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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "what%20was%20the%20Arab%20population%20inside%20Israel%20in%201949%20after%20the%20completion%20of%20the%20war%20of%20independence%3F"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "After the conclusion of the 1948 Arab\u2013Israeli War (often called the War of Independence in Israel) and the armistice agreements in 1949, the Arab population inside the newly established State of Israel was significantly reduced. Here are the best available estimates:\n\n- At the end of 1949, about **160,000 Arabs** were living in Israel (excluding Arab residents in East Jerusalem, which was later annexed). ([inss.org.il](https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Adkan27.2_ENG_4.pdf?utm_source=openai))  \n- These 160,000 Arabs comprised roughly **13.6%** of the total citizen population of Israel at that time (about 1,173,900 people total). ([inss.org.il](https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Adkan27.2_ENG_4.pdf?utm_source=openai))  \n- The figure takes into account undercounting in late 1948 (during wartime) and later adjustments and additions by war's end. ([rstjournal.com](https://www.rstjournal.com/article/b5340fef-39f7-439c-854a-4803af68bb1f/download/pdf?disposition=inline&utm_source=openai))  \n\nIf you want, I can also give comparative numbers from before the war, or how this population changed in later years."
    }
]