Where is Israel? "Depends on who you ask"

I asked my World Civ students to tell me where they think Israel is.

Here are all their answers, sorted alphabetically:

• Borders the Dead Sea. 
• Next to/on top of Palestine, North of Egypt.
• Depends on who you ask.
• Europe.
• In Africa on the top right corner by Egypt.
• In the Middle East by Iran and Palestine.
• In the Middle East somewhere
• In the Middle East surrounded by countries that hate them.
• In the Middle East, next to Pakistan.
• In the Northern Middleast
• In/part of Palestine
• Israel is a Middle East country.
• Israel is a Middle Eastern country.
• Israel is close to Jerusalem
• Israel is in Jerusalem.
• Israel is in Asia, where the desert is.
• Israel is in Rome
• Israel is in the Middle east, by China.
• Israel is in the Middle East.
• Israel is located in North America
• Israel is near Iraq and Iran.
• Israel is next to another country. Surrounded.
• It is in Persia in the Egyptian area.
• It is in the Middle East along the strip. It is the Holy Land.
• Middle East is where Israel is.
• Middle East.
• Next to Islam in the Middle East area.
• Northeast of Egypt, west of Syria
• Off the border of Gaza. Next to Gaza.
• Smack on top of Palistine.
• Somewhere between Europe and the Middle East. Home of Jesus.
• Somewhere by Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, on top of Pakistan.
• Took Palestine land in the Middle East.
• Who knows?