Who Was The Leader Of The Third Return From Exile? The third aliyah was led by Ezra the scribe, in 458 BCE. Around 5,000 Jews were in this wave of returnees. Who led the second group of exiles back to Jerusalem? 458 Ezra led the second major group of exiled Jews to return to the
Which Ethnic Group Makes Up The Majority In Israel? Jews constitute about three-fourths of the total population of Israel. Almost all the rest are Palestinian Arabs What is the majority ethnic group in Israel? Demographics of Israel Nationality Israelis Major ethnicJews, Arabs Minor ethnic Druze, Arameans, Armenians, Circassians, Samaritans Language Where do most Israelis originate