a country on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. Population: 5,938,000 (2001). Capital: Jerusalem. Israel was established in 1948 as a home for the Jewish people, and was part of Palestine. In the past, Israel has been at war with the Arab countries which surround it. There is a lot of fighting between the Arab Palestinians who live in Israel and the Israeli government. officially State of Israel Country, at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. State of Israel Melvin Allen Israel Israel ben Eliezer Bene Israel Israel Baline Edward Israel Iskowitz Israel Gershvin Israel Labour Party Israel tribes of Manasseh ben Israel Putnam Israel Israel Beer Josaphat Israel Strassberg Zangwill Israel
{i} country in southwestern Asia at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; people of Israel, Jewish people; name given to Jacob after he wrestled with the angel (Biblical)