People born in Israel are Israelis. The nickname for native born Israelis is 'Sabra' which is the fruit of the cactus. It is prickly on the outside but sweet inside.
Modern-day Israel is named after the ancient kingdom of Israel, which was named after Israel (an alternate name for Jacob son of Isaac son of Abraham).
Native Americans called themselves by their tribe (i.e. Cherokee, Powatan, Lakota, etc.) When Christopher Columbus arrived, he erroneously believed he was in the Indies, so he declared them "Indians".
Native Americans are called such because they came to North America hundreds, if not thousands of years before the continent was ever found or named North America (and consequently America and...
As there are many different languages in Israel, you'll find that people call it different things. For example, Yiddish, is a language spoken in Israel and they call it kawe. Arabic is another...