How to Use Israeli in a Sentence

Israeli

1 of 2 adjective
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  • The third man was in the apartment at the time of the raid and opened fire on Israeli troops.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 4 May 2023
  • Hamas has said that a number of hostages have been killed by Israeli bombings on the enclave.
    — Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The deal was announced as Israeli forces were working their way through northern Gaza and across the Gaza Strip.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment on the claims.
    — Ameera Harouda, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • This was the largest such gathering of Israeli and Arab government officials since the Madrid process in the 1990s.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 14 May 2023
  • Now my youngest child, born in America in May 2021, is living through the third wave of Israeli bombing.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Most of the fighters said they are focused on defense, shooting back at Israeli forces that enter the camps.
    — Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • There was no Israeli comment on the cease-fire announcement.
    — Fares Akram and Isabel Debre, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • Turns out, this is the latest in a long series of nutty delights at the West Village Israeli restaurant.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
  • The Israeli government has also offered to pay African migrants to leave the country or face prison time if they are caught.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The Americans believed to still be held are one woman and seven men, some of whom may be Israeli soldiers.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The first theft on Feb. 10 wasn't caught on camera, but on March 2, his home surveillance cameras captured the suspect pulling up to the home in a white Jeep and running straight to the Israeli flag.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • That attack wounded at least 14 Israeli soldiers, six of them severely, the IDF said.
    — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
  • In the absence of such moves, U.S. officials say the best way to influence Israeli behavior is through face-to-face meetings.
    — John Hudson, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
  • He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his sister’s home in Gaza City Dec. 26 that also killed his sister, his brother, and their families.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The moves come as a growing number of ultra-Orthodox women have joined the Israeli workforce and men have enlisted in the army.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Either thin or fat stalks will work in our take on Israeli pashtida, an herbaceous vegetable and egg casserole that is like a crustless quiche.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But the Houthis’ attacks are no longer only or even mostly aimed at ships with direct or indirect Israeli links.
    — Noam Raydan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Netanyahu said in a statement that Israeli forces are still committed to a Rafah invasion.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 May 2024
  • The central role of the bereaved father called for greater vocal and dramatic range than Israeli singer Yoni Rechter, who was not on the original recording, gave it.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • Azerbaijan has also reportedly allowed the Israeli spy agency Mossad to use it as a hub to spy on Iran.
    — Max Saltman, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Then Shimon Peres, the Israeli foreign minister, took over.
    — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The Israeli military would not provide any numbers on bodies held.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • But a sticking point could be the Israeli leader’s own government, the most religious and right-wing in his country’s history.
    — Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • An Israeli nonprofit tried in 2019, but its attempt also ended in a crash landing.
    — Marcia Dunn, ajc, 26 May 2023
  • Some economists compare the shock to the Israeli economy to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
    — Itay Stern, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • This week, President Joe Biden issued a stark public warning to the Israeli government.
    — Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Arab citizens make up some 20% of the Israeli population.
    — Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2023
  • The second suspect was caught and killed, according to a statement from Israeli security forces.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 June 2023
  • Lahav, a native of Belarus, is an Israeli designer of wedding gowns, and takes anywhere from six to nine months to design and create a dress, according to the website.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 13 Sep. 2023
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Israeli

2 of 2 noun
  • Martha, this is going to be a very difficult task for the Israeli Defense Forces.
    — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the crowdfunding sites use the popular payment app Bit, owned by Israeli Bank Hapoalim.
    — Julia Frankel, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Some young voters of color are upset Biden hasn’t called for a cease-fire in the Israeli/Hamas war, in which thousands of Palestinians have been killed or injured.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 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
  • With more than 4,000 Palestinians killed since the fighting broke out, and Gaza under bombardment, Israeli Arabs too are struggling to bury their dead.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There was not a lot of dialogue with the Israeli Defense Forces contacts before this embed happened.
    — Michael Tobin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But there was no mention of the more than 5,000 Palestinians who were murdered by the Israeli Defense Forces at the time that the letter was released or the decades- long occupation that creates this cycle of violence.
    — Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Abraham: For me, as an Israeli, the film represents the need to address the political roots of the situation, basically.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Earlier in the film, Adra recounts how his mother devised a plan to circumvent the Israeli Defense Forces’ antagonism.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Orly Weintraub Gilad, a 45-year-old Israeli, chose to have her maternal grandfather’s number tattooed on her arm.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The series won 17 Israeli Academy Awards, including best drama series, script, actor (twice) and actress.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The Israeli Defense Force declined to provide an attributable comment.
    — WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
  • On loan from the Israeli Antiquities Authority, the exhibits include pottery, ceramics, and tools, as well as a life-size recreation of a biblical village.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The report showed forces from the Israeli Engineering Corps operating tractors, trucks and engineering tools.
    — Richard Allen Greene, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, protesters disrupted an event by banging on and shattering glass doors to the auditorium where Israeli Defense Forces soldiers were scheduled to speak, videos posted on social media show.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Police officers outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Netanyahu ignored those entreaties, although the Israeli Knesset, or parliament, is entering a long recess and won’t be able to take further action until returning in October.
    — Melanie Lidman and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • The Dagestani government has supported Gaza citizens previously, but also issued a statement to discourage the protests against these Israeli's.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Notably, that list includes a handful of restaurants serving cuisines sometimes overlooked by the Michelin inspectors, including Peruvian, Indian, and Israeli.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In addition to the thousands killed, Israeli's retaliatory air and ground offensive has displaced over 80% of the population and set off a massive humanitarian crisis.
    — TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Martha, this is going to be a very difficult task for the Israeli Defense Forces.
    — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the crowdfunding sites use the popular payment app Bit, owned by Israeli Bank Hapoalim.
    — Julia Frankel, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Some young voters of color are upset Biden hasn’t called for a cease-fire in the Israeli/Hamas war, in which thousands of Palestinians have been killed or injured.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 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
  • With more than 4,000 Palestinians killed since the fighting broke out, and Gaza under bombardment, Israeli Arabs too are struggling to bury their dead.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There was not a lot of dialogue with the Israeli Defense Forces contacts before this embed happened.
    — Michael Tobin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But there was no mention of the more than 5,000 Palestinians who were murdered by the Israeli Defense Forces at the time that the letter was released or the decades- long occupation that creates this cycle of violence.
    — Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Abraham: For me, as an Israeli, the film represents the need to address the political roots of the situation, basically.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Earlier in the film, Adra recounts how his mother devised a plan to circumvent the Israeli Defense Forces’ antagonism.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Orly Weintraub Gilad, a 45-year-old Israeli, chose to have her maternal grandfather’s number tattooed on her arm.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024

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