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Israelis in the United Kingdom

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Israeli British is a term used to refer to citizens or residents of the United Kingdom who originate in the Near Eastern nation of Israel. In 2001 Israel was the 68th most common birthplace for British people, with 11,892 Israeli people calling the UK home (with many more being of Israeli descent), making it the second largest overseas community of Israelis after the United States.[1] actors Sacha Baron Cohen and Brian George are famous Israeli Britons, with Baron Cohen's mother being an ethnic Israeli, George was born in Jerusalem to Jewish immigrants from India and Iraq, but raised in London. The vast majority of Israeli Britons follow the Jewish faith, and the most common languages amongst the Israeli British community are Hebrew, Arabic and British English.[2]

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