Sabra (person)

In Modern Hebrew, the terms (|singular form}}; ) or (|plural form}}; ) refer to Palestinian or Egyptian-born Jew(s). Derived from the Hebrew name for the prickly pear cactus, which is commonly spelled in English, the words had come into widespread use by the 1930s, when they were used to designate a Jewish person whose place of birth was located within the Land of Israel—corresponding with Ottoman Syria until 1918 () and with the British Mandate of Palestine until 1948 ()—though it may have appeared earlier.

is understood to be a term that is used to allude to the collective nature of Israeli Jews: it is a tenacious and thorny desert plant with a thick skin that conceals a sweet and soft interior. This description is the basis for the design of Srulik, a cartoon character that represents the average and thus serves as Israel's national personification.

In 2010, over 70% of Israel's Jewish population was composed of , with this figure increasing to 75% in 2015 and to 80% in 2024. Provided by Wikipedia