Ezekiel 37:21-24 (Today's New International Version)

'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. 23 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, [a] and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. 24 " 'My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.

This is certainly good news for an "Israelite" as this,Gods plan, seems to be a promise that does not require any action by the people except to defile themselves and backslide. This is magnificent grace. This is God's plan for these "backsliding" people. God will forgive and cleanse. I dont see any rules whatsoever that they need to follow, for if they did, they would surely break them and then God would forgive their sins anyway. Its what He plans to do. I beleive this is symbolic of Heaven.
 
So who are the Israelites?
 
I read a very interesting book sent by a scholar friend which projected just where the Irealites could have settled. The book helps to explain why we have such an affinity and brotherly attraction to the Israelite people. God scattered the Iraelites over all the world, and this prophesy speaks of the re-unification and re-patriotization of Gods people. 
 
It is very important to understand that original Israel was 12 tribes. The Jews or Jewish people are but two of these 12. I was always told that the Jews were Gods chosen people. Actually, the bible says house of Judah and house of Israel. Clearly, the House of Judah is the Jewish people, but who are the current day Israelites?
This re-unification of the 12 tribes will have to wait until the coming of the Lord and when this prophesy is fulfilled.