Samaritans.......
@i_like-planes
@i_like-planes Жыл бұрын
I'm really impressed with the prologue! Explains so well so many nuances and contexts that often get ignored in a lot of heated debates among foreigners and even among Israelis.
@neozyykun
@neozyykun Жыл бұрын
many secular/irreligious jews think about leaving israel because of this issue. they want israel to be a secular democratic country, but the amount of religious jews and ultra orthodox in particular is rising. i myself have seen plenty of religious and ultra orthodox jews move into israel lately, its pretty safe to assume that an american who moved to israel moved due to religious reasons
@PokemonU-xc4cx
@PokemonU-xc4cx Жыл бұрын
99% of indian are religious , still it is secular democratic country . It is about society
@neozyykun
@neozyykun Жыл бұрын
@@PokemonU-xc4cx its not about society ultra orthodox people dont care about democracy, in their perspective the only valuable rules are those of the jewish law
@idohassid1847
@idohassid1847 Жыл бұрын
Frustrating to say just how accurate this video is.. I’m Israeli and like to watch KZfaq videos about Israel made by international media and foreign people. Usually they get some to most details wrong and give a biased report to whatever side they support, but this guy got it perfect from history to culture and even slang. Big props for the research, I wish this wasn’t so true.
@scoopscipotatoe
@scoopscipotatoe 9 ай бұрын
I'm an Israeli American and recently relocated to the US a few months ago. I can't imagine the hours of research and learning that was done to pull this video together. This is by far the most accurate Israel related video I've ever come across. I will say that after some decompression in the states, and after viewing this video, thoughts on the chain reaction of future political and demographic events in Israel sadden and terrify me. The secular population is the only pillar left holding this country together, and the burden of its existence is growing heavily on their shoulders. Eventually, there will be an ultra orthodox-religious government in power. All seculars will concentrate in Tel Aviv. The Army will be lacking the proper workforce to operate efficiently, leading to overwhelming attacks and ineffective micro-wars. Seculars do not want to live in a religious state where the future majority of the population is exempt from paying taxes and participating in national burdens. Relations and funding from the US Jewish community will come to an end. Political relations with important allies will seize. Our grandparents sacrificed so we could live, but this is not living. The country they built is slowly poisoning itself, and there seems to be no antidote in sight. It breaks my heart to say, but I feel extremely privileged to have had the opportunity to leave this country and start a new life. It may not be clear yet what will become of Israel in the next 40 years, but I can't help but think of Israel as we know it, become just another chapter in history. Time will tell.
@shunt0141
@shunt0141 Жыл бұрын
I've been watching this channel for 8 or 9 years, it's a real treat to see you posting all these years later. Cheers
@Revco7
@Revco7 Жыл бұрын
WonderWhy has always been in my mind and heart. Good to see another video by you sir! Thank you for making my day as a server more bearable.
@johnchessant3012
@johnchessant3012 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I remember watching an explainer a while back which mentioned that the two-state solution was becoming more and more unlikely, and I didn't want to believe it. But this video really gives me a sense for why experts are saying that; a lot has happened in Israel over the last 20 years and for those of us who tuned in only when there was an election or a flare-up of tensions it is easy to miss these demographic shifts and how significant they are in limiting what peace outcomes are even possible. I now have to agree that we missed our last real opportunity for a peace deal in the 1990s and the political leanings of both the Israeli and Palestinian populations have drifted further and further away from the hope of a two-state solution ever since.
@anton161817
@anton161817 Жыл бұрын
The only way a two state solution will be possible is with the world intervening and forcing it. The situation is far beyond what any political personality on both sides can manage, it is simply fucked up.
@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana
@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana Жыл бұрын
Really, any peace deal would inevitably have to dissolve anyway, whenever the USA's 🦅 influence weakens enough that the modern Islamic ☪ nations start collapsing due to their incredibly weak institutions without effectively subsidies. So don't weep to much. Not saying they can't regenerate, but they will definitely die ☠ just due to the massive amount of reordering they need.
@itamarplayz3153
@itamarplayz3153 Жыл бұрын
I don't think there was a chance in the 1990's. The Oslo accords were (in hindsight) a huge mistake on Israel's part. After finally getting rid of Arafat's terrorist bases in Lebanon and having him banished to live the rest of his life in Libya, after losing hundreds of soldiers for that mission (first Lebanon war or מבצע שלום הגליל) Rabin brought him back and made a terrorist as legitimate as any other prime minister. It was a horrible mistake, A. trusting a terrorist is always a no go, Jewish (like modern day Smotrich and Ben Gvir) or Arab alike B. making a terrorist organisation legitimate(???) stupidly bad idea. C. Lastly is the fact that Arafat's PLO has already had a competitor, the Hamas terror organisation has become no less legitimate in the eyes of the Palestinians and fiercely opposed the peace deal, sending suicide bombers to blow up busses and streets. It was truly a horrible time, but nothing as bad as the second intifada. In the second intifada the PLO used it's new found authority and self rule to make the Arab cities (across the green line) bomb factories, sending gunmen and suicide bombers to end the lives of Israeli citizens. That showed the Israeli citizens once and for all. There is no partner for peace. But hey, Hindsight is 2020. We were all blinded by the opportunity of peace. If only the leaders didn't fail to understand what was best for us.
@YG-mc9fq
@YG-mc9fq Жыл бұрын
As an Israeli I'm not so sure u are right actually... In the near future it's not possible but might be in the farther one. Those demographic shifts are not necessarily gonna happen. The predictions were always wrong in the past
@Muhammad_Ahmad_
@Muhammad_Ahmad_ Жыл бұрын
@@itamarplayz3153 One of the main objectives of the Zionist state was ensuring the expulsion of arab people from thier homeland. Zionism never had any plan for a two state. Zionist only want everything for themselves
@WaterNyanCat
@WaterNyanCat Жыл бұрын
I don't remember when I stumbled upon your channel man but I remember watching Winners and Losers quite a long time ago. You were one of the few geography focused channels in the early days and I want to thank you for your content up till this day. Thank you.
@roerdomp16e
@roerdomp16e Жыл бұрын
A few corrections on a very well made video You suggest that Arab citizens are "equal" for Israeli law. They are not. Palestinians can not serve in the army. In practice this means they are excluded from many rights Jewish citizens do have. And in practice, as you say it is a lot worse! Public services, housing and job opportunities, building permits are extremely restricted for Arab citizens. And if we regard East Jerusalem as part of Israel, the Arab citizens of Jerusalem are not citizens of Israel. Their position is extremely vulnerable and threatened, not only by extreme settlers, but also by discrimination in building rights, getting building permits, lack of protection, public services, leaving the city, coming back to the city, public services and more. And in the West bank it is total horror. It makes South African Apartheid look like just some silly game. Within the area of historical Palestine (Israel, Gaza, West bank) Arabs are already a majority. But since the Arab population in the West bank is under Military rule, the have no right to be part of any decision making except for the Palestinian enclaves which can get raided by the army whenever they feel like it. This is why Israel will never grant Palestinians in Gaza and the West bank voting rights. It would mean the end of the "Jewish State" and is not a democracy.
@FlatironBetty
@FlatironBetty 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for such a detailed account of what is happening. I am very alarmed over the unprovoked attacks on Christian clergy and pilgrims the last few years are getting more and more violent. Extremism on any front is never healthy.
@therealtulip
@therealtulip Жыл бұрын
As a secular Israeli, I am very impressed by this very historically accurate (to my knowledge) and in-depth analysis of Israel’s internal political and demographic situation. I doubt there are many people who are so knowledgeable about a foreign country’s internal affairs.
@cureforpropagandax953
@cureforpropagandax953 Жыл бұрын
Of course you guys want to secularize the religious capital of the world. It's the the simple fact , the thousands of years Israel has been a nation. Israel never stood under a secular mind state. Only proves the Muslims should rule Israel!
@cureforpropagandax953
@cureforpropagandax953 Жыл бұрын
As long as "Israel holds a secular understanding to other aspects of lifestyle" is important
@weldin
@weldin Жыл бұрын
Judaism actually wasn’t the only monotheistic religion in its early days. Zoroastrianism had been around in Ancient Persia for a long time by then. However, Judaism was definitely the only prominent religion in the ancient Israel area.
@mirrored464
@mirrored464 Жыл бұрын
It was duotheistic
@dfgfgh244
@dfgfgh244 Жыл бұрын
Being from an Islamic country, this video has taught me more information about Israel than I have my entire life
@phillipsugwas
@phillipsugwas Жыл бұрын
Very helpful analysis. But as a lawyer, and non-Jew, it amazes me that Israel does not have a written constitution- including a Bill of Rights? Israel and the UK both suffer as a result of this. The idea of the Knesset/ executive acting as a court of last resolve is beyond the absurd. (And that is why this present juggling of interests dominates when issues between "synagogue and state" arise.) The reasons why there is no written constitution- are purely political. Constitutions don't need to be argued for. They are needed by all states who call themselves democratic.
@Mr.Nichan
@Mr.Nichan Жыл бұрын
6:07 "What secularism looks like in Israel is not exactly what it looks like in other countries." It doesn't look the same in a lot of countries. I think there are many "secular" countries, like India, Singapore, and possibly Indonesia or somewhat even Germany where you have to citizens have to officially declare their religion and only certain religions are officially recognized (which is also true in China, where only certain standardized religions are allowed to practice I think).
@benjamindavidson4680
@benjamindavidson4680 11 ай бұрын
Honestly with both myself and my dad watching this and him being a dedicated Baha'i, seeing that name and symbol on the list still felt amazing.
@abricots5588
@abricots5588 11 ай бұрын
I highly doute the US government will change its opinion on the israeli government even if it becomes a dictatorship, israel is the US. The us gives us money and we give money to the politician.
@kakpraat18
@kakpraat18 Жыл бұрын
Extremely informative, well done. To me this looks very complex. I wish peace upon all these people.
@elicohen5073
@elicohen5073 Жыл бұрын
Excellent content man this is by far the best explanation I've find in KZfaq
@spectacles-dm
@spectacles-dm Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always. We've just done our own video on Israel (about the constitutional crisis) and know just how intimidating the subject area can be and how challenging it is to carve out a reasonable position in a middle ground. Well done!
@WonderWhy
@WonderWhy Жыл бұрын
Just watched it now. So good, well done. Yeah, I'm glad that others can appreciate how difficult such topics can be, and how challenging it can be to find the right balance.
@kapasian9009
@kapasian9009 Жыл бұрын
Your video is great, by the way. Coming from the Israeli.
@nateowen1064
@nateowen1064 Жыл бұрын
Talking about this will bring us closer to peace and I’m glad I’m not the only one who actually wants peace and doesn’t want to instigate tensions
@jkitty542
@jkitty542 Жыл бұрын
An extremely nuanced and well researched documentary. Well done.
@zacharym4592
@zacharym4592 Жыл бұрын
You're the first person i've heard talk about this, very well done
@juliarct
@juliarct Жыл бұрын
Wowww the amount of information... this is a topic I've wanted to learn about for ages and this video is amazing. Will definitely use as a reference point to find other info. Brilliant
@TheSpiritof76
@TheSpiritof76 Жыл бұрын
Wow I'm Israeli and have been following this topic pretty closely since 2011 and even I feel like I learned quite a couple of things from this video, this is REALLY well made!
@denigorelov9909
@denigorelov9909 Жыл бұрын
מתי משיח בא ?
@kfireven
@kfireven Жыл бұрын
@@denigorelov9909 הוא אפילו לא מטלפן
@phann860
@phann860 7 ай бұрын
Very good presentation, the West bank then is occupied which I didn't realize. The problem is that the Ultra Orthodox don't work but study and refuse military duties. I do remember that when the Yom Kippur war broke out, the reinforcements racing to the fronts were stoned by individuals who objected to travel on the Sabbath.
@harkmi3
@harkmi3 Жыл бұрын
Now this is how new media can be a tool for learning and the diffusion of unbiased truth. Thank you for the fantastic research, editing and calm Scottish voice over! More of this please!
@DanielSRosehill
@DanielSRosehill Жыл бұрын
Very well researched and presented. Thank you for the upload!
@cub_gaming4178
@cub_gaming4178 Жыл бұрын
The one thing i can say is that as an iranian you really don't want religion to determine anything in your guvernment and i mean anything
@scammicus7110
@scammicus7110 Жыл бұрын
This was a superb explanation of an extremely complex set of cultures in turmoil. I appreciate that someone is not only interested in explaining these issues, but can do so so ably.
@9xprincess
@9xprincess Жыл бұрын
This was a great video! Thank you 🙏🏽
@flaviospadavecchia5126
@flaviospadavecchia5126 Жыл бұрын
Very fascinating, thank you!
@bobfg3130
@bobfg3130 Жыл бұрын
Another issue is that religious Jews don't work too much. They "study the holy books". I think they have some sort of stipend and that's not going away and there will be more and more of them. The economy will not last.
@epiendless1128
@epiendless1128 11 ай бұрын
Speaking as someone who doesn't normally engage with politics or religion, I was impressed with how you held my attention.
@apostoladonossasenhoradoro3437
@apostoladonossasenhoradoro3437 Жыл бұрын
Muito bom!!! Parabéns pelo vídeo!!
@yingle6027
@yingle6027 11 ай бұрын
This was a well put together video and easy to understand, Thank You.
@davidfreedman7544
@davidfreedman7544 Жыл бұрын
Excellent, detailed and objective. Thank you.
@shlomomarkman6374
@shlomomarkman6374 Жыл бұрын
Israel is actually three states in one and has three distinct communities. The first is the "general" community with TFR of 2.7 children. It's the community most commonly seen and resembles the common populations in the west. Actually it resembles the 60ies west in many respects like family life more then the modern west but still. This community partially went through the demographic before Israel's foundation(1910-1960 depending on origins). The second community is the Arab community with TFR of 3.0 children. It's completing the demographic transition in it's current generation after it went through urbanisation in recent decades. The third community is the "Haredi" community mentioned here with crazy TFR of 7.0 and 40%+ of income dependence on the state. Indeed it becomes harder and harder for the general community to support and many there consider the reforms to be a way to skew more resources in Haredi favor as broad increase of welfare (which does not violate equality) is impossible anymore, especially after the tech boom slowed down.
@JohannPachecoVeissiere
@JohannPachecoVeissiere Жыл бұрын
I adore the video although there's a large point you miss about the Haredi demographics: There's a massive defection rate amongst Haredi communities, somewhere between ~20-50% of haredis will leave the community in their lives (the number is uncertain, although anecdotally I can confirm this) . I personally know a few who defected from ultra-orthodoxy, and it's a fact of life for many haredi, everyone knows someone who's left, and through the massively interconnected kinship stuctures amongst Haredi, it's usually one of your many family members, who will usually aid those who leave the community. The massive extended families actually help any individual who wishes to leave; most Ultra-Orthodox will have at least one uncle/aunt or cousin who's left, and often those people help each other. It's easy to fear the massive birth rates of their community, but it's significantly reduced when one considers the LARGE proportion of people who leave that way of life, I'd sat haredi's growth still above the other demographies in Israel, although I believe it's not as imminent of a shift as many claim. All the info I have read about defection from Haredi communities has been focusing on diaspora Haredis, although I suspect the same could be happening in Israel (much to the chagrin of Haredi communities) For those interested I'd reccomend looking up the concept of "Off the Derech", I don't mean to imply it's an easy thing, leaving Haredi communities, although it is not uncommon.
@Erik_Arnqvist
@Erik_Arnqvist 6 ай бұрын
Safe to say it got worse
@snipertrader206
@snipertrader206 Жыл бұрын
So glad that this legend now makes videos more regularly, the evening today is saved! 🎉
@hakol5938
@hakol5938 Жыл бұрын
Wow! This is just so, so incredibly well-researched and nuanced. Just the conversation about the complicated nature of the spectrum of Jewish ethno-religious identity and the fact that there can be secular as well as ultra-Orthodox Jews is frankly more than most people can get their heads around. And then on top of that, you somehow managed in a balanced and respectful fashion to absolutely nail the nuances of Russian Jews, settlements, complicated attitudes of the Haredim, distinctions between Religious Zionists and other movements… I’m just awestruck right now! Incredible work!
@deanfirnatine7814
@deanfirnatine7814 Жыл бұрын
It was well done, I am always astounded at the massive political difference between the majority of Israeli Jews and the majority of American Jews
@daviddavidovic9497
@daviddavidovic9497 7 ай бұрын
Great video! Really well researched and explained, with nuance and precision
@dogukan127
@dogukan127 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work mate. Thanks a lot!
@Danfromthenorth
@Danfromthenorth Жыл бұрын
Great video. However there is a very important element to the demographics of Israel which you did not mention: ultra Orthodox Jews leaving orthodoxy. It’s a major factor and has resulted in multiple revisions of the projections of the Israeli population. Not that the ultra orthodox population won’t grow more the the secular population, but the secular population will grow faster as a consequence of net inflow from the ultra orthodox communities.
@RoScFan
@RoScFan Жыл бұрын
I should hope so, ultra orthodox jews (or really ultra orthodox anything) are LUNATICS!
@yakov95000
@yakov95000 Жыл бұрын
This is very true many Haredim are Assimilating/Leaving,still I think the overall Israeli population will definitely be more right wing in the end.
@maxs.5112
@maxs.5112 Жыл бұрын
The idea sounds nice, but I am not certain that is actually the case.
@kobyma2
@kobyma2 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure that's true about the ultra orthodox, the last data I've seen about it doesn't show a significant movement like that, though that was about a decade ago so things may have changed. But it is true for religious Zionists, with some data suggesting that as many as 50% of children born to religious Zionist families end up as secular, with some even joking about how religious Zionists give birth to more secular Jews than the secular Jews. This might also explain why that sector seems to have grown more extreme over time, the people who weren't were probably more likely to leave it.
@YG-mc9fq
@YG-mc9fq Жыл бұрын
​@@yakov95000 Not necessarily... Just look how opinions has changed in the last few months. The right wing parties lost a lot of support in less than 4 months. They became a joke
@Wythso
@Wythso Жыл бұрын
Two minutes into the video and there's a big error. Israel does not define itself as a secular state, although it does not define itself as a religious one either. But it does have laws that are explicitly religious in nature and fundamentally infringe upon the liberal principle of separation between Church (Or Synagogue) & State. In every Israeli classroom, and yes I went to one, the country is defined as "Jewish AND Democratic" not "Jewish, Democratic and Secular". Furthermore, Freedom of religion is NOT guaranteed. Conversions are highly regulated by State bureaucracy & if you are registered as a non-religious person, you basically cannot marry or do anything; If you practice any religion that is not recognized by the State, you have no rights for your religious practice. You are using the Declaration of Independence as a source, when it is not a legal framework for anything and this has been discussed by our Supreme Court - It only has "spiritual influence".
@user-we4ih1tp7n
@user-we4ih1tp7n Жыл бұрын
1)"cant marry or do anything"- is there any law banning a cohen from dating a divorced lady,or a jewish lady dating a guy of muslim background without marrying? the video mentioned marrying in cyprus, we have "yedoeim baztibur" (ידועים בציבור) which grants you most rights of a married couple,you can form a better spousal agreement in a lawyer's officd than in the rabbanot... 2) yeah in the classes israel is defined as jewish and democratic,jewish in the national sense,hebrew. no bans on atheists. in the national tv there is a seriss,hayehudim baim,which basically mock up lots of biblocal and rabbanical figures...are you saying judaism is just a religion again ignoring the hebrew judean kingdoms here and us being the majority here till 300 c.e?
@titnesovic4522
@titnesovic4522 Жыл бұрын
Great info, thank you for your work.
@ThroneofDavid8
@ThroneofDavid8 Жыл бұрын
Are the Jewish people communicating with God today?
@midnightoil4339
@midnightoil4339 Жыл бұрын
Great informative video. Thanks!
@bigdaddy7729
@bigdaddy7729 Жыл бұрын
As a Muslim , I am amazed that you didn’t even miss the Arab issue which is either ignored or only showed from Jews side . Thank you for great work!
@profdc9501
@profdc9501 Жыл бұрын
Lasting peace can only by obtained by telling the truth as best we understand it.
@freon_bale
@freon_bale Жыл бұрын
Incredibly well put together, analyzed and presented. Thank you!
@firthm2
@firthm2 Жыл бұрын
Clearly explained, and helpful graphics. Well done! Something that rarely gets mentioned is that there are Arab Christians and other kinds of Christians, both in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
@--Paws--
@--Paws-- 6 ай бұрын
This feels like a preamble to something...will there be a follow up due to current events
@tiscotisa9731
@tiscotisa9731 Жыл бұрын
@WonderWhy Judaism wasn't the only religion that was monotheistic at the time, you also had Zoroastrism and so on
@yakov95000
@yakov95000 Жыл бұрын
Zoroastrians were actually Pagan for much of history before they became monotheistic.
@meirtt
@meirtt Жыл бұрын
Arguable if that is monotheistic
@ronmaximilian6953
@ronmaximilian6953 Жыл бұрын
Ancient Zoroastrianism was more polytheistic than that practiced today.
@no_more_spamplease5121
@no_more_spamplease5121 Жыл бұрын
It seems Israel is becoming more like Brazil. Though, in the Brazilian case, the growing popular support for right-wing hardliner extremism is mostly coming from radical evangelical Christians, not from ultra-orthodox Jews. But the sympathy for reactionary illiberal ideologies is roughly the same.
@Joeshapiro7
@Joeshapiro7 Жыл бұрын
Not exactly. The ethnoreligious basis of Israel makes it a bit different, in that you have traditional and even secular Israelis who vote for chauvinist hardline right wing parties. This is the case even though the existence of the majority of their lifestyle is predicated on liberalism. That is because those parties are always seen as less of a threat than Arabs (read as non-Jews)
@methinc.5294
@methinc.5294 Жыл бұрын
its kinda ironic for me cause im an israeli and i have a brazilian citezenship
@yahudi7253
@yahudi7253 Жыл бұрын
This is kind of world wide phenomena
@iddomargalit-friedman3897
@iddomargalit-friedman3897 Жыл бұрын
As an Israeli, I am amazed by your great and professional explanation. Only one note, is that religious zionist is still mostly used to describe most religious non-ultra-orthodox. What you refered to as religious zionism is just one small part of it. As in, there are for example many left wing religious zionists, and they are still considered as such. So this is not a political term, but a term to differentiate religious jews from the ultra-orthodox. The part who are far right (as in supporting annexation of the west bank, etc.) is a minority. And the part which is extremist or violent in any way (supporting Kahana, etc.) is relatively tiny. There are probably significantly more leftist religious zionists than Kahana-supporting ones, for example.
@BolterTUBE
@BolterTUBE Жыл бұрын
Israeli here, I've been your subscriber since the very first videos and I am so greatful for that video. It is very accurate and notably objective and unbiased. Good job!
@oleggold
@oleggold Жыл бұрын
As a "Russian Jew". Let's just say that it's the USSR Jews. So... from many countries actually. You said it later than many came from Ukraine (Like us). But in this group, many also become more traditional or even religious, in the second (or the 1.5) generation. And yes, many are agnostics and atheists (like myself). And, the video is amazing. Really good nuances. Great detail. Great job!
@chullychullster3077
@chullychullster3077 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing seeing apparently educated people argue over whos invisible middle eastern sky wizard is better than another.
@shaharm2898
@shaharm2898 Жыл бұрын
It’s rare to come across an unbiased video about Israel, let alone one with such great research. Greetings from Israel
@fallout560
@fallout560 Жыл бұрын
Before this video I was only aware of the haredi. Guess there are a lot more extremists crammed on this piece of land than I thought.
@catdogmouse555
@catdogmouse555 Жыл бұрын
Zoroastrianism is the first monotheistic religion and it came before Judaism, and mnay of the early jews still believed in other gods.
@ronmaximilian6953
@ronmaximilian6953 Жыл бұрын
Shall we speak of Daevas and Ahriman? Zoroastrianism, particularly ancient Zoroastrianism was far more polytheistic than that practice to today.
@user-we4ih1tp7n
@user-we4ih1tp7n Жыл бұрын
zoroastrinism is also dualistic religion,talking of contant war between good and evil gods. judiasm is more strictly monotheistic nowdays,but sure. all the region has vast pagan influence.
@yonimalka3912
@yonimalka3912 11 ай бұрын
absolutely accurate, amazingly well made documentary!!
@barrylyons9296
@barrylyons9296 Жыл бұрын
This is excellent stuff. There is nothing as easy on the ear as an intelligible Scot. Hi from Ireland.
@andrewlim9345
@andrewlim9345 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, a good discussion on the growth of the religious right demographic in Israel. Thanks for giving a background to the current judicial reform crisis.
@aeronmarvelous3393
@aeronmarvelous3393 Жыл бұрын
You did a great job on this video. I’m Jewish and I’ve been to Israel and you did a great job explaining the different Jewish groups, history, and other bits. Cheers.
@gurriato
@gurriato 8 ай бұрын
How many takes did you need in order to read that line about zionism being an obstacle in USA-Israel relations without chuckling?
@ryantan1754
@ryantan1754 Жыл бұрын
Remember not to start any fights! The video is made for entertainment purposes!
@normanclatcher
@normanclatcher Жыл бұрын
I don't start fights in the Middle East.
@matherman1111
@matherman1111 10 ай бұрын
as an israeli, yes our government is an absolute mess.
@Embassy_of_Jupiter
@Embassy_of_Jupiter Жыл бұрын
So there is no crisis, only democracy working as intended. You can't praise democracy and in the same breath complain if it gives power to people you don't like. If the people want it, they get it. That is the deal, no ifs ands or buts.
@darkbrightnorth
@darkbrightnorth Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. I hate people say you need to divide history and politics and other and can’t talk about them at the same time while being objective about all. You are clearly showing us all the oppose it true. And makes better videos too.
@contactcommunication738
@contactcommunication738 Жыл бұрын
That was the best review on any subject that I have heard for a long time. Wow is my only comment. Fantastic though it concerns me that you have probably hypnotised me as the more I listen the more I nod my head. Thank from the bottom of my heart for you doing the work that we are either too lazy or too busy to research and I an honestly say that I now have a better understanding than before. A really big thank you man and if you are AI then maybe AI has a purpose after all. THANKS
@MrMyers758
@MrMyers758 Жыл бұрын
I will just say, using current religious demographics and their birth-rates as a way of predicting future demographics is unreliable. America's non-religious demographic is the fastest growing demographic in relation to religious belief, despite the fact that the vast majority of them are coming from religious and even ultra-religious families with higher birth rates than secular families. It is entirely possible that despite the disparity in birth rates, the number of religious people be begin to decline due to what appears to be an international loss of religion thanks to the internet age.
@Extys
@Extys Жыл бұрын
This is a small correction: you can't just get the birth rate of the ultra-Orthodox and assume that will be their population, there are more than 25% who leave the community, maybe even as high as 33%
@WonderWhy
@WonderWhy Жыл бұрын
The projections are not mine, they're from the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. They presumably take that into account, though, and have been accurate in the past.
@Extys
@Extys Жыл бұрын
@@WonderWhy If the numbers are not just extrapolations of their birth rate, then yes, it is probably correct
@juliancohen9561
@juliancohen9561 Жыл бұрын
25% of ultra-orthodox do not leave the community. The number is closer to ~10%, and few of those become "secular", most simply becoming religious-zionists or simply less observant.
@Extys
@Extys Жыл бұрын
@@juliancohen9561 A 2020 study found the attrition rate to be at 33%.
@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986
@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986 Жыл бұрын
@@Extys if the average Haredim family has 6-7 children and the secular only 2 even if a third leave the community that’s still 4 children per woman staying in the religion which is basically doubling the population every generation instead of tripling it’s still a lot of growth.
@TheGeneral93114
@TheGeneral93114 7 ай бұрын
Returning to this video after the Hamas attacks inside Israel. The opposition party leader expressed his openness to forming an emergency unified government with Netanyahu to deal with the “war.” Crazy to think of all the ways the attacks today will change Israeli politics.
@59Gretsch
@59Gretsch Жыл бұрын
If you look at demographics anywhere in the world you see a strong correlation between religion and fertility. It’s not the only correlation but it’s real and it’s persistent. Most atheist think the future is with atheism because in their small circle it seems to make sense but the reality and math says otherwise. To see how certain this seems to be, consider 70 years of atheism in the Soviet union where religion was relegated to a few old grandmothers. Yet when the Soviet Union fell despite all of those decades and generations of atheism The rebound of religion has been remarkable. Even though China is solidly atheist now religious groups are growing So quick did they were actually more Christians than there are members of the communist party. There are more Christians in China than there are in the United States in total numbers.
@1purapericulo
@1purapericulo Жыл бұрын
I think those Orthodox Jews should be requiered to work and serve in the army too
@hank_lg
@hank_lg Жыл бұрын
This is a great video! I found the content very informative and well balanced.
@andrew9812
@andrew9812 Жыл бұрын
23:00 Well this makes me be more appreciative of the separation of powers in the US
@sarag1158
@sarag1158 Жыл бұрын
I am in no way an expert on Israel or israel-palestinian relations but this seemed pretty balanced and well-researched. I learned a lot!
@naveenraj2008eee
@naveenraj2008eee Жыл бұрын
Hi Very informative video. Thanks.
@poeticstyles994
@poeticstyles994 Жыл бұрын
Very well researched! Kudos!
@raffiklausner5016
@raffiklausner5016 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Somehow objective in a situation where I thought being unbiased was impossible.
@gabfelippi
@gabfelippi Жыл бұрын
sir, why did you not consider the rate of secularization in religious communities? or is this negligible?
@qrsx66
@qrsx66 8 ай бұрын
Not only the politics and society, but it's also the environment. Israel's territory and ressources are not growing with its population, when does it become too much ?
@162el7dz
@162el7dz Жыл бұрын
Very insightful video! I enjoyed watching it :)
@joaocerceau5810
@joaocerceau5810 Жыл бұрын
The population growth trend in the US has a similar problem. You see people comparing the US with Russia and China that will decrease, even Europe. But the migration that keeps their population growing is precisely the illegal one, for the people targetted for legal visas, there are simply no jobs to put 1.5 plus million people a year in jobs that usually qualify for visa procedures. Anyway, the current and future population growth will be interlinked with population sectarianism.
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