イスラエル יִשְׂרָאֵל
[b]Israel[/b] (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל/Yisra'el) is a country in the Middle East. The modern state proclaimed to be the successor of the various ancient [[Jewish]] states that once occupied Palestine prior the Arabic occupation.

As a modern country, it was founded in 1947 from a Palestinian territory previously colonized by the [[United Kingdom]] as a state for the Jewish people after the Holocaust during [[World War II]]. Conflict with the local Arabic populations has led to several wars with the neighboring Arabic countries, as a result, the country's status remains disputed to this day.

h4. See also

* [[Palestine]] - the disputed Palestinian territories primarily populated by Arabic people
* [[Star of David]]
* [[Israel-Hamas war]]
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