State of Israel
Middle Eastern democracy
The State of Israel is the formal name for Israel, a country in the Middle East established in 1948 as a Jewish homeland.
The full name appears in official, legal, and diplomatic contexts: The State of Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948.
In everyday usage, simply "Israel" predominates.
- ZionismAdvocacy for Hebrew homeland
- promised landHoped-for place of fulfillment
- Tel AvivIsraeli Mediterranean port city
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- countrySovereign state or territory
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State of IsraelPalestine
Levantine coastal region
Palestinian Authority · Palestinian territories · Gaza Strip · West Bank · Hamas
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