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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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How long have Jews been living in Israel?
The Assyrians destroyed the larger, northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE and scattered the Israelites throughout their empire, where they gradually lost their separate ethnic identity. Other conquered ethnic groups were brought into Israel in place of the former Israelites.
The smaller southern enclave of Judah continued until 585 BCE, when many of the people were sent into exile, but returned some decades later.
During the second century BCE, under the Maccabees, the Jews expanded out of Judah, to reconquer Israel, now known as Samaria, and occupy Galilee and Idumea, where the people were forcibly converted to Judaism.
After the second Jewish War of 132 to 136, the land around Jerusalem was depopulated. From that time until the twentieth century, Jews formed only a small part of the population of Palestine.
The biblical arrival date says that the Israelites occupied the northern kingdom of Israel for about 700 years before they were forcibly removed. The scholarly view is that they may have only occupied the land for around 500 years.
Similarly, the Jews occupied Judah from either 1440 or 1250 BCE until 136 CE, a period of around 1600 or 1400 years. However, there has certainly been a continuous presence by Jews and their Hebrew ancestors for well over three thousand years, although for much of this time as a minority group.
How has the World War 2 lead to problems in Israel today?
Israel did not exist prior to WW2 It was created as a result of British imperialist forces simply appropriated the land on behalf of a number of Jewish refugees from Europe despite the protests of the legitimate inhabitants of the area. The natural inhabitants wer made virtualy stateles by this move and are forced to live in refugee camps.
Where is Beth Israel Hospital located?
The Beth Israel Medical Centre is located in New York. It is part of Continuum Health Partners together with the St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, and Long Island College Hospitals, which together offer a wealth of medical expertise throughout the city.
Why do muslims christians and jews all claim Israel as their holy land?
The three major religions, that is, Islam, Christianity and Judaism claim the land of Israel to be theirs due to distinct reasons:
In Islam, the Temple of Jerusalem (or Masjid-e-Aqsa) is the second holiest site after Mecca. It is where the Holy Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (may peace be upon him) was taken during the first leg of his spiritual journey to the heavens (Ma'raj). Is also served as the first site towards which Muslims used to bow in their prayers, which in the second year of Migration (2 A.H., 624 A.D.) was changed to Mecca (The Holy Ka'abah).
For Christians, Israel is the land where Jesus (may peace be upon him) preached. The land where the Israeli(descendants of Hazrat Is'haq (pbuh) ) prophets came such as Moses, John (pbuh). For the very same reason, Muslims also hold the land holy.
The Jews hold the land in high regard because to them their promised messiah will come there. Moreover, it was their first refuge, the promised land to the first 12 tribes (Bani-Israel) who escaped with Hazrat Moses (pbuh) from the tyrrany of the then pharaoh, Ramses II.
Note: "Hazrat" is a title of respect given to prophets or pious people in the Arabic languages, akin to "Saint" in English.
Why did the people of Israel leave their land?
They did not leave , they were expelled.
After Northern Kingdom of Israel was conquered by Assyrians, they drove the best craftsmen and wealthy people who could pay the ransom to another parts of the Assyrian Empire.
Some 100 years later, after Babylonia conquered the Southern Kingdom of Judah, they did the same.
Then Romans expelled Jews from Jerusalem and its suburbs after bar Kokhba Revolt.
And finally, in 1012, Muslims who conquered Palestine in 637 expelled Jews again. In 1012, Calif Al Hakim issued an edict that all non-Muslims in Palestine must either "embrace Islam"- or leave the land. A part of Jews and Christians agreed and accepted Islam, but the absolute majority refused- and were expelled. Muslims took their land , houses and other properties.
What letters on the dreidel is different on an Israeli dreidel?
the Shin (outside of Israel) is instead a Pei (in Israel).
Why do Muslims not like Israel?
If you capture the lands of a nation, subject a nation to suppression, cruelty, deprive the people of their fundamental rights, subject them to slavery without caring for the resolutions of the UNO, bomb their dwellings and kill innocent men, women and children, Will they like you? This is what Israelis have been doing with the Philistinian Muslims for the past many decades. And lo! The so-called CIVILIZED America and England are its chief Patrons. What a sense of justice!
- Answer 2
2) One facet of the desire to wipe out Israel, is plain anti-Semitism.
3) Harm that has been done to the Palestinians, is used as a reason for hatred of Israel, even though some of the harm is caused by people who are not Israelis. For example, some Middle Eastern countries are vastly wealthy, but studiously refrain from giving enough assistance to the Palestinians to improve their livelihood. Another example is Iran's support of terrorism, which creates a cycle in which Israel is forced to defend itself, and the defensive measures are used as an excuse for still more attacks.
4) Anything in Israel's favor is not reported by by biased media. People are unaware that tens of thousands of Palestinians are employed by Israelis. Israel supplies Gaza with electricity and built a hospital there. It purchases thousands of tons of Palestinian agricultural and other products, thus infusing them with much-needed currency. There are tens of other examples. Israel's enemies could lay down their weapons, and ask us directly: "Why hasn't Israel returned to its pre-1967 borders"? Then we could carry on a serious debate. And that issue is not one-sided.
- When Israel's neighbors have pursued a policy of discussion and debate, solutions have been implemented, not only argued over. Israel pulled out of Sinai and gained a peace treaty with Egypt. A very cold peace, but a strategic and useful one.
- Israel made border-adjustments and water concessions to Jordan, and gained another cold but useful peace.
- The same process brought a treaty in May 17, 1983 with Lebanon but it was blocked by Syria.
- The same process was almost completed by Rabin and Arafat in 2000. They were at the treaty-signing table, having hammered out all the details. Then Yasser Arafat pulled out of the ceremony, and initiated the Second Intifada, loading the "Karin A" ship with tons of weapons for terror-use.
Who was the pope in 1095 that issued a call for a crusade to regain the holy land from the Muslims?
Pope Urban II called for the crusade against the holy land.
Before Jerusalem became the capital of Israel what other city was Israel's capital?
Yes and No. There are several different cities that served as capitals of Ancient Israel such as Giv'ah (Gibeah) during the Saul, Hebron during the early Davidic Kingdom leadership, Samaria for the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and Jerusalem for the remainder of the Davidic Kingdom to the Babylonian Exile and during the Hasmonean Kingdom. Jerusalem is the current capital of the State of Israel although most nations refuse to officially recognize it as such because of its disputed status and maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv.
Are the great lakes bigger than the sea of galilee?
Yes, each Great Lake is larger than the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee has about 40 thousand acres of water surface, while the Great Lakes range from about 4.5 million acres to about 29 million acres.
Does Israel own the West Bank?
Answer 1
The West Bank is a part of the state of Palestine, although the entire state of Palestine has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.
Commentary on Answer 1
The West Bank was annexed by the Kingdom of Jordan in the 1950s, although the residents of the area were never accorded citizenship in the Kingdom, and the territory itself was by and large not integrated into the country's economy or society. It's a rather awkward reality that more than 50 years after its annexation by the Hashemite Kingdom, large communities of Muslim Arabs still live without Jordanian Passports in areas still described as 'refugee camps'.
As of the beginning of 2013, the West Bank is governed and policed by the Palestinian Authority (president Mahmoud Abbas etc.), and travel between the territory and Israel is tightly controlled by Israel at their mutual border, for obvious security reasons. There is little if any cooperation between the Palestinian communities of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, understandable since Hamas took over Gaza in an armed campaign and overthrew the Palestinian Authority in 2007 (after the withdrawal of all Israeli settlers and military personnel.)
The West Bank will undoubtedly comprise a major portion of a Palestinian state when one is established, but that hasn't yet taken place.
Answer 2
As concerns ownership of the West Bank, Jordan attacked Israel first and Israel retaliated. Since Jordan attacked first, Israel conquered the territories in self-defense. Since actions in self-defense are considered legally justifiable, Israel would have the rights to those territories. However, Israel was willing to concede some of those rights pursuant to a final, lasting peace with its Jordan. Therefore, Israel ceded the possible claim to the West Bank to Jordan in UN Resolution 242 and Jordan then agreed to cede its rights to claim the land in full to the Palestinian Authority in 1988 and 1994. Because of this, the Palestinian Authority has the right to claim the lands of the West Bank. There are certainly Israelis who disagree with the extent of these rights, their viability vis à vis their religion, or use the doctrine of terra nullius to disavow the Palestinian Authority of these rights, but this is the minority of Israelis. Most Israelis want the majority of the West Bank to revert to the Palestinian Authority with a guarantee of peaceful coexistence. Since the initial Israeli cession to Jordan in UN Resolution 242 required a final peace treaty for the transfer of territory, that final peace is requisite for the proper transfer of the land.
Are people from israel considered Asian?
Geographically, Israel is in Asia thus they are Asian or Middle Easteners.
But culturally and politically, they are more affiliated with Europe than with Asia. The majority of The Jews who have moved to Israel once the state was declared are from Europe. Because of political reasons, Israel does not join The Asian games but do join The European League.
About half of the country of Israel is covered by desert, principally the Negev Desert. Much of the rest of Israel is semi-arid. However, Israel also has mountainous areas, fertile green areas, a large freshwater lake, rivers and more.
What happened to the population of Jewish immigrants in Israel by 1952?
The total population of Israel in 1952 was about 1.5 million.
Of that population, about 700,000-800,000 people were immigrants that had immigrated to Israel between 1947-1952.
What is the West Bank of Israel?
Between Israel and Jordan.
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Here is a little fact about West Bank : Area : 5 860 square KM.
What is the capital of Israel and where is it located?
Answer
Israel's capital is Jerusalem. West Jerusalem was established as the national capital in 1950; and in 1980 the Jerusalem Law made the entire unified city of Jerusalem the Israeli capital. It is located in the Judean Highlands in the geographic center of the country. It also sits astride the border between Israel proper and the West Bank Territories of Palestine.
The Debate on Jerusalem
It is understandable that Israel, being of holy significance to 3 major religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and being one of the most fought-over and conquered pieces of land in the history of mankind, will spark a monsoon of debate, as to who owns what. But, the fact remains that the capital of Israel was proclaimed by the Israeli government and this capital is Jerusalem.
The issue that a lot of international groups have with the Israeli Declaration that Jerusalem is its capital is that the city defined by the Israelis as Jerusalem contains both de jureIsraeli territory (West Jerusalem) and the de jurenon-Israeli territory (East Jerusalem) which is owed, theoretically, to a Palestinian State. The UN Security Resolution 478 crystallized the international stance on this issue. If Israel, like East Germany, claimed that half of a city was its operating capital (i.e. West Jerusalem - but East Berlin in the German case), many international observers would have fewer objections to recognizing it as the capital of Israel. However, as the official Israeli capital contains territory that is not technically Israeli, many organizations and countries prefer to treat Tel Aviv, a city that is unequivocally Israeli and the site of David Ben Gurion's Declaration of Independence, as the working capital. Therefore, all embassies in Israel are in Tel Aviv.
Who Israel's trading partners?
The US is Israel's largest importer
The EU, China, India, Japan are also major importers of Israeli goods
Also with Canada, Russia, South Korea, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand and Mexico
What was the name for immigrations of Jews to the holy land?
Aliyah. The Jews were exiled by the Romans, Egyptians and the Babylonians. today there are Muslims that have taken over the Jewish holiest site, the temple of Solomon, where the dome of the rock now stands. Now all that stands is the wall where they pray to God. They were persecuted for so long. and they are still persecuted today. When will this end. the Jews survived some of the worst people the worst is Hitler who created the holocaust. Now that the state of Israel has been rebuilt, the prophecies might be fulfilled.
No part of the Nile is less than 100 miles from any point in Israel.
When and Why was the Dome of the Rock built in Jerusalem?
The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic Shrine located on the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary). This happens to be the same location as the Temple Mount. According to Islam, Mohammed ascended to heaven at this location.
The Dome of the Rock is located in Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives. It is basically a shrine with a Gold Dome Roof. It is said that Mohammad flew to Heaven on a winged horse from this same exact spot. It is the third most holy landmark in the Muslim religion. Mecca is the first most holy place. Medina is the second most holy place and The Dome of The Rock is the third. Incidentally, the Dome of The Rock is in the exact same spot that the Jewish Temple has been two previous times before. In The Holy Bible God advised Solomon that the Temple was to be erected on that one particular site and no where else. These places are called holy, but nothing can be truly holy other than God.
What is the main language of Israel?
The main language of Israel is Hebrew.
A large portion of Israelis who were born in Israel are the children of parents who came from another country, and they heard virtually any language you can name in their home as they grew up.
All street signs and highway directions in Israel are printed in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
There are about 1 million people who speak Russian, and most people in Israel speak some level of English. English is taught everywhere, and holds a semi-official status. Most street signs and highway instructions in the country are posted in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
Street/road signs are posted in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
Radio and TV broadcasts are in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
The most common household language is Hebrew, followed by Arabic and English.
Newspapers are published in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
Business is conducted in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
English, Russian and to some extent Amharic are common but not official, though English is taught as a second language and occurs on many signs (road signs, product labels) together with Hebrew and Arabic, and Russian is also often used in various contexts.
The primary official language in Israel is Hebrew. The majority of the population know some English, and many of the population are fluent in English. Arabic is widely spoken, as are the languages of the countries from which immigrants have come to Israel in the past 70 years; a few of those are Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, China, Germany, France, Greece, Egypt, Ethiopia, Turkey, Roumania, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Portugal, Netherlands, and several others.
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