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Not much, as no such country existed.

The West Bank (Jordan) and the Golan Heights (Syria), both taken in the Six Day War in 1967. The Gaza strip is no longer an occupied territory. The West Bank has three types of Areas: A;B;C. Area A - full control of the Palestinian Authority. Area B - Palestinian civil control and Israeli security control. Area C - full Israeli control, except over Palestinian civilians. While the vast majority of the Palestinian population lives in areas A and B, the vacant land available for construction in dozens of villages and towns across the West Bank is situated on the margins of the communities and defined as area C. The Palestinian Authority has full civil control in area A, area B is characterized by joint-administration between the PA and Israel, while area C is under full Israeli control. Israel maintains overall control over Israeli settlements, roads, water, airspace, "external" security and borders for the entire territory.

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Yes. She was married to Morris Meyerson until their unnofficial divorce in the year 1940

Egypt, Jordan, and Syria were all involved in the Six Day War. Israel declared a pre-emptive war against Egypt, resulting in Jordan and Syria declaring war on Israel in the subsequent days.

Yes, between 1945 and 1948. Conducted the Palestine Symphonic Orchestra.

It is the Sinai Peninsula.

The Sinai Peninsula looks a lot like a shark tooth or upside-down home-plate in baseball. Its western edge is the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Suez. Its eastern edge is the Gulf of Aqaba and the Israeli/Palestinian-Egyptian border. Its northern coast is on the Mediterranean and its southernmost point is the confluence of the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba at the Red Sea.

The canal was completed in 1869. A French company was behind the project. The canal was built by forced labor.

The border went from the north of the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean sea. Kingdom of Judah was all the territory south of Jerusalem down to Beersheba and the Negev desert at the southern border.

There are several reasons that Israel came out on top in almost every Arab-Israeli engagement and almost always increased their land holdings (while diminishing those of Arab States).

1) Agreeing to an Armistice while ahead: Israel was always open to ceasing fire regardless of whether they were doing well or poorly, even during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9 when the very existence of a contiguous state was in question. The Arab States, by contrast refused to settle while they were ahead believing that they should push their luck. Israel was winning the War by 1949 (when the Armistice occurred), but chose to cease fire while they were still doing well instead of gambling their lead.

2) Modern Military Tactics and Armies: Israel used cutting edge tactics and (when it was available) more advanced military technologies. As a result, they were better able to fight larger Arab forces and still come out on top. Recently disclose documents show that Israel had a better understanding of the terrain in Sinai than the Egyptians.

3) Actual Will to Win: The Arab States while desiring the win, wanted the win for its secondary effects. The defeat of Israel would grant more legitimacy to Arab Socialism, take people's minds off of their economic problems, become a rallying point and so on. Many Arab leaders spent more time preparing the Victory Parades than the marches that would get them there. Israeli forces, by contrast, needed to win to survive as a nation. The win itself, and not ulterior motives drove Israelis to fight.

4) Need Every Win: This is similar to the previous answer, but slightly different. Israel is such a small country that a single loss could be disastrous. Thus, the Israeli mentality is to win every battle and every war or else all could be lost. The Arab States conversely found small (and large losses) to be acceptable while waiting for the opportune moment to get the one victory they need. This makes the Arab States less concerned about any single loss.

5) Expansionist Defense: The more territory Israel controls, the more effectively it can defend any of its territory. Therefore, a lot of Israeli strategic planing has been over how to increase strategic Israeli holdings.

The Arab countries (Egypt, Jordan, and Syria) against Israel were the groups in the Six Day War.

Israel Houghton's son's name is also Israel

The disputed territory is a de jure Syrian territory under de facto Israeli Occupation and Civil Administration: the Golan Heights. The Golan Heights are a Syrian Mountain Range and hill-country 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.

NO ! In Israel there is the western wall, yafo, the negev but the prramids are in Sudan and Egypt!

Sensible. Don't judge other people no matter of the path they take.

Zionism is the belief that the Jews should have political self-sovereignty and is the patriotic sentiment behind the Establishment of the State of Israel.

The Zionist leadership was ardently secularist with one or two critical exceptions. These leaders included Theodor Herzl (who developed the concept of Modern Jewish Nationalism or Zionism), Eliezer ben Yehuda (who developed the Modern Hebrew Language), Ze'ev Jabotinsky (Jewish Advocate to the British and Leader of the Palmach), Menachem Begin (Leader of the Irgun and future Israeli Prime Minister), and the Halutzim in general (the Jewish pioneers who arrived in the British Mandate of Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s). On the religious side, there was primarily Rabbi Avraham Kook (First Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel and .founder of Religious Zionism) who was treading a new theological doctrine to back up Zionism with Jewish religious values.

Gaza currently does not have a President. It is led by Ismail Haniyeh, who is the head of the Gazan Chapter of Hamas.

Israel sent one athlete, figure skater Michael Shmerkin, to compete at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer. He finished 16th in men's singles.

No. Religion is a very small part of the war and is often used (incorrectly) to label Israelis and Arabs since most Israelis are Jewish and most Arabs are Muslim. However, there are many Muslim Israelis and Christian Arabs and Christian Israelis.

For a discussion of the other numerous causes of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, see the Related Question.

There are around about 40% of all Jews living in Israel right now, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics population report for 24th April 2007

The Seljuk Turks tortured Christians in Asia Minor brutally and destroyed christian relics. When the Turks besieged Constantinople, Byzantium's emperor wrote a letter to Pope Urban II about the destruction and torturing of the Christians. Pope Urban II told the Catholic Kingdoms to join arms and defeat the Islam, so Catholicism could regain the Holy Places, slow down torturing of Christians, and if they didn't help Byzantium in time, MANY of Christianities most sacred relics would be gone forever. The first crusade was a success, and Catholics held it for decades, making two major kingdoms- The Principality of Antioch, and The Kingdom of Jerusalem. Later crusades failed, some because of Generals not coming their alive (like the Holy Roman Empire's Emperor Barborossa), and some, unfortunately, because of sin (like Venice's Sacking of Constantinople).

There are several such wars, including the Arab-Israeli Wars of 1948-9, 1967, and 1973.

People from Israel made plastic art. This visual art is popular among Israeli people from the 19th century until today.