Yisrael vs Near East

Yisrael and Near East both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Yisrael	Yes	No	No	No
Near East	Yes	No	No	No

Yisrael (noun)	Near East (noun)
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine	the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century