In modern israel, ethnic identity overlaps strongly with the operation of the country and feelings of the majority population. match each term to the best description. the idea once used to describe israelis' shared place of origin, now used interchangeably with nation-state the pride and desire that israelis express for maintaining the unique national identity that they have created the sense of common culture, ancestry, and destiny that israelis connect to the geographic territory where they live and the protection of its borders the rules, structures, officials, and procedures that organize political, economic, and military power within israeli borders