Israeli New Zealanders
{{Short description|People}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Israeli New Zealanders
{{Script/Hebrew|ישראלים ניו זילנדרים}}
|population = Israeli
1,353 (2013 Census){{cite web |url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/ethnic-profiles.aspx?request_value=24768&parent_id=24761&tabname=#24768 |title=Israeli New Zealanders |author=Statistics New Zealand}}
|regions = Auckland{{·}} Wellington
|langs = New Zealand English{{·}} Hebrew{{·}} Arabic{{·}} Russian
|rels = Judaism is the largest faith among Israeli New Zealanders and Israelis in general{{·}}Christianity
|related = New Zealand Jews, Arab New Zealanders
}}
Israeli New Zealanders refers to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who are fully or partially of Israeli descent. There are about 1,353 Israelis in New Zealand. The majority of Israeli New Zealanders are Jewish.
Most Israeli New Zealanders are bilingual in Hebrew and English.
Thousands of Israelis visit New Zealand every summer.{{cite web |url=https://kehilanews.com/2016/03/08/sharing-about-yeshua-to-israelis-in-new-zealand/ |title=Israelis in New Zealand Sharing about Yeshua |author=Kehila News Israel |date=8 March 2016 |access-date=28 March 2017 |archive-date=18 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518144813/http://kehilanews.com/2016/03/08/sharing-about-yeshua-to-israelis-in-new-zealand/ |url-status=dead }}
Notable Israeli New Zealanders
- Jo Aleh, sailor
See also
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References
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{{Israelis abroad and their descendants}}
{{Immigration to New Zealand}}
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