Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
ISRAELI
I. adjective
Etymology: Modern Hebrew yiśrĕ'ēlī, from Hebrew, israelite, noun & adjective , from Yiśrā'ēl
Date: 1948
of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel,
II. noun (plural israelis; also israeli)
Date: 1948
a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel