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Israel
Located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, Israel is the only Jewish-majority state in the world. It has a total land area of 22,072 sq km with an estimated population of approximately 7.7 million as of 2010.
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Would it be beneficial for Lebanon and Israel to have good relations?
Yes, it would. If they had good relations, they could:
- Have mutual trade
- Cooperate in fighting terrorism
- Have mutual tourism
- Cooperate on regional issues of all kinds
- Connect their electric grids
- Help each other in mining natural gas and oil
etc.
Who were the hittites and what relationship did they have with israel?
The Hittites were a powerful Anatolia micro-empire. They had no serious relations with the Israelite Kingdoms due to the great distance between Israel and Anatolia. The only real Biblical interaction between the Hittites and Israel was the sale of the Cave of Machpelah to Abraham.
A Moshav is an Israeli type of communal living that is less socialist and communal than a Kibbutz, but is more communal than an ordinary city or town. This is very similar to the American concept of a "gated community". In a Moshav, most individuals own their homes and grounds individually, but are required to adhere to the norms of the community (such as what colors their houses can be painted, etc.). They also have access to common resources, such as playgrounds, swimming pools, and gyms.
Who built Bahai Temple in Haifa?
Strictly speaking it is not a temple, but rather a shrine: the Shrine of the Bab. It was built by the Baha'is. The inner part of the shrine was built under the direction of Abdu'l-Baha (son of Baha'u'llah), the columns and superstructure and dome were built under the direction of his grandson, Shoghi Effendi.
Is pornography legal in israel?
Porn between adults over the age of majority is generally legal in Israel. Child pornography is explicitly illegal.
Who attacked Israel after it became a state?
After Israel declared its independence in May 1948, it was attacked by Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, plus contingents from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Morocco, and the local Palestinians.
What are some similarities between the US government and the Israeli government?
Both are democracies with elected legislatures, whose rulers are bound to protect the civil liberties of their citizens.
Should the US resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
As this is a "should" question, you are likely to get several opinions.
Answer 1
The question as posed misses a very important point. In order to have a "should" question, both of the options have to be viable. For example, if someone asked "Should I read this list to you?" and that person was illiterate, then there is no viability for the "yes" option. The person is incapable of performing the task.
The same problem is present here as well. The United States does not represent the views of the Israelis or the Palestinians. Only those two parties can come to any viable agreement. Any agreement foisted upon them will be rejected outright by both parties. Therefore, it would be impossible for the United States to actually resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. However, I do support the United States helping facilitate negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and any other parties that may be beneficial to negotiations. This is because I wish for a peace agreement and the United States seems to have the best track-record of bringing together Middle-Eastern rivals where Israel is concerned. (Egypt, Jordan, and the Oslo Accords)
Does George W. Bush believe the rise of Israel is an essential step to Armageddon?
George W. Bush is an end-timer--someone who believes, literally, the story of the end of the world as described in the Bible's Book of Revelation. In that book, the rise of Israel is described as a prerequisite to Armageddon. Therefore, as an end-timer he would have to believe the rise of Israel will bring on Armageddon.
Like everyone else, individual Jews can and do eat anything they want that's
available and affordable. Those who choose to adhere to Jewish law limit their
food choices to kosher items.
There are several kosher species of fish. They include trout, haddock, pike, salmon,
whitefish, carp, halibut, herring, tuna, snapper, sardine, and cod, among others. If
a species doesn't "look like a fish", then one can be pretty sure that it's not a kosher
species. Non-kosher species of 'seafood' include clam, oyster, lobster, mussel, scallop,
eel, crawfish, squid, octopus, prawn, and shrimp, among others.
Was Israel's territory another country?
Prior to 1948, the territory that is now Israel was the British Mandate of Palestine. Britain had taken over the mandated territory from the former colonial power, Turkey, following the First World War and was close to granting independence to the Palestinians when the Jews decided to resolve matters in their own favour.
What were israels and hamas stated goals in the 2014 conflict?
The Hamas terrorists have always publicized their goal of wiping Israel off the map. They attacked citizens, not military installations.
Israel's stated purpose was to protect its citizens. Israel went out of its way, even endangering its own soldiers, to avoid collateral damage to Gazan non-combatants.
They shot over 2500 rockets at us in one month alone (July 2014), forcing Israel to protect itself.
You should be aware that almost all of the Palestinian deaths occurred as collateral damage while Israel was trying to defend its populace against these terrorist rocket attacks, and terrorist tunnelers and the like. Israel targets military objectives, warning nearby civilians in advance through phone calls and leaflets, while Israel's terrorist enemies target civilian objectives almost exclusively. As one witness said: "Israel uses its weapons to protect its women and children, while the cowardly Hamas uses women and children to protect its weapons" by putting people as a human shield near weapons caches and rocket launchers in Gaza. Thus Israel faced an impossible situation in which the terrorists waited for their own civilians to be unintentionally killed so that they could seize the opportunity to internationally bash Israel in the gullible U.N., the anti-Israel biased E.U., and the media. They shed false tears, which could have been prevented by laying down their Iran-supplied weapons and sitting down to negotiate. When Israeli civilians were killed, these same terrorists handed out candies and sing in the streets. The Palestinian attacks violated one of the most basic rules of international humanitarian law, the rule of distinction. Article 48 of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 states that "In order to ensure respect for and protection of the civilian population and civilian objects, the Parties in conflict shall direct their operations only against military objectives." Since the rockets Hamas aimed at Israeli towns were launched into civilian enclaves, each of the thousands of rockets that came into Israel from Gaza represented a war crime. Certain facts you should know:1) Hamas's founding charter calls for the complete destruction of Israel.
2) Israel supplies Gaza with water, electricity, medicines and provisions. What did Hamas do? It even fired at the power station that supplies Gaza with electricity.
3) Hamas oppresses its own Palestinian population, treats women as inferior objects, and persecutes Christians while building an army of fighters dedicated to suicide and "holy" war.
4) Israel treats wounded Palestinians. All the time. A reporter wrote: I saw a Palestinian girl from Gaza being evacuated in an IDF tank to a hospital in Israel. She and her mother were interviewed, from inside an Israeli hospital. They spoke of the fair treatment, the care they received, and described the soldiers who had saved them as "brave and fair." Their faces were covered, for fear of being harmed when they returned to their homes in Gaza.
5) Hamas fired on the field hospital which Israel established in Shejaia, a facility which only treats wounded Palestinians. Hamas did this in retaliation for the IDF's attack on Wafa Hospital in the same neighborhood. The difference is that Wafa Hospital was used as a Hamas launching-pad for missiles aimed at Israel. Israel showed these launches on film; and also has shown footage of Hamas concealing stockpiles of missiles in U.N. schools. Whom did the U.N. speak out against? Israel, of course.
6) Hamas built dozens of underground tunnels from which to attack Israel and try to destroy it.
7) During the first 10 days of the 2014 war, the IDF lost 10 soldiers. Some of them, like the three paratroopers, died because the Israeli Air Force refused to attack a specific target for fear of hurting civilians. Instead, the paratroopers entered a booby-trapped house and were blown up.
8) A significant number of the Palestinian casualties were caused by the Hamas itself, which summarily kills protesters who questioned their policies.
9) Israel withdrew completely from Gaza in 2005. Israel gave peace a chance. Instead of peace, we were fired upon, massively, again and again. Hamas has refused to join any cease-fire Israel agreed to. Hamas seeks to wreak death, to terrorize, to continue to brainwash those whose brains are not already drenched with uncompromising hatred.
What was the name of the war where Israel attacked Syria Jordan Egypt and Iran?
As surprising as it may seem, Israel and Iran have never actually gone to war.
What documents do you need to be able to cross the border from Israel - at Taba - into Egypt?
a valid passport, and an adequate fee to cross the border - I have done in January 2008, very easy
Which pair of people were strong political and philosophical rivals?
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
What are some holidays in Ancient Israel?
Well some Jewish holidays are Sukkot, Purim, Passover, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and MORE!
What is the distance by air from Munich Germany to Tel Aviv Israel?
The air distance from Munich, Germany, to Tel Aviv, Israel, is 1,642 miles. That equals 2,642 kilometers or 1,427 sea miles.
