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Over 50,000 Israeli Military Personnel Hold Dual Nationality Status
(MENAFN) Official military records reveal over 50,000 members of Israel's armed forces maintain dual nationality status alongside their Israeli citizenship, according to data published Saturday by an Israeli newspaper.
The newspaper obtained the statistics through a freedom of information filing submitted by transparency watchdog Hatzlacha, marking the first comprehensive public disclosure of foreign citizenship distribution within Israeli military ranks.
Army records identify 50,632 service members with secondary nationalities. American citizenship dominates the breakdown, with 12,135 personnel—nearly a quarter of the total—holding U.S. passports. France ranks second with 6,127 dual nationals, while Russia accounts for slightly more than 5,000.
The data further reveals over 3,000 troops each carry German or Ukrainian citizenship. British, Romanian, Polish, Ethiopian, and Canadian nationalities each exceed 1,000 military personnel, with remaining citizenships scattered across additional nations.
In a striking subset, 4,440 soldiers possess two foreign passports beyond their Israeli nationality, while 162 hold three separate foreign citizenships.
Hatzlacha filed the transparency request in March 2025, nearly 12 months before Saturday's disclosure. Military officials have not specified whether the figures encompass only active-duty forces, reserve units, or a combination of both categories.
Current Israeli media assessments place active military strength at approximately 170,000 troops, supported by a reserve force ranging between 400,000 and 460,000 registered personnel.
The newspaper obtained the statistics through a freedom of information filing submitted by transparency watchdog Hatzlacha, marking the first comprehensive public disclosure of foreign citizenship distribution within Israeli military ranks.
Army records identify 50,632 service members with secondary nationalities. American citizenship dominates the breakdown, with 12,135 personnel—nearly a quarter of the total—holding U.S. passports. France ranks second with 6,127 dual nationals, while Russia accounts for slightly more than 5,000.
The data further reveals over 3,000 troops each carry German or Ukrainian citizenship. British, Romanian, Polish, Ethiopian, and Canadian nationalities each exceed 1,000 military personnel, with remaining citizenships scattered across additional nations.
In a striking subset, 4,440 soldiers possess two foreign passports beyond their Israeli nationality, while 162 hold three separate foreign citizenships.
Hatzlacha filed the transparency request in March 2025, nearly 12 months before Saturday's disclosure. Military officials have not specified whether the figures encompass only active-duty forces, reserve units, or a combination of both categories.
Current Israeli media assessments place active military strength at approximately 170,000 troops, supported by a reserve force ranging between 400,000 and 460,000 registered personnel.
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