Israeli
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Israelis,
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Israeli
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Origin of Israeli
First recorded in 1945–50; from Hebrew yisrāʿēlī, equivalent to Yisrā'ēl + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; see origin at Israel
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Footage shot by Israeli forces after they invaded southern Lebanon shows well-fortified bunkers, which descend several stories underground and contain huge caches of armaments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The study brought together specialists from several Israeli universities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Arab parties, which represent about a fifth of Israeli citizens, made huge gains, winning some 15% of the vote, potentially giving them seats numbering in the high teens.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
His father Ahmad said that though he voted for an Arab party, many in town including his other son chose The Democrats, a left-wing party led by Jewish Israeli Yair Golan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Yitzchak became a politician, a member of the Israeli senate, the Knesset.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
Recent polls show that about 60% of Jewish Israelis oppose including Arab parties in the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Friedhaim, who now lives in Prague, is one of more than an estimated 80,000 Israelis who returned to the country this week, having left after Oct.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Arab Israelis, also known as Palestinian citizens of Israel, account for about 21 percent of the country's population.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Up and down the country, Israelis will gather to watch the results trickle in, with Netanyahu's Likud meeting in Jerusalem and Eisenkot's Yashar - formed only last year - assembling in Tel Aviv.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
But the initiative had passed to the Israelis, and the tension was gone from it by now.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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