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There are a number of ethnic groups in Palestine. Major portion of the people are Sunni Muslims. But also there is a considerable section of the Christian community in Palestine. Besides, the other ethnic groups in Palestine also include a very small number of Samaritan, Jewish and Druze communities.
Half of the ethnic groups of Palestine live in the areas of British mandate Palestine that is Israel, Gaza strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem. The other half consisting mainly of refugees live in other places of the world.
The Gaza strip consists of about an approximate of 99.4% of Palestinian Arab and others. The Jewish community in Palestine accounts for 0.6% of the population in the Gaza strip. In the West Bank, the rate of population of the Palestinian Arabs along with others is 83%. However there are also a good percentage of Jews living in West Bank. The Jews accounts for 17% of the total population in the West Bank area. The Christians that are found in the Gaza strip is about 0.7% of the population. But the same in case of the West Bank is 8%.
These are the various ethnic groups at Palestine that are an integral part of the population of Palestine.
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