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Israel

Also known as ISR, IL, State of Israel, il, Yisrael

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel occupies the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of the Palestinian territories, as well as the Syrian Golan Heights. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is the government seat and proclaimed capital, while Tel Aviv is Israel's largest urban area and economic centre

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Israel is a country located in West Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, and currently occupying the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights. It serves as a major economic and political hub in the region, with Jerusalem as its government seat and Tel Aviv as its largest city and economic center.

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Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: State of Israel
Country.common_name: Israel
Country.image_flag: Flag of Israel.svg
Country.alt_flag: The flag of Israel – Star of David centred between two horizontal stripes of a Tallit (a Jewish prayer shawl)
Country.image_coat: Emblem of Israel.svg
Country.coa_size: 80
Country.alt_coat: Menorah surrounded by an olive branch on either side
Country.symbol_type: Emblem
Country.national_anthem: (Hatīkvāh; "The Hope")
Country.alt_map: Israel proper shown in dark green; Israeli-occupied territories shown in light green
Country.capital: Jerusalem(limited recognition)
Country.largest_city: capital
Country.languages_type: Official language
Country.languages: Hebrew
Country.languages2_type: Special status
Country.languages2: Arabic
Country.ethnic_groups_year: 2025 est.
Country.religion_year: 2023 est.

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Research

368,976 papers

Israel's COVID-19 endgame.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Balicer RD, Ohana RDOI: 10.1126/science.abj3858
Avian Reovirus in Israel, Variants and Vaccines-A Review.ReviewAvian diseases · 2022Goldenberg DDOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-D-22-99996
Review of Israel's action and response during the COVID-19 pandemic and tabletop exercise for the evaluation of readiness and resilience-lessons learned 2020-2021.ReviewFrontiers in public health · 2023Muhsen K, Cohen D, Glatman-Freedman A et al.DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1308267
Nursing Informatics in Israel From a Historical Perspective.Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · 2021Gonen A, Segev RDOI: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000726
Innovation and The Israel Journal of Health Policy Research.Israel journal of health policy research · 2019Rosen B, Israeli A, Schoenbaum SDOI: 10.1186/s13584-019-0353-1
Israel's rapid rollout of vaccinations for COVID-19.Israel journal of health policy research · 2021Rosen B, Waitzberg R, Israeli ADOI: 10.1186/s13584-021-00440-6
Israel's repeal of a sweet beverages tax harms public health.Frontiers in public health · 2023Kamin-Friedman S, Davidovitch N, Yang YTDOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1231709
The ethical is political: Israel's production of health scarcity in Gaza.Journal of medical ethics · 2024Shahvisi ADOI: 10.1136/jme-2024-110064

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Encyclopedic overview

51 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistory
Bronze and Iron Ages
Classical antiquity
Late antiquity and the medieval period
Modern period and the emergence of Zionism
British Mandate for Palestine
Independence and early years
Arab–Israeli conflict
Peace process
21st century
Geography
Tectonics and seismicity
Climate
Government and politics
Administrative divisions
Israeli citizenship law
Israeli-occupied territories
International opinion
Accusations of apartheid
Foreign relations
Foreign aid
Military
Legal system
Economy
Science and technology
Energy
Transport
Tourism
Real estate
Demographics
Major urban areas
Language
Religion
Education
Culture
Literature
Music and dance
Cinema and theatre
Visual arts
Architecture
Museums
Mass media
Cuisine
Sports
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is the government seat and proclaimed capital, while Tel Aviv is Israel's largest urban area and economic centre.

The Land of Israel, also called Palestine or the Holy Land, was home to the ancient Canaanites and later the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and Hasmonean Judea. Located near continental crossroads, its demographics shifted under various empires. 19th-century European antisemitism fuelled the Zionist movement for a Jewish homeland, which gained British support with the 1917 Balfour Declaration. After World War I, Britain occupied the region and established Mandatory Palestine. British rule and Jewish immigration in the leadup to the Holocaust intensified Arab-Jewish tensions, which escalated into a civil war after the 1947 United Nations (UN) Partition Plan.

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