Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It's bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to …

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Israel is on the brink of civil war, says the New Israel Fund chief. Here's what it will look like (Haaretz)

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Jun 30, 2017 · Israel is a small country in the Middle East, about the size of New Jersey, located on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and bordered by Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and …