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WORLD WAR II

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most likely religion of someone who lives in the West Bank?
A
Jewish
B
Muslim
C
Christian
D
Atheist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Islam is a major religion in Palestine, being the religion of the majority of the Palestinian population. Muslims comprise 85% of the population of the West Bank, when including Israeli settlers, and 99% of the population of the Gaza Strip.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the U.S. government and other sources, Palestinian residents of these territories are predominantly Sunni Muslims, with small Shia and Ahmadi Muslim communities. The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics reports an estimated 427, 000 Jewish Israelis reside in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Detailed explanation-3: -About eight-in-ten (81%) Israeli adults are Jewish, while the remainder are mostly ethnically Arab and religiously Muslim (14%), Christian (2%) or Druze (2%).

Detailed explanation-4: -The religious affiliation of the Israeli population as of 2022 was 73.6% Jewish, 18.1% Muslim, 1.9% Christian, and 1.6% Druze. The remaining 4.8% included faiths such as Samaritanism and Baháʼí, as well as “religiously unclassified".

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