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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
What time is 9am GMT Israel time in US eastern standard time?
-- In March, after New York changed clocks
but Israel still on "Wintertime" . . . . . . . . . . . 3:00 PM
-- In Summer, when New York and Israel
both on 'Daylight Saving Time' . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 PM
-- In Fall, when Israel moved clocks back
but New York still on 'Daylight' time . . . . . . . . 3:00 PM
-- In Winter, when New York and Israel
both on standard time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 PM
Who is the father of the Jewish nation?
Jacob, who was renamed Israel by God (Genesis ch.35). He raised his twelve sons, who later became the ancestors of the twelve Israelite Tribes.
Jacob, son of Isaac, was the last of the Patriarchs (Talmud, Berakhot 16b). He spent a lot of time in the tents (Genesis 25:27) studying his ancestors' teachings (Rashi commentary, ibid.); and eventually, like Abraham and Isaac before him, attained prophecy, in which God confirmed His covenant and promised His protection (Genesis 28:10-15).
When the opportunity presented itself, Jacob asked his elder twin brother Esau to sell him his birthright (Genesis 25:29:34), since he sensed that Esau wasn't pious enough to fully deserve it. Thus began the fulfillment of the prophecy which Rebecca had heard, that Jacob would become the dominant of her two sons (Genesis 25:22-23).
Jacob's life was replete with tribulations (Rashi commentary, Genesis 43:14). He managed to come out ahead despite the wiles of the deceitful Laban (Genesis 29:25 and 31:41) and the danger presented by the angry Esau (Genesis 27:41 and 32:12).
There were painful events with his daughter Dinah (Genesis 34:1-7) and with his being separated for two decades from his beloved son, Joseph (Genesis ch.37); and his wife Rachel died at a young age in childbirth (Genesis 35:16-19).
These troubles were a portent for the tribulations of the Jews in their times of exile. But Jacob received God's affirmation of His covenant and blessing (Genesis 28:13-14; 35:9-12; 46:2-4), signifying that the exile would eventually end. God gave Jacob the honor-title of Israel, indicating his eventual ascendancy (Genesis ch.35).
What was Golda Meir's main goal during her political career?
Developing the Israeli military while seeking a peace settlement with Palestinians
What is the reason for conflict between Jordan and israel?
Jordan and Israel do not have any conflict over the River Jordan. Moreover, these two countries signed the "Peace Treaty in 1994" and currently, they do not fight over anything at all, solving any possible disputes and disagreements in a civilized and peaceful manner. In Article 6 of the Peace Treaty and in the posterior and additional articles, Israel and Jordan elaborated the mode of how each side will use the River Jordan as well as other water supplies, and stipulated the following:
Article 6: Water resources
Recognizing the rightful water allocations of both of them in the Jordan River and Yarmouk River waters and Arabah (Arava) ground water and development of new water resources.
Annex II Water Related Matters
Pursuant to Article 6 of the Treaty, Jordan and Israel agreed on the following Articles on water related matters:
Article I: Allocation
Water from the Yarmouk River
A. Summer period - 15 May to 15 October of each year. Israel got 12 million cubic metres and Jordan got the rest of the flow.
B. Winter period - 16 October to 14 May of each year. Israel got 13 million cubic metres and Jordan got the rest of the flow except that Jordan allowed Israel to pump an additional 20 million cubic metres from the Yarmouk. In return during the summer Israel transferred the quantity specified in paragraph 2.a below from the Jordan River.
C. To minimize water waste, Jordan and Israel could use excess flood water that would evidently go unused that is downstream of Adassiya Diversion/point 121.
Water from the Jordan River
A. Summer period - 15 May to 15 October of each year. Israel agreed to transfer 20 million cubic metres from the Jordan River directly upstream from Deganya gates. Jordan agreed to pay operation and maintenance cost of transfers through existing systems (not including capital costs) and to bear the total cost of any new transmission system. A separate protocol regulated this transfer.
B. Winter period - 16 October to 14 May of each year. Jordan was entitled to a minimum average of 20 million cubic metres of the floods in the Jordan River south of the Yarmouk. Unusable excess floods that would otherwise be unused, including pumped storage could be taken.
C. Israel could maintain its uses of Jordan River waters between the Yarmouk and Wadi Yabis/Tirat Zvi. Jordan was entitled to an annual quantity equivalent to that of Israel, provided that Jordan's use did not harm the quantity or quality of Israeli uses. The Joint Water Committee was to document existing uses and prevent such harm.
D. Jordan became entitled to 10 million cubic metres annually of desalinated water from saline springs previously diverted to the Jordan River. Israel agreed to explore the possibility of financing the operation and maintenance cost supplying this desalinated water to Jordan (not including capital cost). Israel agreed to supply Jordan 10 million cubic metres water from the same location as in 2.a above, outside the summer period and during dates Jordan selected, subject to transmission capacity from the treaty's effective date (TED) until the desalination facilities became operational.
Additional Water
Jordan and Israel agreed to jointly develop an additional 50 million cubic metres/year of drinkable water for Jordan. The Joint Water Committee agreed to develop, within one year of the TED, a plan to supply the additional water.
Operation and Maintenance
A. Israel accepted responsibility for operating, supplying and maintaining systems on Israeli territory that supply Jordan with water, allowing Jordan to choose (and compensate) companies/authorities that operate and maintain new systems that serve only Jordan.
B. Israel guaranteed easy access for personnel and equipment to such new systems as further detailed in the agreements to be signed between Israel and the authorities or companies selected by Jordan.
Article II: Storage - The parties agreed to
1. Cooperate to build a diversion/storage dam on the Yarmouk River directly downstream of Adassiya Diversion/point 121.
2. Improve diversion efficiency of Jordanian water into the King Abdullah Canal, and possibly Israel's allocation.
3. Cooperate to build water storage on the Jordan River, along their common boundary, between the Yarmouk River and Wadi Yabis/Tirat Zvi, to implement paragraph 2.b of Article I.
4. Accommodate more floods; Israel could use up to (3) million cubic metres/year of added storage.
5. Optionally agree to create other storage reservoirs.
Article III: Water Quality and Protection - the parties agreed to
1. Protect the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers, and Araba/Arava groundwater, against pollution, contamination, harm and unauthorized withdrawals of each other's allocations.
2. Jointly monitor the quality of water along their border, via jointly established monitoring stations under the Joint Water Committee.
3. Treat municipal and industrial wastewater to agricultural standards before discharging into the Yarmouk and the Jordan Rivers...
4. ...within three years from the TED.
5. Match the quality of water supplied to the other at any given location to the quality of water from that location consumed by the supplying country.
6. Desalinate saline springs currently diverted to the Jordan River and not dispose of the resulting brine in the Jordan River or its tributaries. Protect water systems that supply water to the other against any pollution, contamination, harm or unauthorized withdrawal.
Article IV: Groundwater in Wadi Araba/Emek Ha'arava - The parties agree that
1. Israel retained the use of wells along with their associated systems newly under Jordanian sovereignty as detailed by 31 December 1994 with Jordan to protect their yields and quality.
2. Jordan would enable the replacement of any failing well, connect it to the Israeli electricity and water systems and treat it as though it was drilled under license from the competent Jordanian authority at the time of its drilling. Israel agreed to supply Jordan with well logs and technical information.
3. Israel could increase the extraction rate from Jordanian wells and systems by up to (10) million cubic metres/year above existing yields, subject to determination by the Joint Water Committee that this undertaking is hydrogeologically feasible and does not harm existing uses. Such an increase had to be carried out within five years from the TED.
4. Operation and Maintenance 1. Jordan accepted responsibility for operation and maintenance of newly Jordanian wells and systems, and their electricity supply. Israel could select the wells' operators at its own expense.2. Jordan guaranteed easy access of personnel and equipment to the wells and systems for operation and maintenance subject to detailed agreements to be signed between Jordan and the authorities or companies selected by Israel.
Article V: Notification and Agreement
1. Deliberate changes in the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers require mutual agreement.
2. Each country agreed to six months advance notice of projects likely to change the quality or flow of either river along their common boundary via the Joint Water Committee.
Article VI: Co-operation - The parties agreed to
1. Exchange relevant data on water resources through the Joint Water Committee.
2. Cooperative planning for increasing water supplies and improving efficiency, within the context of bilateral, regional or international cooperation.
Article VII: Joint Water Committee - The parties agree that the committee would
1. Host three members from each country.
2. Follow government-agreed work procedures, meeting frequency and scope, consulting experts and/or advisors as necessary.
3. Could form, as necessary, sub-committees and assign them technical tasks, including a northern sub-committee and a southern sub-committee, for detailed management.
When did Israel split into a northern and a southern kingdom?
According to tradition, the events described below happened in (or shortly after) 796 BCE. Non-traditional opinions place it about 150 years earlier.
Rehoboam's father, King Solomon, had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple. After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he lower the taxes. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11.
A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.
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What role did the United states play in the creation of Israel?
There is an incorrect supposition here, namely that the United States created Israel. President Truman was certainly one of the strongest voices in persuading the State Department to advocate for the approval of United Resolution 181 (the 1947 Partition Plan), but the United States did not create the State of Israel.
In terms of who actually created the State of Israel, it came together as the result of Jewish immigration to the British Mandate of Palestine, Zionist leadership, Jewish militias and political and financial support from the West (primarily Jewish philanthropists). The first group are called the Halutzim or the Pioneers and they took it upon themselves to modernize Israel by cultivating the land and using European technology to improve its output and productivity. The Zionist leadership included some like Theodor Herzl, who envisioned the state, to Eliezer ben Yehuda, who developed Modern Hebrew as a functional language, to David Ben Gurion who declared Israel's independence and sovereignty, among many others. There were numerous Jewish militias defending the Halutzim and attacking the British (and eventually the Arabs when conflict started) such as the Palmach, the Haganah, and the Irgun. Finally, without the monetary contributions from families like the Rothschilds, there would have been no way for the nascent pre-governmental and governmental organizations to acquire enough capital to maintain an internal infrastructure.
How many countries declared war over Israel in 1948?
See the links below for great details to answer your question. The Bristish so called "owned" Israel so they were the primary foe for Israel but they went to war with many Arab nations at the same time.
What are the opening hours of Bank Hapoalim on King George Street in Jerusalem?
DATE Day PERIOD operation hours
03/29/2010 Monday Passover eve Until 12:00
03/30/2010 Tuesday Passover Closed
03/31/2010 Wednesday Intermediate day of passover until 12:00
04/01/2010 Thursday Intermediate day of passover until 12:00
04/02/2010 Friday Intermediate day of passover *until 12:00
04/04/2010 Sunday Intermediate day of passover **until 12:00
04/05/2010 Monday 7th day of passover closed
Key
* Except for Branchers which are not normally open on Friday throughout the year
**Except for Branchers which are not open on operation hours
What were the two southern tribes called after they split in Israel?
The two tribes, Judah and Benjamin, were collectively called Judah or Judea. See also:
What is so special about the Dome of Rock?
No, it is an Islamic site belonging to the Palestinian Territories.
The actual "rock" in the Dome of the Rock, is the considered by Jews to be the Temple Mount and therefore the holiest place in the world for Judaism. (However, since Jews believe that only the High Priest can visit such a holy site, Jews are forbidden by religious law to come any closer than the Western Wall.) The Shrine itself is a Muslim holy site.
How many temples are in Israel?
There were 363 according to a list issued in 2003. That doesn't count small masjids operating in residences, or schools w/o a dedicated "sanctuary." Given growth, a guess of @ 400 now is reasonable.
What does a typical home in israel look like?
Israeli homes are typically indistinguishable from American homes, with bedrooms, bathrooms, and a living room and or family room. They tend to be someone smaller, but not as small as European homes.
How many judges of Israel were there?
It depends how the question is read.
If it is asking about the Old Testament Book of Judges, the timeline for this according to the narrative in the Bible is 350-400 years. Archaeologists estimate a far shorter timeline for the tribal, pre-monarchic period of around little more than a century.
If it is asking about the Modern State of Israel, the Israeli Supreme Court was established on July 22, 1948. The Provisional State Council approved the five judges proposed by the Minister of Justice and the interim government in a secret ballot. The Israeli Supreme Court opened at a ceremony on September 14, 1948 in Jerusalem. It has been operating continuously ever since.
Did the crusades free the holy land?
No. There were three armies from France, Germany and a coalition from Northern Europe with the aim of retaking the County of Edessa. There first two were defeated in Anatolia by the Seljuks and barely made it into Jerusalem, the third went by sea and helped recapture Lisbon in the Reconquista in 1147. The remnants of the crusading armies attempted an attack on Damascus in 1148 after regrouping but this failed.
So no, the crusading armies did not recapture the County of Edessa or any of the other, smaller provinces lost to Zengi and his Seljuk alliance.
Who destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel?
Rehoboam
Another answer:
Rehav'am (Rehoboam) did not conquer the Northern Kingdom. Rather, he took leadership over it when it was formed (the Ten Tribes seceded from the rule of King David's descendants).
The Northern Kingdom was conquered by the Assyrian king Shalmanesser.
What did the Romans do in Israel?
Nothing. During the time of the Roman empire, there was no such place as Israel. The kingdom of Israel had long been dissolved and the present day country was far in the future. The area was called Judea and it initially was a client kingdom of Rome. Rome then annexed it into the province of Syria before eventually making it a province called Judea. After the first Jewish revolt the temple was destroyed and much of the population enslaved, but the Jews were allowed to remain there. After the second Jewish revolt the city of Jerusalem was forbidden to the Jews, the Jews themselves were forced from their lands and city and scattered all over the empire and the province was renamed Palistina.
How is power distributed in Israel?
Answer 1
Israel power is shared equally and has a democracy. Israel has the power through the branches of government.
Answer 2
Israel has a proportionally elected parliamentary democracy. Israel has two separate governmental branches: the legislative-executive branch and an independent judiciary. The Israeli Military (IDF) is subject to the will of the civilian government and does not reserve any special powers or rights.
Legislative-Executive
The Knesset or Israeli Parliament is composed of members who are elected by all Israeli citizens (regardless of race, gender, or religion) and are seated in accordance with the percentage (roughly) of the votes for those parties. After an election, different parties will try to strike agreements with one another to form a coalition that has 61 or more seats (>50% of the Knesset). From this coalition, typically the head of the largest party will become the Prime Minister or the Chief Executive. Other MKs (members of the Knesset) will get posts in the different ministries of the Israeli government and coordinate affairs. The coalition will pass and implement laws designed to improve Israeli society according to what the Knesset rules. Additionally, the Knesset can also pass Basic Laws which are far more permanent than normal laws (similar to a US Constitutional Amendment), but these require a larger percentage of the Knesset to agree to the changes.
Judiciary
Israel has an independent court system which hears cases brought both by Israeli citizens and those on appeal from the military courts in the West Bank from Palestinians. The Israeli courts are designed to be politically impartial and will apply laws approved by the Knesset. The Israeli Supreme Court will occasionally invalidate a law in whole or in part if it violates a Basic Law or if it clearly causes more harm than benefit.
Which country was the first to recognize israel as an independent nation?
The United States of America
What do Palestinians often call the war of 1948?
Palestinians often refer to the war of 1948 as the "Nakba," which means "catastrophe" in Arabic. This term reflects the significant loss of land, displacement, and suffering experienced by Palestinians during and after the conflict, which led to the establishment of the State of Israel. The Nakba is commemorated annually on May 15, the day following the declaration of Israeli independence.
Was Israel in Canaan a failure?
Scholars say that there was no military conquest of Canaan, as described in the Bible. The close similarity of language, religion and culture means that the Hebrew people were Canaanites, whether dissidents or not. So, the presence of Israel in Canaan was neither failure nor fulfilment. However, the story of the Israelite conquest of Canaan is one of the most successful ever. Not only have billions of people literally believed the story, it underpinned the development of Judaism, and eventually Christianity and Islam.
Answer:
It may surprise most readers to hear the tradition, that the Israelites became a glorious realization of God's plan, and they continue to do so. This is why the same prophets who castigate the Israelites, also promise them God's redemption and continued covenant.
The prophecies that lambaste the Israelites, are because we aren't perfect, and God expects more of us. The very purpose of the prophets was to ceaselessly push us to improve. One example of this is when the entire nation was blamed and suffered for the sin of a single person (Joshua ch.7) or of a handful. Throughout the period of the Judges and the Kingdom (of Judah), tradition states that the sinners were a minority and were much better than our later generations (Talmud, Yoma 9b).
Any notion of the Israelites being a failure is based on a shallow perusal of the Tanakh without commentary or tradition.
What can zionism described as?
There is both religious and secular zionism. Both concern the Jewish desire to live in our ancestral land.
What sea lies between Israel and Jordan?
The Dead Sea lies between Israel and Jordan.
These states also share the Red Sea, although it's not exactly between them.
Time difference Israel and Spain?
Difference between New York and Israel is 7 Hrs....
For Ex:1, NY time is 7 o'clock (AM, Monday)
Then,
Israel time is 2 o'clock (PM, Monday)
Ex:2, NY time is 1 o'clock (AM, Monday)
Then,
Israel time is 8 o'clock (AM, Monday)
Ex:3, NY time is 6 o'clock P.M. (Monday)Then,
Israel time is 1 o'clock A.M. (Tuesday)
Also, be aware of DST changes, in areas where it applies!
