Individual #State_of_Israel__Israel__Yisrael__Zion__Sion  Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
  instance of:  #country
  member:  #Israeli
  part of:  #Middle_East
  part:  #Akko__Acre__Akka__Accho  a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
  part:  #West_Bank  an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
  part:  #Galilee  an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
  part:  #Gaza_Strip  a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
  part:  #Golan_Heights  a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel"
  part:  #Jerusalem__capital_of_Israel  capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Moslems; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
     part:  #Calvary__Golgotha  a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
     part:  #Zion__Sion  originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"
     part:  #Wailing_Wall  a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon
  part:  #Bethlehem  a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River where Jesus was born
  part:  #Sodom  (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
  part:  #Gomorrah__Gomorrha  (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants
  part:  #Tel_Aviv-Jaffa__Tel_Aviv  the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean
     part:  #Jaffa__Joppa__Yafo  a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
  part:  #Haifa  a port in northwestern Israel on the Bay of Acre
  part:  #Jordan_River__Jordan  a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
  part:  #Negev_Desert__Negev  a desert in southern Israel
  part:  #Dead_Sea  a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level

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