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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 a...

A country on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. Population: 7,707,042 (2014). Capital: Jerusalem. Israel was established in 1948 as a home for the Jewish diaspora, out of land that was part of Palestine. Many Arab countries do not want Israel to e...