Islam in the State of Israel Both Hebrew and Arabic are official languages in the State of Israel Islamic law courts operate legally in the Jewish State Since 2001 Muslim women also may file cases related to custody, alimony, or property division associated with divorce in civil courts. In practice, however, societal pressures frequently prevent Muslim women from using this option. Paternity cases among Muslim citizens are the exclusive jurisdiction of Islamic law courts. Islam does not have formal recognition but Muslims can freely practice their religion The fact that the Muslim population is not defined as a religious community is a vestige of the Ottoman period when Islam was the dominant religion, but does not prevent Muslims from practicing their religion The Jewish State provides partial subsidies for the upkeep of Muslim holy places The government provides some resources for the upkeep of holy places of Muslims and all recognized religious communities, but provides significantly greater levels of government resources to Jewish holy places. The government also funds construction of Jewish synagogues and cemeteries. Government resources available for religious or heritage studies to Arab and non-Orthodox Jewish public schools are significantly less than those available to Orthodox Jewish public schools. Public and private Arab schools offer studies in both Islam and Christianity, but state funding for such studies is proportionately less than the funding for religious education courses in Jewish schools. Public Hebrew-language secular schools teach Jewish history and religious texts. These classes primarily cover Jewish heritage and culture rather than religious belief. Public Arabic-speaking schools with Arab student bodies teach mandatory classes on the Quran and the Bible to both Muslim and Christian Arab students. A few independent mixed Jewish-Arab schools also exist and offer religion classes. The Jewish State provides Imams to conduct Muslim funerals for Israeli Muslims who serve in the military The government employs civilian non-Jewish clergy as chaplains at military burials when a non-Jewish soldier dies in service. The MOI provides imams to conduct funerals according to Muslim customs. All Jewish chaplains in the IDF are Orthodox. Even though most Israeli Arabs dont enlist in the military, Arab Muslims can perform national service for a couple of years and receive similar national benefits accorded to military veterans To receive similar national benefits accorded military veterans, Arabs and Haredi Jews can perform national service for one or two years, including for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions focused on improving their own local communities as volunteers in the health, education, and welfare sectors. Mosques operating in the Jewish State are 100% exempt from municipal and property taxes, the same as synagogues In August, following a petition from the Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ), the Knesset amended the municipal and property tax law to grant a 100 percent exemption to all religious institutions that do not use their space for commercial purposes, just as it had done solely for synagogues in 2010. According to Wikipedia article on Israel. Islam accounts for 19% of the population in the Jewish state and is the 2nd largest religion. Israel is not only a jewish state, technically speaking it has the right to be considered a part of the Ummah. Selected Member States (predominately non-Muslim) of the Organization of Islamic Conference Country % Muslim Cameroon 18 Mozambique 17.9 Suriname 13.5 Uganda 12 Gabon 12 Guyana 7.3 state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm#wrapper
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