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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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Did the children of israel build petra jordan?
From what I've heard, it was the Edomites, not the Israelites. Others have named the Nabateans as its builders.
Why did Jews want to establish an independent nation?
There are a number of reasons why the territory that constitutes the British Mandate of Palestine was chosen as the future Jewish State, but I believe your question is why did Jews want an independent sovereign nation at all.
The idea of a politically sovereign Jewish state is not an alien concept in history. There was an independent Kingdom of Israel and Judah during Biblical times. (There is confirmation of such kingdoms in Egyptian, Assyrian, and Babylonian codices and documents.) Furthermore, there was an independent Jewish state (the Hasmonean Kingdom) after the successful Jewish revolt (chronicled in Hanukkah) until the Roman conquest a century later. In addition, many rulers who occupied the territory noted the prevalence of Jewish inhabitants, such as Persians, Greeks, and Romans and gave them specific religious prescriptions.
In the Modern Age, it is believed that Napoleon would have bequeathed the Jews a State in British Palestine according to a speech he would have delivered if he had won the Battle of Acre (he lost the battle and thus did not give the speech). The real cry for a sovereign Jewish State came from Herzl and other Zionists who were looking for political protection and unity by realizing that Jews were a nation defined by culture, language, and customs just like Poles, Germans, or Italians and like them deserved a place to have political freedoms, economic freedoms, and control of a region of territory.
How many israelies are homeless people in israel?
Don't know the numbers but...
Israel isn't even using the paultry 8 million a day to help their own people, many of them finding themselves on the brink of homelessness. Israel is blowing that money on military expenditures and their beloved wars rather than helping their own people
What is the land located within the fertile crescent that became the home of the Hebrew people?
The land of Israel (ישר×ל)
Why is Israel's birthday today?
Israel's birthday is May 14, 1948 because that's the day it was declared a country.
Who was Israel's leader who made a peace pact with Egypt in the seventies?
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin concluded the Camp David Accords Peace Treaty with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1979.
After converting I am going through a naming What do you think of the Hebrew name Chaya?
Clearly, it's a feminine form of "Life", which is very nice. But it can also be translated
as "Animal". So maybe you want to think about it some more.
Here's a thought ... take it for what it's worth: In all of Jewish holy writings, names carry great
significance; they always say a lot about the character, nature, and values of the individual. This
approach is popular in the selection of names for Jewish children ... they're often given names that
suggest the character, nature, and values that the parents wish for the child, or of a biblical or historic
figure who the parents hope the child will emulate, or of a deceased relative to be memorialized.
You might like to conduct your search with this approach in the back of your mind, once you decide
on the character, nature, and values you plan for yourself as a Jew. You can translate these into a
name with any of the popular books on naming Jewish children, or by discussing it with your rabbi
or teacher.
Good luck. And ... as that great Jewish comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, so wisely admonished:
"While you're using the name, don't give it a bad name !" ;-)
One us dollar equals how many shekels in israel?
This is a changing number.
For updated rates visit
http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=USD&To=ILS
What is the united hebrew kingdom?
The United Hebrew Kingdom was a kingdom that existed in what is now Israel and beyond from 1030 BC - 930 BC.
How do political boundaries in Israel create conflicts?
These unrecognized political boundaries by the United Nations are against the Original land Palestinian inhabitants and residents
Who was the prime minister of israel when the israel-PLO Oslo accords were signed?
In 1994 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat received the Nobel Peace Prize following the signing on the Oslo Accords, "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East".
What is the inequality of wealth of Israel?
Less than in America. There is a lower percentage of millionaires; and on the other hand less unemployment, very little homelessness, and virtually no starvation. This can be partially credited to voluntary religious Jewish charity organizations such as the batei tavshil, Yad Eliezer, and others.
However, there is some inequality, just as can be seen anywhere else. The wealthy class earns, on average, at least ten times the income of the poorer part of the population.
Koalas are not native to Israel, but there are some at the Gan Guru Australian-themed zoo, which is found at Kibbutz Nir David in the Jezreel Valley. The koala is only native to eastern Australia.
How did Israel react during the Nazis time?
There was no Israel during Hitler's Regime.
Palestinian Jews formed an armed core to attack Nazis in Europe and the Middle East. As Ben-Gurion said: "We will attack the British Occupation in Palestine as if there were no war in Europe and we will fight the Nazis in Europe alongside the British as if there were no war in Palestine."
What distance does Highway Number 6 cover?
As of April 2008, it covers approximately 110 km (68.35 miles). See the Related Link to the website of the company that is building the road.
The answer to this depends on your perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Answer 1
The biggest mistake the Great Britain made with respect to the administration of the Mandate for Palestine was the issuing of the 1939 White Paper barring Jewish immigration to Palestine. It was a failure and a disgrace on all accounts. First, it showed that the British were willing to give in to Arab pressure. It was this belief that would eventually give Gamal Abdel Nasser the gall to nationalize the Suez Canal and provoke conflict with the British. Second, it was a complete about-face of British policy. Prior to this point, it was very clear from the Balfour Declaration and the terms of the British Mandate for Palestine that the area would be given to a Jewish State. Third, the period from 1939-1946, when the White Paper had effect was the time in history when Jews most needed a place to flee to. By upholding the White Paper, the British prevented Jews who could have escaped Europe from finding refuge. Tens of thousands of Jews may have been spared from the Holocaust if they could have arrived and settled in Mandatory Palestine. Finally, while the Arabs would continue to have an antagonistic relationship towards the British regardless of what they did, there was no reason to antagonize the Jewish Settlers who were pro-British for the most part. By approving the White Papers, the British cast their position with the Zionists into doubt with no serious diplomatic gain from the Arab side.
What was The largest Jewish community outside of the Jewish homeland was located in?
For some 1500 years (from 2500 years ago until 1000 years ago) it was in Babylonia. After that it was in France and Germany (which together was all one Jewish community, the Ashkenazim); and more recently it was in Poland (last couple of centuries, at least). Today it is in America.
What places would one expect to visit when going on Holy Land tours?
The Holy Land Tour offer tours in Israel. They offer a 10 and 15 day tour. Both of these tours include a spiritual journey focusing on the times of Jesus.
Why wasn't the Vatican built in Israel?
Israel was the centre of Judaism and most people there were Jews and rejected the early Christians. Rome was the head of the Roman Empire and it was there that many Christians headed. It was the place that was ideal to start Christianity and to spread it from.
