Jews were the dominant religious group in the Israel-Palestine region at the beginning of the first millennia CE, and are the dominant religious group there today, however, there was a period of almost 2,000 years where most of the world's Jews were displaced from their spiritual homeland. Antiquity to the 20th century Jewish hegemony in the region began changing after a series of revolts against Roman rule led to mass expulsions and emigration. Roman control saw severe persecution of Jewish and Christian populations, but this changed when the Byzantine Empire adopted Christianity as its official religion in the 4th century. Christianity then dominated until the 7th century, when the Rashidun Caliphate (the first to succeed Muhammad) took control of the Levant. Control of region split between Christians and Muslims intermittently between the 11th and 13th centuries during the Crusades, although the population remained overwhelmingly Muslim. Zionism until today Through the Paris Peace Conference, the British took control of Palestine in 1920. The Jewish population began growing through the Zionist Movement after the 1880s, which sought to establish a Jewish state in Palestine. Rising anti-Semitism in Europe accelerated this in the interwar period, and in the aftermath of the Holocaust, many European Jews chose to leave the continent. The United Nations tried facilitating the foundation of separate Jewish and Arab states, yet neither side was willing to concede territory, leading to a civil war and a joint invasion from seven Arab states. Yet the Jews maintained control of their territory and took large parts of the proposed Arab territory, forming the Jewish-majority state of Israel in 1948, and acheiving a ceasefire the following year. Over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced as a result of this conflict, while most Jews from the Arab eventually fled to Israel. Since this time, Israel has become one of the richest and advanced countries in the world, however, Palestine has been under Israeli military occupation since the 1960s and there are large disparities in living standards between the two regions.

There were 6 921 200 Facebook users in Israel in June 2025, which accounted for 73.3% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 51.7%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 928 700). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 671 500.

In 2023, there were 179,400 Christians living in Israel. Christians of Arabic ethnic background accounted for the majority, with 141,800 individuals. Non-Arab Christians comprised 37,600 people in the country.

There were 5 900 000 Facebook users in Israel in June 2020, which accounted for 62.5% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 51.2%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 840 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 990 000.

There were 3 234 000 Messenger users in Israel in April 2020, which accounted for 34.3% of its entire population. The slight majority of them were men - 50.2%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 040 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 560 000.

There were 4 598 000 Instagram users in Israel in May 2025, which accounted for 48.7% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 56.2%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 427 800). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 544 300.

There were 3 749 600 Instagram users in Israel in December 2021, which accounted for 39.7% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 53.9%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 260 300). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 35 to 44, where women lead by 281 100.

There were 4 934 100 Messenger users in Israel in June 2025, which accounted for 52.3% of its entire population. The slight majority of them were men - 50.2%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 374 600). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 734 200.