Alternative History
State of Israel
מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (Hebrew)
Timeline: The 2020 Revolutions
Flag of Israel Lesser arms of the reunited kingdom of israel by thasiloron-da6fulk
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
אם תרצו, אין זו אגדה!
"If you will it, it is no dream!"
Anthem: 
הַתִּקְוָה
"Hatikvah"
CapitalTel Aviv
Largest Jerusalem
Official languages Hebrew
Regional languages Yiddish and Arabic
Religion Judaism
Demonym Israeli
Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
 -  King Yosef
 -  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
Legislature Knesset
 -  Upper house Senate
 -  Lower house House of Representatives
Formation
 -  Establishment 16 May 1948 
 -  Current constitution 20 October 2021 
Population
 -  2022 estimate 9,521,000 
GDP (PPP)  estimate
 -  Total $478.010 Billion 
GDP (nominal)  estimate
 -  Total $520.700 Billion 
Gini  Neutral increase 34.8
Medium 
HDI  0.919
Very High 
Currency Israeli shekel (DBN)
Time zone IST (UTC+2)
Drives on the Right
Internet TLD .il
Calling code +978
Membership international or regional organizations UN and OECD

Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל) is a sovereign country in the Middile East. It is bordered by Jordan to the east and the south, Syria to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israel's history began in biblical times, when it was the homeland of the Jewish people ruled by David, Solomon and the other great Jewish kings of the Old Testament.