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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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What is the name of the plateau in israel?
According to International Law, the territory belongs to Syria, but Israel is permitted to occupy it subject to a final peace treaty between Israel and Syria according to the British reading of United Nations Resolution 242.
However, Israel annexed the Golan Heights into its Northern Galilee Region in 1981 against International Law in order to avoid a continual military occupation until peace withe Syria could be achieved.
The Golan Heights remains de facto in Israel.
What was the population in Israel during Jesus' time?
The exact population of Israel during the time of Jesus is not known. However, it is estimated that between 500,000 and 600,00 people lived there during his lifetime.
How did Britain gain control of Israel?
The League of Nations granted Britain a Mandate to govern Palestine after the end of the First World War. At this stage, there were no plans for Palestinian independence, and very few Jews living in what was then the Palestinian Mandate.
What land did israel take in 1967 war?
The Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, and parts of the West Bank have been returned to Arab sovereignty since 1967.
Jordan has also disclaimed the West Bank, ceding that claim to an independent Palestinian State.
Why did the Palestinians attack Israel after 1948?
They did not like being moved from their homes or living under Jewish rule.=.]
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Another contributor rounded out the picture, with facts to balance the fantasy:
Note that there were many "Palestinians" who decided to stay in Israel in 1948
and long after. 62 years have now passed. There are Arab cities and towns in
Israel, and no "refugee camps". Israel has no official national religion. All religious
groups worship openly in Israel, all citizens have the right to own land and/or
residences, all citizens have the vote in Israel's national elections, and there are
Christian and Muslim members of Parliament who represent the constituents who
elected them.
Also note: The "Palestinians" did not attack Israel in 1948. The "Palestinians"
had more urgent tasks to attend to, such as sheltering themselves and their
families from the sun and the rain, and arranging for their day-to-day survival.
Israel was attacked by the synchronized and combined armies of 13 countries,
including the nations of Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt ... the same
nations engaged simultaneously in stuffing their "refugee" brothers into the
"refugee camps" where they still live, having for some unexplained reason been
integrated into neither the economies nor the societies of their 'host' nations
after 62 years.
What is the capital of the country that is bordered by Libya Sudan and Israel?
Egypt is the country that lies east of Libya, north of Sudan, and west of Israel.
The capital of Egypt is Cairo.
What are the top tourist attractions in Israel?
Bethlehem the birth place of Jesus Christ and you can actually visit the spot where people believe Jesus was born.
There are many other famous sites - here are a few....
Western Wall - the last remaining part of the Second Temple in the Old City of Jerusalem
Mt Zion - Just outside the Old City of Jerusalem where the Last Supper took place in Christian rite and just below where King David is believed to be buried
Church of the Holy Sepulchre - at the conclusion of the Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem
Mt of Olives - on the ridge opposite the Old City of Jerusalem with a fantastic view over the Old City especially Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock - sacred in the Jewish and Christian rites
There are many Christian landmarks in the Galilee and Sea of Galilee areas
In modern Jerusalem - there are also many landmarks including the Knesset (Parliament) and the Israel Museum / Shrine of the Book complex.
What is Country in northern Africa that borders iseral?
No African country borders Spain. Morocco is separated by sea at the Straits of Gibraltar from Spain, so it is close to it.
Who is the current leader of Israel?
Shimon Peres is the president and Binyamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister (as of Sep 2013)
The President is the ceremonial Head of State - with primarily ceremonial powers - the real political power rests with the Prime Minister who leads the government
Answer 1
what happens in any other place, thats a pretty silly question. life is normal in israel, if your refering to the fighting then i have to say its not that bad now, if u mean, does the fighting affect buisness seeing that u chose that catagory then the answer is no, buisness in Israel is like any othe country.
Answer 12
Israel - people think that they are leading a normal life, when what they might think is normal might not be normal to someone who for example is living in the west. you might count protecting the settler colonies that are being built on palestine and the daily oppresion of the palestinans normal or walking around bored carrying latest sub machine guns in urban areas normal - yeah lifes normal
or looking at ways to avoid un resolution or just completely ignore them just a few
- #* Resolution 248: " ... 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
- Resolution 250: " ... 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
- Resolution 251: " ... 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
- Resolution 252: " ... 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
- Resolution 256: " ... 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
- Resolution 259: " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
- Resolution 262: " ... 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
- Resolution 265: " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan".
- Resolution 267: " ... 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
- Resolution 270: " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
- Resolution 271: " ... 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
- Resolution 279: " ... 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon".
- Resolution 280: " ... 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
- Resolution 285: " ... 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon".
- Resolution 298: " ... 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
- Resolution 313: " ... 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
- Resolution 316: " ... 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
- Resolution 317: " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
- Resolution 332: " ... 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
- Resolution 337: " ... 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty".
Answer 3
Israel and the Occupied Territories are two very different places. While there are certainly violent alterations between West Bank Settlers and Palestinians, the area within Israel is actually quite different. In Israel proper, people go about their business as usual. Israelis enjoy nightclubs, bars, restaurants, malls, sitting on the beach, and hanging out with friends at the movies. It is actually quite peaceful within Israel, especially since women and minorities have the same range of freedom of expression that the Jewish majority has.
Additionally, to counter the ethnic cleansing statements, since 1949 the population of Palestinian Arabs both within Israel proper and the Occupied Territories has only increased. There are now over 10x as many ethnic Palestinian Israeli citizens as there were in 1949. More Palestinians have died in conflicts against Arab armies (such as Black September in Jordan and the Refugee Camp raids in Lebanon) than by all Israeli or Jewish actions combined (which total 19,000 - much less than the "millions" allegedly killed). Almost all of the UN Resolutions cited in Answer 2 concern events take place entirely outside of both Israel and the Occupied Territories (248, 256, and 265 concerning Jordan and 262 and 270-337 concerning Lebanon). Only 250, 251, 252, 259, 267 concern the Occupied Territories and only 259 has anything to do with Palestinian living standards. The other ones have to do with Jerusalem coming under Israeli civil law.
Under the United Kingdom, Israel had three kings: Saul David and Solomon In the Divided Kingdom, Kingdom Of Israel Ten Tribes (Northern Kingdom)
19 Kings Kingdom Of Judah Two Tribes (Southern Kingdom) 19 Kings One Queen answer if u mean under the british rule none
What is the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and how does it compare to the Crusades?
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is fundamentally different from the Crusades. There are three major distinctions and numerous minor ones.
Religion vs. Ethnicity:
The Crusades was a religious movement, organized by leading religious figures in Europe as a multinational Christian endeavor. Franks, Germans, Italians, and Slavs all fought in the Crusades at the urging of the Popes and the Orthodox Patriarchs. Their goal, similarly, was also religious: to evict to Muslims from the Holy Land. The establishment of Christian Kingdoms was merely a by-product of the success (from a European perspective) of the First Crusade and these states were integrally linked to Europe and European dictates.
The Zionist and Arab Nationalist movements were nation-building exercises. They were both lead primarily by secular individuals who saw religion as an identifier and dissociated themselves from religious ritual and belief. Term "Jewish State" was (and is still) viewed by Jews in the same way that Germans see the term "German State" as in the idea that it is a state with predominantly German citizens and German folk history. The Arab Nationalist movement similarly counted being Muslim as part of being an Arab, but the Arab Nationalist movement never endorsed the public application of Islamic Law. Both groups were interested in building independent, viable nations and to varying degrees, they have succeeded.
Rallying Cry vs. Primary Objective:
The Crusade to Jerusalem was not the primary objective of the War. If it had been, the Crusades would have begun centuries earlier when Caliph Omar conquered Jerusalem and removed it from Christendom. The reason that the Crusades began was that the Byzantine Empire was being threatened and Constantinople (its capital) was being threatened by Turkish (Muslim) armies. As the Patriarchs and Leadership in Constantinople needed additional soldiers to defend their eastern borders, they requested assistance from the Pope. The Pope, in order to sell such an operation to Franks, Germans, Italians, and others who could care less about Byzantine problems was to stir up religious fervor and declare a Holy War. The primary objective was the stability of the Byzantine Empire, but the rallying cry was to free Jerusalem.
The Zionist and Arab Nationalist movements actually want, as a primary condition, to control certain pieces of land. They have no secondary objectives other than to use that land for their own people to build a country and a society. The creation of Jewish and Arab States is the primary intent of the Zionists and Arab Nationalists.
Conquer vs. Return:
In the Crusades, Christians with no ancestral or historical connection to the Holy Land arrived to conquer and subdue it. As mentioned above, this was a Holy War and an intent to "defend the faith". As a result, Christians slaughtered Muslims and Jews when they took over cities and refused to give quarter to any who opposed them. This is similar to the way that the Mongols conquered the Middle East a few centuries later. Similar to other acts of conquest, the conquerors still remember where they come from and intend, one day to return home, an act that was eventually performed by many or their children or grandchildren.
The Jews do have an ancestral connection to the Land of Israel and the Arabs do have an ancestral connection to the Levant region. As a result, both groups want to live in this region. For the Jews, this required (for the most part), a physical migration. For the Arabs (for the most part) were already living in the area. Jews did not intend to remove or subjugate the native Arab population. Many Zionists wrote that they intended to work the land with the Felahin (the Palestinian farmers) and did not wish to exile them, kill them, or otherwise displace them. The Arabs as a political unit, however, did not wish to cede any land to a Jewish political project and therefore any attempt for the Jews to do such a thing was met with violence and antagonism. Palestinians who fled the creation of Israel, similarly wish to return to their native land and not necessarily to conquer it or to exile the Jewish population. (It is important to note that there are certainly views on both sides at this point to marginalize or exterminate the other group, but that is not the main thrust of either side's vision.)
At 20,770 square km (according to the CIA World Factbook), the area of Israel
is slightly larger than Massachusetts, and slightly smaller than New Jersey.
Israel is a holy country because it has the western wall which is the last renaming wall of the holy temple which is holy for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
How do Jewish women in Israel dress?
Any conservative clothing will do. Contrary to popular opinion, Israel is just as cosmopolitan as any other nation. As it depends on when you are going, think in terms of what you would wear to Florida in high summer. Obviously you are not going to wear a bikini on the street, but simple summer clothing will do nicely. If you are considering church sightseeing or visiting the Wailing Wall, a scarf is the minimum and a hat is better.
What are the similarities between Iran and Israel?
None, other than the fact that they're both in the Middle East.
What does the term Ladino refer to?
a Ladino is a Jewish person who speaks Ladino, also called Judeo-Spanish. There are about 100,000 Ladino speakers in the world, mostly in Israel.
Note: not to be confused with Latino, which is a person of hispanic origin.
Ladino-Otherwise known as Judeo-Spanish, is the spoken and written Hispanic language of Jews of Spanish origin. Ladino did not become a specifically Jewish language until after the expulsion from Spain in 1492 - it was merely the language of their province. It is also known as Judezmo, Dzhudezmo, or Spaniolit. The Nazis destroyed most of the communities in Europe where Ladino had been the first language among Jews. Ladino speakers who survived the Holocaust emigrated to Latin America.
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What is the land mass of Israel?
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Canaan or Kn�ʕan (Hebrew כְּנַעַן, Arabic کنعان, Septuagint Greek Χαναάν) is an ancient term for a region roughly corresponding to present-day Israel/Palestine including the West Bank, western Jordan, southern and coastal Syria and Lebanon continuing up to the border of modern Turkey.
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Various Canaanite sites have been excavated by archaeologists, most notably the Canaanite town of Ugarit, which was rediscovered in 1928. Much of the modern knowledge about the Canaanites stems from excavation in this area.
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Canaan is in the middle east.
How many Jews were in Israel in 1940?
Answer 2
In addition to those numbers, we know that the amount of Jews in Mandatory Palestine in 1931 was 175,000 according to Sergio della Pergola. If I had to guess what the Jewish population was in Palestine in 1940, I agree with Answer 1 in saying that it would be less than 335,000 (halfway between 70,000 and 600,000). My guess would be around 230,000-250,000.
These expeditions were known as the Crusades.
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However, the Crusades wars were for political reasons rather than for religious reasons to get control on the holy lands. The holy lands are not belonging to Christians alone but also to Jews and Muslims and when controlled by Muslims all people of all the God three religions were equally having the rights in practicing their ritual worships in these holy lands without any kind of discrimination.
In what ways is Israeli society diverse?
Israeli people claim their culture is diverse because the people of Israel are from around the world. Today, these people identify as Israeli and not their former nation's identity. In summary, Israel is diverse in terms of the origin of its population, but the people do not regard their former cultures.
Is Israel a part of Asia or of Europe?
The so-called Middle East is really annexed North Africa. After Suez Canal created, this part of North Africa was called "Middle East."
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Israel is considered part of Asia. A look at a map will reveal
that this is quite reasonable.
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As said above Israel is part of Asia (middle east being more of a cultural group of countries- islamist, than a continent).
That said Israel is at the crossroads between Europe Asia and Africa. This means that while its geographical grouping is definitely Asia, it holds more in common culturally with the rest of europe (It is far less arabic in origin than the rest of the middle eastern countries) - and is treated as a member of europe in some minor ways (e.g. being included in Eurovision song contest). From a flora and fauna point of view Israel is shown to be the central country bordering all three continents, as historically animals from all three continents roamed here, though most of these are now locally extinct.
Both of the following statements are true:
- Israel is in the Eastern Hemisphere
- Israel is in the Northern Hemisphere.
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When did Christian control end in the holy land during the medieval crusades?
Acre, the last Christian foothold, fell in 1291.
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