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  2. Israel - Wikipedia

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

    Israel is located in the Southern Levant, a region known historically as Canaan, the Land of Israel, Palestine and the Holy Land. In the early first millennium BCE, the Israelite kingdoms of Israel and Judah emerged, before falling to the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, respectively.

  3. Israel, country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem is the seat of government and the proclaimed capital, although the latter status has not received wide international recognition. Learn more about Israel, including its history.

  4. The Times of Israel is your one-stop site for news, features, live blogs and more - on Israel, the region & the Jewish world

  5. Israel - Facts, History & Conflicts

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    Israel By: History.com Editors Updated: May 11, 2021 | Original: June 30, 2017 copy page link Israel is small country in the Middle East, about the size of New Jersey, located on the eastern...

  6. Israel - The World Factbook

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    Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East, over the following years. Israel and its Arab neighbors fought wars in 1967 and 1973 and Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.

  7. The State of Israel is a country in southwestern Asia on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel is the only Jewish country, and the spiritual home for Jews all over the world. Israel's population was 8.1 million people in 2013 and 6.04 million are Jewish.

  8. Israel's borders explained in maps - BBC News

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    Israel's borders explained in maps. 16 September 2020. More than 70 years after Israel declared statehood, its borders are yet to be entirely settled. Wars, treaties and occupation mean the shape ...

  9. Israel. Few places on earth stir up passion the way that Israel does: the breathtaking beauty of its hills and valleys, the eerie stillness of the Dead Sea, the multi-colored canyon of Makhtesh Ramon, and the ancient walls and pathways of Nazareth and Jerusalem. The call of the muezzin and the quiet prayers of Orthodox Jews at the Western Wall ...

  10. Israel Maps & Facts - World Atlas

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    Israel is a Middle East country, situated in Western Asia. It is located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. Israel is bordered by Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, Egypt in the southwest; the Palestinian territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip) in the east and west.

  11. Israel - Immigration, Conflict, Middle East | Britannica

    www.britannica.com/place/Israel/History

    Israel - Immigration, Conflict, Middle East: This discussion focuses primarily on the modern state of Israel. For treatment of earlier history and of the country in its regional context, see Palestine, history of. The nation of Israel is the world’s first Jewish state in two millennia. It represents for Jews the restoration of their homeland after the centuries-long Diaspora that followed ...