FACT CHECK · ISRAEL FACTS
Claim: Israel is a big country in the Middle East
FALSETHE ANSWER
Israel: 22,072 sq km (8,522 sq mi) incl. Golan and E. Jerusalem; 20,770 without. New Jersey is 8,723 sq mi. The 22 Arab League states total ~13.13m sq km - 595x bigger. Israel is 0.17%.
SOURCE
Israel CBS: 22,072 sq km incl. Golan & E. Jerusalem; Arab League members total 13,132,327 sq km
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