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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.
6,421 Questions
Was the state of Israel settled by people fleeing the Zionist policies of Nazi Germany?
First of all, sweetheart, Nazi Germany never had Zionist policies.
There has been a continuous Jewish population in Israel for a little over 3,000 years
now, although there have been times when their numbers dropped very low.
The modern migration of Jews back to Israel began sometime late in the 19th Century
(that was the 18 hundreds). That was the time when the individual Jews and the small
communities of Jews, who always knew that they weren't actually welcome anywhere,
began to share that realization with each other. If there were any who hadn't actually
realized it yet, it was hard for them to miss the way that as soon as things began to go
bad for this country or that one or the other one, there were always loud voices high up
in that country who blamed all of the country's problems on the Jews who lived there.
So the idea began to take hold among the Jews that it might actually be possible to start
rebuilding Jewish culture and society in the place where they always belonged, in Israel.
As Czarist Russia was falling apart and things were going from bad to worse for
Russian Jews, many of those who were able to leave Russia did so. My grandparents
went to Argentina and to the US. Many other Russian Jews went to Israel. As Germany
was going downhill in the 1920s and 30s and blaming it on the Jews, great numbers of
Jews continued to ignore what was happening and believe that it would get better.
Great numbers of other Jews who were able to leave Germany did that, and migrated
to many other countries around the world, including Israel. By the time the Nazis had
solidified power and created their policies specifically aimed at Jews, in the late 1930s,
Jews were no longer allowed to come and go as they felt like it. "Zionist" policy is a
policy that says Jews should be able to establish a Jewish nation in Israel. That was
not the policy of Nazi Germany. The policy of Nazi Germany said that Jews are inferior
human beings, that it is Germany's job to clean them off of the Earth, and that special
railroad lines and death camps should be built to do the job. And that's exactly what
Germany did, from 1938 until 1945, capturing and killing millions of Jews (and others)
in Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, France, and Holland. After Germany lost the
Second World War in 1945, most of the Jews who were still alive in those countries
left, and went to other places. A lot of them went to Israel. Israel became a country
in 1948, and since that time, there have been migrations to Israel of Jews from many
countries, including large numbers from Russia, from Ethiopia, from Yemen, and from
the US and Canada.
In 1937, Ze'ev Jabotinsky proposed a mass exodus of Polish Jews to Mandatory
Palestine, but before he could pitch the idea to the Polish Jewish communities
(3.3 million people ... of whom 3 million would be mass-murdered), the British
opposed the entry of any Polish Jews into Mandatory Palestine fearing Arab
reprisals. If you wish to specifically discuss immigration to Mandatory Palestine
during the height of the Holocaust (1939-1945) you should note that the British
White Paper of 1939 further minimized the legal Jewish immigration to a trickle.
This widely prevented Jews from settling in Mandatory Palestine until after 1948
when the State of Israel was declared and opened its borders.
In 1956 what nation blocked Israel's access to the Red Sea causing the Arab-Israeli War of 1956?
Egypt.
What decision and resulting action led Israel and its Arab neighbors into several major wars?
On May 15, 1948, the day after Israel's Declaration of Independence , five Arab Nations (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq) declared war on Israel and they were assisted by armies sent from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Arab armies' inability to eliminate Israel resulted in following wars with a renewed attempt to remove Israel, all of which were unsuccessful.
What are the main industries in Israel?
Aviation and aerospace
computers; hi-tech; research and development
electronics
agriculture and processed foods
processing of diamonds
chemicals and petrochemical industry
software
communications
tourism
defense
medical equipment
pharmaceuticals
solar and geothermal energy
water technology
shipping
transportation
metalworking and heavy industry
Which countries have peace treaties with Israel?
Egypt has a peace treaty with Israel dating back to 26th of March 1979.
It was signed between Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.
Jordan has a peace treaty with Israel dating back to October 26, 1994.
It was signed between AAbdul Salam Majali and Yitzhak Rabin.
Why do Zionists hate Christians?
Answer 1
Zionists do not hate Christians. In fact, some of the strongest Zionists are Christians. Even if you replaced the word Zionist with Israelis or Jews, the answer would be similar. They do not hate Christians; but perhaps there is apprehension due to the reputation Christians have for missionizing as well as the past general church history of persecuting Jews.
Answer 2
Christian Zionists, especially in the Middle East, but Western ones, too, pretend to love Jews, but are actually quite anti-Jewish. They make the Jews mere pawns in their whole, as author, and ELCA Lutheran Pastor and LSTC professor Barbara Rossing calls it, "Rapture Racket." Spurred-on by the good-for-nothing Rev Tim LaHaye and his obnoxious and not-scriptural "Left Behind" series of books, Christian Zionists see Christ not as Savior, but, rather, as a military general, readying his forces for a huge Armageddon, resulting in two-thirds of all Jews being destroyed because they don't believe in Christ, and the remaining third necessarily be converted to Christianity. The Jewish people are simply characters in the Christian Zionist heresy and its so-called final battle.
Their teachings are racist, predicting not only the aforementioned death of two-thirds of all Jews, but also for the transfer of all Palestinians out of Israel. The true Christ is the Christ of the cross and the open tomb, bringing hope, peace, reconciliation and new life. Christian Zionism is anti-peace and anti-reconciliation. Jews who have figured this out, but who don't yet realize that Christian Zionists do not represent Christianity as a whole, are understandably irritated with what they perceive to be all Christians. Therefore, the full (and, so, then, the accurate) story of any tension between Zionists and Christians can't actually be told, or understood, in context, without expanding the answer to include the convoluted thinking of specifically-Christian Zionists, and how it manifestly impacts the entire picture.
Conflicts between the Arabs and Israelis go back to biblical times. They have influenced the history of North Africa and the Middle East by having a constant state of conflict and unrest.
Was Yasser Arafat the cause of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
No. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict existed prior to Yasser Arafat's involvement with the PLO. However, Yasser Arafat was one of the individuals most responsible for the numerous terrorist actions perpetrated by the Palestinians in their quest to achieve statehood as well as one of the strongest advocates for the Palestinian People.
Why did the israelites leave israel to come to Egypt?
They didn't.
There are no records of any Israelites being in Egypt apart from the Old Testament.
No Egyptian records or any other records mention them at all.
How did Golda Meir contribute to the development of an independent Israel?
She negotiated with the British to encourage increased Jewish immigration to Israel.
What was the main motivation for the US to supply Israel with arms during 20th century?
The United States support for the State of Israel comes from a variety of sources. Israel has cooperated with the United States on diplomatic issues, military and intelligence exchanges, large amounts of trade, and significant technological investment. In addition, there a numerous Americans who support the State of Israel because of religious convictions on top of the already-listed reasons. As a result, the US has supported Israel with arms in order to defend such a useful ally without having to commit American boots on the ground.
When did the Romans rename Jerusalem?
In 160 the emperor Hadrian pledged to rebuild Jerusalem which had been destroyed by the Romans in 70, as a gift to the Jews. However, when he visited the city in the same year of the next one, he decided to rebuild in as a Roman colony for Roman veterans. The renaming of the city as Aelia Capitoline occurred after the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132-36.
What led neighboring Arab countries to attack Israel in 1948?
On May 14, 1948, the last British troops pulled out of Palestine as prominent members of the future Israeli government, such as David Ben-Gurion, met in Tel Aviv to declare Israel as a brand new state. Shortly afterwards, armies from Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and other Arab royalist nations set out from their homelands to quash the new state. However, members of the Israeli Army were better trained than their opponents. In addition, the Arab nations' supply lines were overextended whereas Israel's were more organized and had a central command.
What did the roman empire call Israel?
The Romans called present day Israel, Judaea.
The Romans called present day Israel, Judaea.
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The Romans called present day Israel, Judaea.
What are the causes of the Iranian-Israeli Proxy Wars?
Iran and Israel are the two major regional powers in the Middle East, however, Israel has consistently maintained the top position. This has resulted in Iran wishing to take hegemony away from Israel and become the dominant power in the Middle East. To this end, Iran has supported the Syrian Alawite Government (Bashar Al-Assad), the Terrorist/Paramilitary Organization of Hezbollah, the Terrorist/Paramilitary Organization of Hamas, and several other groups intending to weaken Israel and its position. Iran has consistently stated that it believes that Israel is a cancer and must be wiped off the face of the map (even though they make it clear that "they will not do the wiping"). Using these secondary forces to oppose Israel makes it appear like Iran is a peaceful country since Iran did not declare war on Israel, Hezbollah did or Hamas did. It gives Iran an odd deniability.
Israel has responded by killing Iranian nuclear scientists and consistently derailing Iran's nuclear program. Israel has focused its energy in defending its borders and trying to contain retaliation to its source, not the proxies.
There really is no satisfactory defense for Britain's contradictory agreements. The tought process at the time was for Britain to get as many hands on deck during World War I to win the war. After that, the problems could solve themselves. Unfortunately for both the British and the Promisees, that was not the case.
Is Israel a part of the Arabian peninsula?
Not really. Israel is a meeting point of Africa, Asia and Europe.
What effect on the 1968 six day war begins?
The question as written makes no sense. The Six Day War was in 1967 and the effect of the war beginning was that a war followed.
Egypt was a member of the Arab League and opposed the existence of Israel.
How many people can go into the Dome of the rock?
Nearly every Muslim worshiper who can get to Jerusalem is permitted to visit the Dome of the Rock. Non-Muslims are specifically banned from the site by the orders of the Islamic Waqf or Land-Trust which monitors the site.
Which of the following statements best defines the term Zionism?
Answer this question…A nationalist movement aimed at securing a homeland for the Jewish people
