1. The place to go if you want incredible falafel or shwarma, gorgeous wrap-around skirts, an abundance of kosher restaurants, camels and stray cats at every turn, and the most wonderful, breathtaking hikes you could possibly imagine.

2. Kind of like Teaneck, only less expensive.
Yeshiva Girl 1: Nice skirt! Where did you get it?
Yeshiva Girl 2: Why, Israel, of course!

Israel is the home of the Jewish people
Israel is the home of the Jewish people
by Ava maria August 12, 2020
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Israel is a nation in the Middle East, that everyone wants, although it has no oil (See also Hanukkah)

Antonym: Saudia Arabia : Something no one wants, but has oil
"That old Honda is a lot like Israel"
by Gregor of Maine January 19, 2022
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A very dangerous word. Even mentioning this word will cause page long fiery debates.
"Hey guys have heard that in Israel-"
*intense arguments intensify*
by Inni84 July 8, 2023
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Not only a country, Israel can be the name of a person too.

Should you stumble upon an Israel in the wild, befriend him by feeding him fruit snacks and motor oil. He is the diamond in the rough, the needle in the haystack, the hair in your soup—what I’m trying to say is that his sexual physique and charming personality, along with a dash of complete retard, make him an amazing friend.
“Damn, Israel is one fiiine lookin’ man”
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A country predominantly inhabited by Jewish people. In 1948, the UN established Israel after the Holocaust. Most people don't realize this but Jewish people actually lived here long before Palestinians.
Israel is a beautiful country.
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Although israel is accepted as a state by some western countries, it did not exist before 1948, neither did israelis, prior to 1948 they were called Palestinians.

Isaelites are not israelis; israelites were not jews either.

When Persia conquered and designated the area as jehud, they eventually allowed israelites that were in exile to return, these israelites then became jehudites.
This is where the word jew comes from and not before the end of the 6th century, even still it's a technical term having to do with living in jehud; the word jew doesn't become an ethnic term for quite some time.

Ashkenazi (European) jews are not Semites and have no genetic link to the land of Palestine. The ashkenazi converted to judaism after Arab jews migrated north into Europe.

In the largest genomic study of ashkenazi jews, their origins trace back to four primeval villages in north-east Turkey. The ashkenazi jews began relocating from ancient Ashkenaz to the Khazar Empire to expand their mercantile operations and the demise of Khazaria led to the ashkenazi splitting into two groups – some remaining in the Caucasus and others migrating into eastern Europe and Germany.

The two groups still called themselves ashkenazi, however the name became more strongly associated with Germany and the European group, for whom yiddish became their primary language.
The original jews were Arabs (Semites) from the area now known as israel, a.k.a. Occupied Palestine.

Jews are 'only' those that practice judaism. Once you change your religion or become an atheist, you are no longer a jew.
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There are many countries in the middle east; such as Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Israel
by TheHauge November 1, 2023
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