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| Total population | |
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| 1,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jerusalem,Bethlehem | |
| Languages | |
| Levantine Arabic,Neo-Aramaic,Modern Hebrew[1] | |
| Religion | |
| Assyrian Church of the East,Syriac Orthodox Church,Chaldean Catholic Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arameans in Israel,Maronites in Israel |
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Assyrians in Israel (Hebrew:האשורים בישראל;Arabic:آشُورِيُّون في إسرائيل) areAssyrians living inState of Israel, totaling approximately 1,000 individuals.
The Assyrian presence in the Israel mainly originated from those who fled theAssyrian genocide fromTur Abdin in 1915. Many found refuge in what was known as the "Syriac Quarter" in Bethlehem and the since destroyed "Syriac Quarter" in theOld City of Jerusalem, squeezed between theArmenian Quarter and theJewish Quarter at the Old City’s southern end.[2]
It is estimated that 65% of Syriacs who inhabited theHoly Land at the beginning of 1967 left the region (mostly Jerusalem and Bethlehem) in the following years.[2]
Assyrians are predominantlyChristians of the East and West Syriac Rite. The majority of Assyrians in Israel are adherents of the Syriac Orthodox Church, while a smaller community of Catholic Assyrians also exists.
TheSyriac Orthodox Church is the largest Assyrian church in Israel, covered by the Archbishopric of Israel, Palestine and Jordan under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop Gabriel Dahho.
The most notable monastery in Israel is theMonastery of Saint Mark in Jerusalem. The Syriac Orthodox Church also has sharing rights to theChurch of the Holy Sepulchre and minor rights to theTomb of the Virgin Mary where they possess an altar on the western side of the holy site.
TheSyriac Catholic Church has aPatriarchal Exarchate formed in 1892 and is based out of theChurch of Saint Thomas in Jerusalem. As of 2015, there are 3 parishes in Israel with an estimated 3,000 adherents.
Since 1903, theChaldean Catholic Church has been represented in Jerusalem by a non-resident patriarchal vicar. In 1997, the Chaldean Catholic Church established theTerritory Dependent on the Patriarch which was previously governed as the Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem within the Patriarch's own archeparchy.
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