: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel
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Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
More than 1,200 people were killed in the attack, while more than 200 others were taken hostage, according to Israeli officials.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 12 May 2024
There was also booing when the points of the Israeli jury were presented.
—Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Hamas launched rockets from Rafah at the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on Friday for the first time since December, as Iranian proxy Hezbollah sent a barrage of rockets into the northern Israel city of Kiryat Shmona, causing a massive fire.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 May 2024
The vote reflected the wide global support for full membership of Palestine in the United Nations, with many countries expressing outrage at the escalating death toll in Gaza and fears of a major Israeli offensive in Rafah, a southern city where about 1.3 million Palestinians have sought refuge.
—Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 11 May 2024
Netanyahu said in a statement that Israeli forces are still committed to a Rafah invasion.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 May 2024
The Israeli prime minister’s support inside Israel has sagged in recent months, as Israeli voters demand answers for how Israeli intelligence and military forces missed Hamas’ preparations for a brazen attack that killed nearly 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostages back into Gaza.
—TIME, 30 Apr. 2024
Separately, in an English-language video statement released Tuesday, Netanyahu decried reports that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials on charges related to the war on Hamas.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 30 Apr. 2024
Thania Garcia, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
Later, it was announced that the incident was under investigation by the Israeli Justice Ministry’s Department of Internal Police Investigations.
—Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Across the Gaza Strip, the severe shortages of food and other basic goods come amid Israeli’s bombardment and a near-total blockade.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
There are other police departments around the country that also train with Israeli Defense Forces [IDF].
—Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
Around three-quarters of Jewish respondents are in favor of expanding military operations into Rafah, according to a new poll by the Israeli Democracy Institute.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Two women, Emirati and Israeli, posed for a photograph holding hands atop a skyscraper in Dubai.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The report showed forces from the Israeli Engineering Corps operating tractors, trucks and engineering tools.
—Richard Allen Greene, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
In March 2019 my father spent eleven days in Israel and the West Bank for a trip organized by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD).
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Americans who object to the Israeli government’s military campaign in Gaza rightly object to the massive amounts of money and armaments that the U.S. government has provided — and continues to provide — the Israeli government to wage its campaign.
—Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
More than 1,200 people were killed in the attack, while more than 200 others were taken hostage, according to Israeli officials.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 12 May 2024
There was also booing when the points of the Israeli jury were presented.
—Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Hamas launched rockets from Rafah at the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on Friday for the first time since December, as Iranian proxy Hezbollah sent a barrage of rockets into the northern Israel city of Kiryat Shmona, causing a massive fire.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 May 2024
The vote reflected the wide global support for full membership of Palestine in the United Nations, with many countries expressing outrage at the escalating death toll in Gaza and fears of a major Israeli offensive in Rafah, a southern city where about 1.3 million Palestinians have sought refuge.
—Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 11 May 2024
Netanyahu said in a statement that Israeli forces are still committed to a Rafah invasion.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 May 2024
The Israeli prime minister’s support inside Israel has sagged in recent months, as Israeli voters demand answers for how Israeli intelligence and military forces missed Hamas’ preparations for a brazen attack that killed nearly 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostages back into Gaza.
—TIME, 30 Apr. 2024
Separately, in an English-language video statement released Tuesday, Netanyahu decried reports that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials on charges related to the war on Hamas.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 30 Apr. 2024
Noun
Rostrum Pacific has recently added indie hip-hop distributor and e-commerce retailer Fat Beats to its lineup and hired two former Universal Music Group execs — Kevin Engler and Bobby Israeli — to help steer the company.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
Later, it was announced that the incident was under investigation by the Israeli Justice Ministry’s Department of Internal Police Investigations.
—Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Across the Gaza Strip, the severe shortages of food and other basic goods come amid Israeli’s bombardment and a near-total blockade.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
There are other police departments around the country that also train with Israeli Defense Forces [IDF].
—Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
Around three-quarters of Jewish respondents are in favor of expanding military operations into Rafah, according to a new poll by the Israeli Democracy Institute.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Two women, Emirati and Israeli, posed for a photograph holding hands atop a skyscraper in Dubai.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The report showed forces from the Israeli Engineering Corps operating tractors, trucks and engineering tools.
—Richard Allen Greene, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
In March 2019 my father spent eleven days in Israel and the West Bank for a trip organized by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD).
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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