"Israel" is a song by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released as a stand-alone single in 1980 by Polydor Records.

While touring in Europe in autumn 1980, the band wanted to write a Christmas song to be released on time for December of that year.

It was the first time that Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin composed a single with guitarist John McGeoch and drummer Budgie.

(a frequent collaborator of Björk and Tricky in the 1990s) included it in a list of songs, representing the music he listened to when he grew up in Glasgow.

[5] "Israel" was released as a stand-alone single in between the albums Kaleidoscope (1980) and Juju (1981) on 28 November 1980 by record label Polydor.