Israel

Haifa is a safe city. It is one of the most liberal cities in the State of Israel. One of the few cities where Jews and Arabs get along.

Israel itself is safe. Yes, Israel does have bombings every now and then. Recently, the number of bombings have gone down due to high security measures. Bombings can happen anywhere though. Remember 9/11? Remember the underwear bomber? Remember the New York Times Square bomber? Okay, the last 2 don't really count, but that comes to show you that it can happen anywhere.

Anyways, Israel overall is one of the few countries in the middle east where you can walk the streets at night without worrying about getting kidnapped by bandits or killed. So with that said, Haifa, is a safe city. ;)

There are a number of websites and newspapers to get up to date Israel news from. One source is the bbc news website but this website is only from a UK another reliable source is plough shares, which is also a website, this is just Israel news.

The Islamic government of Iran, the parliamentary democracy of Israel and the monarchy government of Saudi Arabia are basic laws with no constitution. It is a law that limits the freedom for women.

No, Israel is not in South Africa.
Israel is an independent State.

Israel has not been a monarchy for the past two millenia. It is presently a parliamentary democracy.

Because the Palestinians used nitroglicerin to burn the skin of Israeli people (mostly Misrahim), and, Israel wanted revenge. The Arabs have a very "we can do it to you, but you can't do it to us" mindset, kind of like the United States. [[User:67.148.120.72|67.148.120.72]]stardingo747

Ancient Times: In short, the creation of a nation would result in a large portion of the society to go from nomadic to city dwelling. With the rise of city-states it is likely that Isreal in ancient times served as a political buffer once Rome came to power and possible slowed roman spread into modern day India and Asia diverting Roman interests southward into Africa rather then Asia. In the absence of a strong city-state they may have progressed further rather then diverting energy and resources into maintaining control of that area. Modern Time: With Isreal returning as a nation, the middle east has become a hot bed of political and ethnic instability revolving around arab acceptance of Isreal and continuing and complex issues involving the Palastinians. This interplay has been a hot bed and rather polarizing topic in the late 20th and early 21st century. The concept of Zionism further complicates it's current existence with it's neigbors and raises questions on the concept of race, culture, and national identity. In addition it sets a percarious precient and topic of discussion on when a nation, society, or group is considered "expired" through conquest or assimilation. If Isreal was conquered and defeated in the past what precident and mandate does a group of people have to restore a defeated or lapsed nation and what measures are acceptable. For instance natives to the British Isles, Native Japanese, Aborigines, North American Tribals (Native Americans or Indians). Those claims of soverignty have been discarded into history but what would prevent the remaining tribe members from revoking the Louisian Purchase and "restoring" their nation? Would violence be permissible? Who decides? Many nations re-emerged for instance after the fall of Roman. The rise and fall of nations in history is a deeply studied topic and Isreal, the former USSR, reunited Germany, and many more continue to fuel debates on the nature of a "nation" and when does a nation "ceases" to be... For a short short short version: "Yes by adding a hell of a lot of drama, complexity, heart break, violence, politics, and regrets to the middle east to everyone in the region."

Nope - but it does share a border with Jordan.

According to those who believe like Fawaz Turki, the entire idea of Israel is a modern colony in the Middle East. Prior to 1900, less than 10% of the population of what would become Mandatory Palestine was Jewish and the Fellahin or Settled Arabs were the majority. There were also a large percentage of Turks, Circassians, Bedouin, and Druze, but the Settled Arabs were still the majority. Zionist Jews or those Jews who desired to create a Jewish State cleverly manipulated the Great Powers, especially the United Kingdom into giving them the right to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine in large numbers without consulting the rights of the Fellahin. Additionally, Zionist Jews purchased large swaths of land from Turkish nobility without consulting the Fellahin who lived on that land for centuries but did not properly own it. As a result, numerous Fellahin were forced off of their land during the Yishuv period, Yishuv being the word for a Zionist Jewish settlement in Mandatory Palestine. The Jewish population in Palestine continued to rise until 1939 when the Fellahin successfully petitioned the British government to close off Jewish Immigration.

However, the Jewish minority had grown sufficiently large in Mandatory Palestine that this combined with the Holocaust was able to earn international sympathy for the Zionist cause of establishing a State for the Jews in a land where the Jewish population had literally "just" shown up. Compare this to Rhodesia which was a state that declared independence to be ruled by the White Settlers of Rhodesia in 1960 that had been on that land. Rhodesia was so vilified in the international community that in only 20 years, it reverted to become the African nation of Zimbabwe. However, in that case, the White Settlers had come to Rhodesia as early as 1860, which makes them far more "local" than the Zionist Jews in Palestine in 1948 (most of whom were in the country for less than 30 years). The attempt by the Yishuv to form a state could not be tolerated and the Arabs formed militias to prevent the Yishuv from asserting control over land that had been historically settled by the Arab people. As a result, war broke out between the Zionist Haganah, Palmach, Irgun, and Lehi militias and the Fellahin, represented by the Holy War Army and the Arab Liberation Army. The neighboring Arab countries joined in when the Yishuv declared independence as Israel to help to the Arab militias. Subsequent to Israeli Independence, there was the eventual Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip which further reduced and minimized the power and presence of the Fellahin through numerous acts, such as the Settlements which are Israeli colonies in the West Bank and, formerly, the Gaza Strip.

He was of the tribe of Judah.

Israel Aerospace Industries's population is 16,000.

From Iran, to Morocco, all those countries are sworn enemies of Israel, and the rest of the Muslim world, although not a sworn enemy, has neither diplomatic ties, nor do they recognize the country's existence, the only exceptions being Turkey and Egypt. Although all Arabic speaking + Iran countries are officially enemies of Israel, the countries that are the biggest threat right now, are Iran and Syria, and to a certain extent Saudi Arabia, whose inhabitants have been agitating for an outright invasion of Israel for quite sometime now.

Easting means the x coordinate on a map. It measures the eastward distance. The other coordinate is Northing.

Territories
To see the list of territories for which Israeli occupation was legitimated subject to a future peace treaty according to UNSC Resolution 242, see the list below:

East Jerusalem: Considered by many Israelis to be the greatest success of winning the Six-Day War, Israel was able to unite the city of West New Jerusalem with the Old City and East New Jerusalem to create a united municipality and capital (although unrecognized internationally as such). Of the territories here considered it is the smallest and most controversial as Palestinians want East Jerusalem and the Old City to be part of their eventual capital city.

West Bank: From 1949-1967, this area was a province of Jordan and included all areas within the Mandate of British Palestine along the Jordan River which Israel did not control prior to 1967. It represents roughly 18% of the total area of the British Mandate of Palestine, making it the largest Palestinian territorial acquisition in the War. It is home to many Ancient Jewish and Christian sites/cities like Nablus (Shchem), Bethlehem, Hebron, and Jericho.

Gaza Strip: This is a very small strip of territory that Egypt held from 1949-1967. It remained under Israeli military control until 1993 when it was given to the Palestinian Authority as part of the Oslo Accords.

Sinai Peninsula: Easily the largest piece of territory (60,000 km square) that Israel acquired during the Six-Day War, the Sinai Peninsula is larger than the entire British Mandate of Palestine. It was used by Israelis as a resort area and for its oil reserves until the territory was returned to Egypt over the course of three years (1979-1982) for peace and a continuous stream of oil.

Eastern Bank of the Sea of Galilee: This is the smallest peace of land (5 km square) that Israel recaptured and is the only territory from the British Mandate of Palestine that the Palestinians have never explicitly claimed. From 1949-1967, Syria held this piece of land, giving Syria direct access to a small portion of the Sea of Galilee and thus Israel/Palestine's main water source.

Golan Heights: This is a Syrian Mountain Range just north of western Jordan. This territory is small, but strategic, giving Israel a position where Syria cannot take military advantage of it. Currently, UNDOF monitors the border between the Golan Heights and Syria.

Eretz Yisrael is the Jewish name for the Land of Israel, so "C" is the best answer.

Jews also call Jerusalem (and by extension the rest of the country) Zion, but not "Zionland", which is why "D" is wrong.

"A" and "B" refer to areas of the Middle East outside of the Land of Israel.

Israel and Ethiopia are two separate countries, with no overlap.

Hebrew represents the Jews who returned to build the country. Arabic represents the Arabs including, but not uniquely, the Palestinians who continue to live and work in the country.

Secular Jewish Israeli Men dress in a common Western style, wearing jeans, pants, or shorts on their lower bodies and wearing t-shirts and sweaters on their upper bodies. Religious Jewish Israeli Men dress in more typical religious-wear including frock coats, top hats, and longer shirts. The younger generation of Arab Israelis dress like Secular Jewish Israelis, but the older generation sometimes wear more typical Arab garb like a Middle Eastern Kaftan.

Yisra'el (ישראל) is the Hebrew word for Israel. So there's no difference except in language.

The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Samaria while the capital of the Southern Kingdom of Judah was Jerusalem. The Modern State of Israel has its capital in Jerusalem as well.

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Modern Israel became independent on May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar 5708).

As the crow flies, it is about 35 miles (56 km) between Tel Aviv and Bethlehem. However, since Bethlehem is in the West Bank, expect some delays because of the border crossing. See the link below for more details on Israel travel.