Forty-nine percent of Israeli Jews, or 2.3 million people, believe that there should be a divide between religion and state, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics’ annual survey on the influence of religion.
The survey polled Israelis over the age of 20.
Three quarters of Israeli Jews—and half of Israeli Arabs—say that religion has a “strong influence” on life in the country, the survey found.
More than half of Israelis polled believe that the influence of religion has increased in various spheres in society over the last several years.