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The State of Israel, established 64 years ago, in May 1948, is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Geographically it contains diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel is the world’s only predominantly Jewish state, with a population of 7.5 million people, of whom 5.7 million are Jewish. Arabs, Muslims, Christians and Druze form the country’s additional ethnic groups, and other smaller groups include Bedouins, Circassians and Samaritans.
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Margolin, J., Birger, M., Witztum, E., Witztum, E. (2013). Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry in Israel. In: Konrad, N., Völlm, B., Weisstub, D. (eds) Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0086-4_12
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