Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Israelite \Is"ra*el*ite\, n. [L. Isra["e]lites, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?,
   Israel, Heb. Yisr[=a]?l, i. e., champion of God; s[=a]r[=a]h
   to fight + ?l God.]
   A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.

Source : WordNet®

Israelite
     n 1: a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
     2: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent
        from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural
        or religious ties [syn: {Jew}, {Hebrew}]