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[–] TheDeed@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You are right that Israeli ≠ Jewish automatically. Not all Jews are Israeli, and not all Israelis are Jews.

But Jews are an ethnoreligious group rather than a universalizing religion like Christianity, and being secular doesn't make you not Jewish. There are atheist Jews, and there are Jews that practice other religions than Judaism.

Faith or ancestry alone doesn't make one Jewish. You can convert in or be born in, but there's no way to get kicked out. (at least universally agreed upon way.)

There are also groups of people who practice the religion Judaism but are not Jews. (IMO kind of hilarious, not sure what kind of person this appeals to, but see Noahchidism for a weird rabbithole).

Also hilarious: If Ivanka Trump took the mic at a press conference tomorrow and recited the Shahada, she would still be Jewish, according to Jews.