: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Around 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed from Israeli jails yesterday as part of an exchange under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In August, Israeli police arrested 73-year-old Moti Maman, an Israeli from the southern city of Ashkelon, for allegedly plotting to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Weinstein flagged the Chagos Islands deal and the U.K.’s willingness to honor the I.C.C.’s arrest warrants for Israeli leaders as early points of tension with the new Administration.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Around 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed from Israeli jails yesterday as part of an exchange under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
The demilitarized zone was created under a 1974 ceasefire between the two countries following the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, commonly referred to by Israelis as the Yom Kippur War.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In August, Israeli police arrested 73-year-old Moti Maman, an Israeli from the southern city of Ashkelon, for allegedly plotting to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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