Founded in 1948, Israel is the world's only Jewish State and is currently the Middle East's
only liberal democracy. It lies in the area biblically referred to as the Land of Israel.

In 2013, nearly eight million people - Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Baha'i - call Israel home.

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