Israel to begin classifying non-Arab gentile citizens as ‘extended Jewish’

Change by statistics bureau to affect over 400,000 Israelis, most of them Russian-speakers not defined as Jewish and non-Arab Christians

Israel to begin classifying non-Arab gentile citizens as ‘extended Jewish’ (Times of Israel)
Change by statistics bureau to affect over 400,000 Israelis, most of them Russian-speakers not defined as Jewish and non-Arab Christians, who were previously categorized as ‘other’

Israel's statistics bureau poised to expand its definition of 'Jewish' (Haaretz)
Nearly half a million Israelis qualify for citizenship but are not defined as Jewish by halakha. The Central Bureau of Statistics is now expected to stop using the offensive term ‘other’ to define them