Israeli to generate patience (9)
I believe the answer is:
solitaire
'patience' is the definition.
('solitaire' can be a synonym of 'patience')
'israeli to generate' is the wordplay.
'generate' is an anagram indicator.
'israeli'+'to'='israelito'
'israelito' with letters rearranged gives 'SOLITAIRE'.
(Other definitions for solitaire that I've seen before include "One-gem ring; one-player game" , "American singer" , "Card game for one player" , "Board game played by one person" , "Gem set by itself" .)