Threat Level: 60/100. Related reporting: Israel occupies the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of the Palestinian territories, as well as the Syrian Golan Heights. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaching th 3 days ago · Israel is a country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem is the seat of government and the proclaimed capital, although the latter status has Host Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, talks with leading thinkers to unp