Most Muslims, Christians, Druze have at least a few close friends from other religions % inIsrael who say the of their close friends belong to their religious group
If friendship is viewed as a step that could lead to marriage, it is easy to see why most Israelis say they oppose intermarriage. The vast majority of Jews (98%), Muslims (85%), Christians (86%) and Druze (83%) say that all or most of their close friends belong to their own religious community. Perhaps in part because they make up small percentages of Israel’s population, Muslims, Christians and Druze are more likely than Jews to say at least some of their close friends are from another group.
Most Muslims, Christians, Druze have at  | least a few close friends from other  | religions  | % inIsrael who say the of their close friends belong to  | their religious group  | All  | Most  | Some /hardly any/none  | 67%  | 31%  | Jews  | 38  | 48 12  | Muslims  | Christians  | 21  | 65 14  | Druze  | 22  | 61 14  | Source: Survey conducted October 2014-May 2015 Don't  | know/refused Survey responses notshown. 2014-May  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 