Is ISRAEL a Pearson or state?

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Is ISRAEL a Pearson or state?

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It is a country that is named after its people who are named after their ancestor- Israel (Jacob).
Israel is also a common Jewish first name.
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it is a dream that will never come true
It's a state and it's also a person's name.
it's a country
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Israel is a country and also a people.

If you've read anything at all in the TaNaKh (OT) you must have noticed that the entire book is about the relationship between God and His people, Israel!
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Israel is a proper name used both as a surname for people and as the name of the Jewish State.

The asker apparently meant to inquire about a PERSON rather than a PEARSON.
Israel is another name for Jacob (Yacoub) and his people and also the name for the Jewish state of Israel that was built illegally upon land belonging to Palestinians by taking advantage of the UN and the British mandate.