: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel
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Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Some proudly display the Israeli flag in their sanctuaries.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Mengistu, an Israeli from Ashkelon, crossed into Gaza in 2014.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Reports also noted that the administration was directly negotiating with the terrorist organization, an unprecedented move that has reportedly frustrated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to try to secure a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of 10 hostages.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
Some proudly display the Israeli flag in their sanctuaries.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
Both actions presume that in the name of the Palestinian cause, every Israeli, from newborn to ancient, is equally a combatant, deserving not just death but suffering before death.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Mengistu, an Israeli from Ashkelon, crossed into Gaza in 2014.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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