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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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What is a crusade and where in the world is the holy land?
were a series of religiously sanctioned military campaigns waged by much of Roman Catholic Europe, particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire. The specific crusades to restore Christian control of the Holy Land.
the holy Land is in Israel Jerusalem
How is Israel a developed country?
The question is somewhat unclear ... we really can't quite tell exactly what the questioner
is getting at.
Is it asking "Is Israel a developed country ?", or "How did it get that way ?"
Israel is unquestionably a developed country. Its government is a representative
democracy in a part of the world where that's rare, and has not had a revolutionary
or military take-over in all its modern history. It has a thriving economy in spite of the
demands of its defense spending equal to 17% of its national budget, it has a world-class
system of public and private educational institutions, and it's a world leader in several
fields of medicine and technology.
Israel's birth rate is 3.9% above the world average, and its death rate is 36% below
the world average. Life expectancy at birth in Israel is 78.5 for males and 82.2 for females.
95.4% of the total population are literate (can read and write), including 93.6% of all
women. There is a doctor for every 266 residents, and a hospital bed for every 157.
Infant mortality was 3.9 per 1,000 live births in 2007.
There are 3 million telephone landlines (phone numbers) in Israel, plus 8.9 million
cellphone subscribers. There are 735 personal computers, and 222 broadband
internet subscribers, for every 1,000 people in the country.
Israel is roughly the same size as the state of Massachusetts ... within 1% .
It has 570 miles of railroads, and 11,100 miles of roads ... all paved. It has
1.7 million passenger cars, and 370,000 trucks and buses. Its national airline flew
11 billion passenger miles, and carried 897 million metric tons of cargo, in 2009.
40.8% of the total population is "economically active", and 49.6% of those are women.
Unemployment is 8.2% ... somewhat less than in the the US. Tourism and foreign direct
investment are large sources of economic activity.
The gross national per-capita income in 2009 was the equivalent of US$21,900.
Despite a topography that is largely desert, Israel produces and exports potatoes,
tomatoes, grapefruit, pomelos, and dates, and raises sheep and cattle on its sparse
arable and grazing land. Production of medical, measuring and testing equipment,
fabricated metal products, and food products in 2009 totaled US$4.5 billion. In 2009
the country produced 49.8 billion KwH of electrical energy, 413,000 metric tons of
lignite, 24,500 barrels of crude oil, 10.9 million metric tons of petroleum products
from imported oil, and 2.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
Israel imports machinery and apparatus, raw diamonds, chemical products, crude oil,
and cars, from Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, and the US, among others.
Israel exports machinery and apparatus, rough and finished diamonds, medicine,
professional and scientific equipment, to Belgium, Germany, HongKong, the UK,
and the US, among others.
Israel is a developed country.
How many political parties does Israel have?
Israel has numerous political parties. Currently in the Israeli Knesset there are 12 political parties.
Does Israel have a coastline on the Mediterranean sea?
YES. Israel has a long coastline on the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea.
What kind of military does the Israelis and the Palestinians have?
Hamas. It is designated as a terrorist organization.
How did the Palestinians maintain Israel when the Jews were exiled?
Since the Palestinians were never in control of the region, it was treated as a backwater by other regimes that maintained capitals and interests elsewhere. The Palestinians themselves lacked the funding or the capability to radically change the region.
The idea of a united administrative district of Palestine is recent. The Ottomans, for example, divided what is now considered the region of Palestine into three different districts, two of which have the majority of their area outside of Palestine. After WW1, the British amalgamated the region together as the Mandate for Palestine and occupied the territory up to and through WW2. Due to the British victory at El Alamein in Egypt, Palestine was never taken by the Axis Powers. However,British Prime Minister Clement Atlee made it part of his policy to part with the former empire in the wake of WW2. Much as is the case during the change of hand from one imperial power to another, the lives of the people go on, pretty much oblivious to the change, other than who collects taxes. The point here is that those who lived in the region of Palestine were not babysitting the land for the return of the Jews; they were simply living their lives.
What is the closest body of water in israel?
The Mediterranean Sea, the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), the Jordan River, and the
Dead Sea all form parts of Israel's boundary. You can't get any closer than that.
Where in the US can one buy a bottle of Israeli wine?
Just like any other wine or beverages, one can always purchase a bottle of Israeli wine from a local convenient store and a local market from the United States, for example 'Walmart'.
What instruments are used in traditional Israeli music?
Many instruments are used in traditional Israeli music. Flutes pipe flutes, cymbals, tambourines, trumpets and harps are all used in playing Israeli music.
Is Israel still under God's protection today?
1) In the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), God says many times that his covenant with the Israelites is eternal.
2) Let's take a look at recent events.
- In 1948, seven Arab armies attacked the nascent Israel, which was ill-prepared. Not only did Israel survive, it had a victory.
- Ditto in 1973.
- In 1967, Israel had a victory that stunned the world, before the Arabs had a chance to attack.
- In 1991, Iraq rained Scud missiles on Israel. Despite their hitting many homes, there were almost no casualties. Compare that to the Scuds which Iraq and Iran shot at each other (1980-88), many of which exacted a heavy toll.
- In 2006, Hizbollah terrorists rained many thousands of rockets on Israeli cities. There was at the time no Iron Dome defense, yet only 44 civilians were killed.
- In 2014, Hamas rained down thousands of rockets, deliberately targeting Israeli cities. Only five Israeli civilians were killed.
What two countries fight over the West Bank and why do they fight over it?
Israel and Palestine fight over the West Bank because they each believe that they have a right to that territory for safety, security, a homeland, and its sacred character.
What is a right that citizens have in Israel Iran and Saudi Arabia?
There is no right that these three countries share.
There are some "basic" rights that a person may be inclined to believe are granted in all three states, but even these "basic" rights are not granted. For example: the right to own property. Jews and Christians cannot legally own property in Saudi Arabia. Christians are allowed to rent property from Muslim owners and Jews are effectively forbidden from living in the country. In Israel, all non-religious property belongs to the State. Neither Jews nor non-Jews own property outright but buy long-term leases (usually 99 years) that can be bought and sold as if they were property,
What type of government does Jerusalem have?
Jerusalem itself has a mayor and town council, along the same paradigm as most Israeli cities. Within Jerusalem is also the Israeli government, which is composed of the Knesset or Israeli Parliament, the Israeli Supreme Court, and numerous bureaucratic offices.
israel is in modern speaking around 60 years but if you are talking about the people around 4000 years old. it also became an independent country in 1948
Occupying Israeli expansionist imperialism has occupied land of Palestine since 1948 until now, I mean almost sixty years-old of occupation
Jewish is an ancient religion, like Christianity and Islam ... etc. But the state of the Israeli occupation and which is your question here only 62 years of occupation and war crimes against humanity and killing of children
The State of Israel was established after what?
Answer 1
There is extensive history concerning Israel dating back to Canaan, followed by dominion under Babylonia, Persia, and Syria. This was followed by direct annexing and occupation by Rome -and mass expulsion of all the native inhabitants, and renaming the area as Judea, and surrounding areas as Palestina -by Rome, who wanted to have the final word in destroying the nation. The area was in turn ruled by Arabs, Crusaders, and Turks, always having a mixed Arab and Jewish-Hebrew speaking sector. After the first world war, The British took control of the Mandate for Palestine as the region was referred to on maps(echoing Rome).
1922:
Britain is granted a Mandate for Palestine (Land of Israel) by the League of Nations. Transjordan was set up on three-fourths of the area, leaving one-fourth for the Jewish national home.
1929:
Arabs under Palestinian Mufti Muhammed Amin al-Husseini riot and attack Jews.1936-1939:
According to documentation from the Nuremberg and Eichmann trials, the Nazi Germany SS helped finance al-Husseini's efforts in the 1936-39 revolt in Palestine. Adolf Eichmann actually visited Palestine and met with al-Husseini at that time and subsequently maintained regular contact with him later in Berlin. Muhammed Amin al-Husseini leads the Arab Revolt leading to more pogroms on Jews.
1947:
General Assembly Resolution 181 was passed.- which would have created an Arab state and a Jewish state side by side. Instead, 5 Arab states attacked the fledgling nation and were defeated. As with all political decisions there will be disagreement. In May 1948, the day before the British mandate ended, Israel was declared. Politically this is when the state of Israel came into being.
After the Stern Gang terrorist bombing of the King David Hotel, the British withdrew.
Answer 2
The culture and society of Israel were established after Abraham migrated with his household
from their native land, located in modern Iraq, to a destination elsewhere in today's Israel.
The national identity was solidified in reaction to the discrimination and oppression encountered
during a period of residence in Egypt.
The system of civil law and religious practice was established over a period of time following
the liberation from Egypt.
The political nation was established shortly after the liberation from Egypt and the return to the region formerly inhabited by Abraham's family, and its conquest from several corrupt, primitive Canaanite tribes.
After the Roman occupation of Israel, the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70, and
the subsequent expulsion and dispersion of the Jews, Israel was re-established after almost
19 centuries. It was declared by its inhabitants and recognized by the United Nations in 1948.
Does Israel treat its Muslim and Christian minorities badly?
While Jews are not permitted to live (or are severely restricted) in many Arab countries, Arabs in Israel are granted full citizenship.
Israel is smaller than the state of New Hampshire and has several neighboring countries who are hostile to her existence.
Israel is one of the most open societies in the world.
More than 200,000 Arab children attend Israeli schools. At the time of Israel's founding, there was just one Arab high school in the country. Today, there are hundreds of Arab schools.
Israel is the only country in the region that permits citizens of all faiths to worship freely and openly. Twenty-five percent of Israeli citizens are non-Jewish. Each religious community in Israel has the right to found its own religious schools, councils, and courts; and is given jurisdiction to preside over matters of personal status such as marriage and divorce. The holy places of each religion are controlled by officials of that faith, not by the Israeli government.
Israel is a parliamentary democracy, with an active multiparty system representing a wide range of political views. While the United States has only two major parties, Israeli voters typically have more than a dozen parties to choose from, representing a wide variety of political views. Even relatively small parties, including those whose primary support is among Israeli Arabs, regularly win seats in the Knesset. Arabs are granted full citizenship and have the right to vote in Israel. Arabs are also free to become members of the Israeli parliament (the Knesset). In fact, several Arabs have been democratically elected to the Knesset and have been serving there for years. Israel is also one of the few places in the Middle East where Arab women may vote.
All the freedoms and liberties that Americans have from their bill of rights and constitution, are equally protected in Israel. Israelis enjoy freedom of religion, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, and the right to protest and to petition the government. Many major news outlets from around the world (including the BBC, CNN and Fox News) station their Middle East bureaus and correspondents in Israel. One reason is because Israel is so well-known for its genuine freedom of speech and the press.
Government-owned land can be leased by anyone, regardless of race, religion or gender. Arab citizens of Israel, like everyone else, are eligible to lease government land.
Israeli law prohibits discrimination by both government and non-government entities on the basis of race, religion, lifestyle, political beliefs, or age.Israel is the only country in the Middle East that provides full equality for women. Women are free to drive cars (unlike Saudi Arabia), and to dress without veils or other compulsory styles. Women in Israel are protected by law from discrimination and abuse; and they participate in all walks of life, from homemaker to combat soldier to Prime Minister and Supreme Court President. Women comprise nearly 51% of all magistrate and district court judges; and more than 44% of all lawyers registered in Israel are women.
According to the American Heritage Dictionary Ashdod is: A city of southwest Israel on the Mediterranean Sea west of Jerusalem near the site of ancient Ashdod
How did life change in the Holy Land after the Crusades?
When I was young and in Catholic Grammar School, the only similarity to this question told to US by the nuns and lay teachers was that when Jordan gave back the Holy Land, the world would end. I have asked this question repeatedly from all sources on the net, with no definitive answer. That's the best I can say. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays.
How was the creation of the state of Israel affected by the events of the holocaust?
The relationship between the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel is more complex than is often suggested. The Holocaust was one significant factor. Another was the British Mandate to rule the area was due to expire anyway in 1948 and the United Nations had to make a decision about its future.
