- state.gov countries-areas/israel/The United States was the first country to recognize Israel as a state in 1948, and the first to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017.
- medium.com mi7plus/why-israel-is-so-powerful-…Israel’s main geopolitical dilemma is how to preserve itself as a Jewish and democratic state, within secure and internationally recognized borders.
- en.wiktionary.org wiki/Israel^ “Israel”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged , Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. ^ “Israel”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.
- trade.gov israelThe U.S. Commercial Service in Israel continues to provide business counseling to U.S. companies seeking information on the Israeli market.
- wiki2.org en/IsraelThe Merneptah Stele (13th century BCE). The majority of biblical archeologists translate a set of hieroglyphs as Israel, the first instance of the name in the record.
- onlinenewspapers.com israel.shtml...with finance, stock market and investments reports; also look for theater, movies, culture, entertainment, activities and events all covered in newspapers from Israel.