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nounJewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
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nounan ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BCpart of:
Definition that contains israel
- begin Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
- meir Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978)
- dayan Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)
- weizmann Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952)
- david grun Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
- sayeret matkal Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions
- chaim weizmann Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952)
- martin buber Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between Jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965)
- menachem begin Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
- pinchas zukerman Israeli violinist (born in 1948)