Israel

For most of the Twentieth Century (since 1948), the Jewish areas were called Israel and The Muslim areas were called "the Occupied Territories" or the "Palestinian Territories.

The original plan was for the Palestinian territories to be called "Palestine" and be set up as in independent country, but the Palestinians rejected this plan.

Prior to 1948, the entire area was called Palestine, though it was never under Palestinian rule. In 1948, the Palestinians almost had the chance for self-determination for the first time ever.

No.

This would misconstrue the authority of the United Nations Resolution 181. Most people incorrectly believe that the UN Resolution "created" a Jewish State (Israel) and an Arab State (Palestine) on the map. This is not the case. What the UN Resolution does provide for is the permission for the different ethno-religious groups in Mandatory Palestine to declare a state. In the case of most mandates, the understanding was that the mandate would eventually become independent as one new state, like Iraq or Syria had. The case of Palestine was therefore unique and needed the permission to deviate from the traditional path of independence. Because of there being two states, provisional borders had to be provided, which is why a map was used, but those borders would only come into play if both sides decided to remain at peace.

The Jews acted on the permission granted to them by UN Resolution 181 by declaring independence on May 14, 1948 (nearly six months after the Resolution was passed) and therefore creating the State of Israel.

The United Nations approved Resolution 181 which provided for the creation of a Jewish State in the British Mandate of Palestine. The actual creation of that state was undertaken by prominent Zionists in the British Mandate.

Plenty of non-Jews live there too, so the answer is No. 25% of the country is non-Jewish, which includes Muslims, Christians, Druze, Bedouins and others. All Israeli citizens have equal rights under the law regardless if you are a Jew or non-Jew. However, only Jews are required to serve in the military.

Additionally, Israel is probably the least homogenous nation-state in the world. Some other nation states include: Israel - 75% Jewish, Germany 81% German, Vietnam - 87% Kinh, Egypt - 94% Egyptian, Cambodia - 96% Khmer, Armenia - 97% Armenian, Greece - 98% Greek, Korea - 99% Korean, etc.

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Couple of comments:

First ... it's a lot more than just who LIVES there. The more important fact is that there is no religious (or gender) test for CITIZENSHIP in Israel, which includes the vote and, as noted above, equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunity under the law. I can't resist inviting you to look at a map and find the nearest country outside of Israel where the same is true.

Also ... I believe ALL Israeli citizens except ethnic Palestinian Arabs have a uniform military obligation. Druze and Circassians, who are non-Jewish Israelis have mandatory conscription in the Israeli Army (by the choice of their elders) and the Bedouins volunteer for the Israeli Army in quite large numbers.

My personal understanding of the exemption for Arab citizens is as a tacit logical expectation of the most likely source of military threats, and the most likely identity of who the Israeli soldier will have to face in hand-to-hand combat. But that's just my opinion.

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Israel does not have the most Jews, it has a lot of them, though. Israel is a country founded by Jews on the ancient land promised to the Jewish people by God. Israel is the only country on earth with a Jewish majority and the country of Israel provides a safe home for Jews and the promise that the country will protect them from harm.

Bethelem is southern lobe of the West Bank, very close to Jerusalem.

The Sea of Galilee is 690 feet below sea level.

The first full prime minister to be born in the region of Israel was Yitzhak Rabin (born 1 March 1922 in Jerusalem); Yigal Allon, who served as acting prime minister for less than a month in 1969, was born in 1918 in Kfar Tavor.

However, Benjamin Netanyahu, the current prime minister, is the first and only native-born prime minister who was born after 1948, when Israel declared independence from British rule; he was born in 1949 in Tel Aviv, and spent a few years in the United States, where he gained an upper education and an Americanized accent of English.

There are no major mountain ranges in Israel proper. There are numerous hills and lowland areas in Israel, but no mountain ranges.

In the West Bank, there are the Judean and Samarian Hill-Country which rise up from the coastal lowlands, but these are both not in Israel nor are they typically considered tall enough to be mountains. There are also the Anti-Lebanon mountains that run along much of the Syrian-Lebanese border. These just extend to the Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights, which results in Israel having some mountainous terrain in the northeasternmost corner of the area.

The information I have is both dated and unofficial - but since no one else has answered this question, I will share what I know.

In the summer of 2001, I was studying in Israel for the summer. My friend and I spent a few days at the beautiful five star resort, the Taba Hilton in Taba, Egypt - just 1km or so from the border with Eilat, Israel.

Using my U.S. passport, I had no trouble entering Egypt. I also met Israeli citizens in the Taba hotel, as well as British citizens and (obviously) Egyptians.

I asked a few of the hotel staff if they ever get a chance to visit Eilat (again, it's only about 1km away!)

They said that the Israeli border patrol was suspicious of Egyptian citizens who wanted to cross the land border, and that it was too much of a hassle for them just to see the neighboring city of Eilat, Israel.

So I think the answer is technically yes - Egyptians CAN get a visa to Israel - but some advance planning and a detailed explanation as to the reason of the visit will be needed.

Citizens of the following countries will be issued tourist visas free of charge at every port or entrance terminal to Israel (including when entering from Egypt to Israel):

Europe -- Austria, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Belgium, Britain, Gibraltar, Germany (people born after 1.1.1928), Denmark, Holland, Hungary, Greece, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Malta, Norway, Slovenia, San Marino, Spain, Portugal, Finland, France, Cyprus, Sweden, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia.

Asia and Oceania -- Australia, the Fiji Islands, South Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, New Zealand, Micronesia, Singapore, Mongolia, Vanuatu.

Africa -- Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, the Central African Republic.

America -- Uruguay, the Bahamas, El Salvador, Ecuador, Argentina, the United States, Bolivia, Barbados, Brazil, Guatemala, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Surinam, Nevis and Saint Kitts, Panama, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Canada, St. Lucia.

Twelve.

Hezbollah wants Israel to stop existing. In the ideal Hezbollah world-vision, all of the Israeli soldiers would put down their weapons and the "righteous" Hezbollah jihadists would massacre and brutalize the Israelis as they proceeded to "liberate" the land. It is unclear whether they would also murder the Jewish civilian population or if they would "only" resort to humiliating them as second-class citizens quarantined in ghettos.

There is no IBAN code for the Israel Discount Bank. The swift code for the branch in Haifa is IDBLILITHAI, in Jerusalem it is IDBLILITJLM and in the Tel Aviv branch it is IDBLILITXXX.

Essentially every prophet in the Tanakh.

Yes. Israel belongs to its citizens.

According to International Law, Israel's Declaration of Independence was a legally permissible act and therefore, Israel's Right to Exist, as a matter of law, is a settled question. It remains, however, a source of anger to all those who disagree with the State of Israel's Right to Exist and they choose to deny this decision's historical validity. (This is quite similar to how anti-Abortionists in the United States choose to deny that Roe v. Wade actually happened.)

No one knows. It is not even official that they have any. The only evidence we have to prove it is a very large flash captured by a satellite in Iranian territory.

The same it used to be 3,000 years ago: Judah and Israel. Judah is a part of Israel, and the capital of Isael- Jerusalem- is situated in Judah.

Kibbutz (קיבוץ).

Yes. The jordanians killed and expelled all the Jews of the old city in 1948.

In 1967 when it came under Israeli control, Jews started tyo move to the Jewish Quarter in the old city.

There are currently approximately 3,000 - 4,000 Jewish residents in the old city

It is the Star of David, an important Jewish insignia.

Answer 1
If you mean prophecy of a soon coming Messiah, then yes, it was unique to Israel.

Answer 2
This entirely depends on the religion in question, but most believe that prophecy was not unique to Israel.

Judaism: While most prophets came to Israel as a realization of God's special connection to the Jewish people, there were a few like Balaam who were non-Israelite and true prophets.

Mainstream Christianity: Mainstream Christianity only accepts the Israelite prophets since they were the only ones who originally predicted a Messiah.

Islam: Islam recognizes that Israelite prophets messages were better recorded, but that there were numerous prophets sent to each nation on Earth to apprise them of Truth and give them the choice to accept Islam up to the point of Mohammed. Mohammed was also non-Israelite.

Mormonism: Mormons believe that Jesus came to the New World as well. Also Joseph Smith, Jr., the prophet and founder of Mormonism, was not of Israelite descent.