Jews

Adherents of Judaism .

Jews

The Israelites , particularly after their return from captivity in Babylon (see also Babylon ) about five hundred years before the birth of Jesus ; at that time, the Israelites were established as a religious group, founded on the Mosaic law , not simply a national group.

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Notes

When the Jewish nation was destroyed by the Romans in the year a.d. 70 and the Jews were scattered throughout the world, their religious beliefs and customs allowed them to remain one people.

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The president of the largest communal body of Jews in the UK has responded to an open letter signed by some of its representatives criticising Israel's offensive in Gaza.

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Trachtenberg's family, who are Orthodox Jews, had reportedly objected to an autopsy, citing religious reasons.

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Dozens of members of the largest body representing Jews in the UK have condemned Israel's government for the "heartbreaking war" in Gaza.

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It accused the party of "scapegoating refugees, asylum seekers, Muslims, Jews and others who do not fit their beliefs".

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This has coincided with rising frustration among reservists and their families over the cost of ongoing reserve duty along with the government's failure to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews despite the IDF facing shortages of combat soldiers.

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