1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
People wave Israeli flags during a protest
Image: Ariel Schalit/AP/picture alliance Image: Ariel Schalit/AP/picture alliance

Israel

Israel has been a state since 1948. The parliamentary democracy, located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population.

Skip next section All Content on this topic

All Content on this topic