Israel (the State of Israel) - Israel claims sovereignty over all of the land which is now known as Israel, along with some of the neighbouring Palestinian lands, which it currently occupies with internationally illegal settlements - East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank are not recognised as Israeli by most states. Many Palestinian groups claim sovereignty over Israel as part of Palestine, along with the regions which are currently controlled by Palestinian authorities (the Gaza Strip and much of the West Bank), and 20 states currently do not recognise Israel. The land which the current state of Israel occupies, used to be part of the larger historical nation called Palestine, which existed until 1948, when Israel declared independence over the entire Palestine. There have been many bloody battles between the Israeli military and various Arab armies, most notably from 1947 to 1949, when the state was being set up.

Related Disputes:
Golan Heights
Palestine