>>>>>Uhhhh, he would be correct. Geographically, Israel is in Asia. Just think of it as Southern Syria (not starting a flame war, just stating what it was).
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>>>>He's correct if you restrict geography to the seven continents. I consider Israel part of the Middle East, not Asia.
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>>>It doesn't matter what you consider Israel to be - it is a part of Asia. So is the "middle east" (a term which didn't even exist until recently (1850s-1903 depending on who you ask). Just admit to Dragan you were wrong for Pete's sake... :o)
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>>We call that Near East :).
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>That's the old term for it... :o)

In English, that is - which can only mean that the POV of the language has moved west.