Claim: Israeli ID cards say 'Jewish' or 'Muslim'

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Not any more: the ID once printed a 'le'om' (nationality) line (Jewish, Arab, Druze, Circassian). From 2005 asterisks instead; removed in 2015. Religion was never printed

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Wikipedia: Israeli identity card

Checked 2026-10-15

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