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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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Why was it so important to be able to live in Israel to the Jews?
Because they believe that God gave them the land. He gave it to their ancestor Abraham for his descendants to live in. See the Bible, Genesis 13:14-17: The LORD said to Abraham after Lot had parted from him, "Lift up your eyes from where you are and look to north and south, east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring for ever. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. Go, walk through the length and bredth of the land, for I am giving it to you."
What ethnic group is often angry with the US for its support of Israel?
Arabs are probably most incensed, but Berbers and Turks are also quite angry with US Support of Israel. The Turkish government had turned a deaf ear to its citizens previously, but the current government under Erdogan has been making more anti-Israeli moves in accordance with his people's wishes.
Kurds are probably the only Middle Eastern ethnic group that does not criticize American support of Israel since they need American support as well.
You are British do you need a visa to enter Israel?
This might help youtu.be/WoayCibZks8
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Why is it important for other cultures to visit the Holy land?
In other cultures the Holy Land is important in other ways. For example, the Romans thought the Holy Land was important because to them more land meant more power. To the Muslims, the Holy Land was important to their religion, but not for the same reson it is important to a Jew or Christian.
Why do Israel and Iran hate each other?
Answer 1
Not all Muslims and Jews hate each other. With regards to religion, they have no reason to hate each other; they can even be friends, and many are.
Answer 2
There is a lot of conflict between Jews and Muslims, although it would be an exaggeration to say that ALL Jews and Muslims hate each other. Some get along. The source of the conflict is a dispute over the ownership of the particular territory known currently as Israel, formerly known as Palestine, and sometimes called the Holy Land.
Answer 3
See the links below which provide many of the reasons why there is Jewish-Arab hate. It is important to note, however, that it is a great exaggeration to say that even the majority of each group hates the majority of the other group. It just happens that the minority who do happen to be very vocal. Also, unfortunately, in situations like this, the peaceful majority are virtually irrelevant.
What are the causes of the Jewish-Arab Conflict?
How does the US support Israel?
US supports Israel scientifically, financially. The US supports Israel with the most advanced military hardware to be always stronger than all the other countries of the middle east put together. They know that Israel has atomic weapons and never exercise pressure on Israel to abandon them although they exercise pressure on Iran so that it may not acquire atomic weapons. They are not neutral withing the Palestinian - Israeli conflict. They use the UN Security Council Veto whenever a Resolution against Israel comes up. They have never condemned any Israeli statement or action.
Do you need a visa to travel to Israel?
If you have the national passport (blue cover), you do not need a visa. Those Israelis who have a Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport (red cover) require visas.
Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp
What were the nations that held Israel captive in chronological order?
In modern time no nation has held Israel captive
Why do Jews believe that Israel is theirs?
Jews believe that Israel is their homeland because it has been so for over 3000 years. Israel has never not had a Jewish presence in that time. This is no different than the English considering Britain to be their homeland, Italians considering Italy to be their homeland, Indians considering India to be their homeland, etc.
Answer:The Jewish relationship to Israel is is based upon the Torah, which states that God gave Israel to the Israelites (Genesis 28:13 and many other verses).Here is a very brief outline of the Jewish presence in Israel:
The Patriarchs and their family were in Israel (Canaan) for 220 years. The era from Joshua until the First Destruction (including the Judges and Kings) was 850 years. The Second Temple era was, according to traditional chronology, another 420 years (not 586), which included the Hasmonean dynasty. That's a total of 1490 years.
After the Second Destruction, there were thousands of Jews who remained in Israel (Judea; Palestine) throughout the Talmudic era and beyond (see for example the Talmud, Sanhedrin 17b). They were the majority of Palestine's population well into the fourth century, with records attesting to at least 43 Jewish communities, most of them in the Galilee and Jordan valley. After that, there were still Yeshivas in Israel with at least some thousands of community-members.
In the fifth century, the Jerusalem Talmud was completed in the yeshiva of Tiberias, by the disciples of Rabbi Johanan; and the Christians of Palestine declared Judaism to be a tolerated minority.
In the sixth century CE, Mar Zutra and his descendants served as head of the community and the Rabbinical academy in Tiberias.
In the seventh century, the Palestinian Jews joined the Persians in a battle to take Jerusalem from the local Byzantines, and enjoyed a brief autonomy, which the Byzantines under Heraclius officially recognized in 628. At the time of the Moslem conquest of Palestine in 638, the Jewish population has been put at no less than 300,000; and a period of flourishing began. Caliph Umar encouraged Jews to resettle Jerusalem.
In the eighth century, there were 30 synagogues in Tiberias. A Jew named Abu Issa brought his forces in battle against the Caliph.
In the ninth century, the Jews of Palestine instituted their own Gaon (leading sage) in Tiberias and later in Jerusalem.
In the tenth century, we have the greatest of the Massoretes, Aharon ben Asher and Ben Naphtali, flourishing in Tiberias.
Contemporary with Rashi (11th century), we have a Rabbi Abiathar and others, who lived in Israel (see for example Rashi commentary, Talmud Berakhot 62a), and large Jewish communities in Rafah and Ramle, Hebron, Acre, Caesaria, Jaffa, Ashkelon and Gaza.
In the 12th-13th centuries, the Palestinian Jews were harshly persecuted under the Christian Crusaders, yet many Jews continued to live in all the above-mentioned towns as well as Haifa, with Judah Halevi journeying to Palestine in 1141, Maimonides in 1165, and Nachmanides in 1286. In 1187, Saladdin invited more Jews to settle Palestine. In 1204, a group of Maghreb Jews arrived; and in 1211, 300 Rabbis arrived from France and England. In 1260, Rabbi Yechiel of Paris established a Talmud academy in Acre.
Since that time, the continual presence of Jewish communities in Palestine (Israel) is well-known and needs no reiteration.
Why did United Nations create Israel?
The UN generally doesn't "create" countries, and it didn't create Israel.
What the UN did, in 1947 ... reflecting publicly stated opinions and policies of British, American, Muslim, and Jewish statesmen and political leaders going back at least to the beginning of the 20th Century ... was to take a small part of the region that the British had controlled, cut it in two pieces, give the local Arab leaders administrative and political control of one piece, and give the local Jewish leaders administrative and political control of the other piece, to be effective as soon as the British cease administrative and political control and go home in 1948.
Six months later, the date arrived, and British control officially ended. The local Jewish leaders declared their piece to be a country, the local Arab leaders didn't, and seven surrounding Arab countries put their armies together and invaded the Jewish-administered piece. They succeeded in grabbing a lot of it, but after fighting for the rest of 1948, everybody, including the Israelis, were surprised to see that the new country was still there. And what really grinds a lot of peoples' gears is that even now, more than 60 years later, it's still there, and it has the audacity to announce that Jews now have something to say about their own fate, and to insist that their country has no intention of evaporating.
How do you find out which one of the 12 Tribes of Israel you come from?
Short answer: you can't know for sure unless: 1) You're a Kohen or Levi
2) You do serious research into your earliest-known ancestors and their records and/or gravesites.
The Tribes of Israel today are the Jewish people. The great majority of Jews today, some 80% or so, are descended from the tribe of Judah (plus converts and descendants of converts). The remaining 20% include Levites (from the tribe of Levi), Cohanim (also a part of the Levites), the entire Tribe of Benjamin, and a small percentage from every one of the remaining tribes. (When the Ten Tribes were carried off into Assyria and didn't return, some of them had already mixed into the tribe of Judah before that, through marriage and through large-scale migration [e.g. 2 Chronicles 15:9]. Also, the Talmud relates [Megillah 14b] that, one century after the Ten Tribes were exiled [and their location was still known], Jeremiah journeyed to where they were and brought some of them back to Judea. Thus, today's Jewry includes a small percentage of every one of the Lost Tribes. [See for example the Talmud, Pesachim 4a.])
As to the location of the bulk of the lost Ten Tribes, because of the lack of a continuous tradition in this particular matter, we can only speculate. Some well-known claims, such as the suggestion that the Native Americans or African Americans are the Lost Israelite Tribes, we can confidently dismiss offhand; and DNA analyses have also debunked such ideas. Other claims, such as that which has been suggested concerning the Pathani (Pashtun), are less far-fetched but must for the time being remain nothing more than a guess.
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How many tribes of Israel are mentioned in the Bible?
Twelve. Reuben, Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, Issachar, Zevulun, Binyamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, and Yosef.
Where is the Dome of the Rock located?
The Dome of the Rock is located on
the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
The Dome of the Rock is located
on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
It is located in East Jerusalem that is belonging to the Palestinian Territory.
The Old City, Jerusalem. Upon the Wailing Wall.
How did Judaism survive when the Assyrians destroyed the kingdom of Israel?
The Jews lived not only in Jerusalem. There were, at the same time, tens of large and small Jewish communities in the Galilee, in the Jordan valley, and elsewhere in Israel (Judea). There were also hundreds of thousands of Jews, at the same time, in Babylonia, Greece, Italy, Turkey, throughout North Africa, and further afield.
Why did the Arabs reject the United Nations plan to partition Palestine?
Palestinian Arabs opposed the plan, leading to a war over the future control over the territory.
What nationality are people from Israel?
The people from Israel are usually Israeli. They once lived in Egypt but escaped with Gods help and guidence. If they had not escaped they would be Egyptian. Now days they are Israeli though. Their main religion is Judaism.
Why does Israel occupy the Gaza strip?
You seriously need to update your knowledge of current events. There have been
no Israelis in the Gaza Strip since 2006. The Palestinian Authority took over control
of the Strip at that time, and was soon overthrown by Hamas, who are now in
control there. If the Gaza Strip is occupied, then Hamas is the current occupier.
When did Israel become a civilization?
Israel became a nation when the Israelites entered the land under Joshua. They became a monarchy later, under King Saul.
Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?
The leader of the government of Israel is the Prime Minister, who is usually the head of the largest party in the Knesset(Parliament). The current Prime Minister is Benjamin Netanyahu.
How much funding for military arms does the US government give to Israel?
That all depends on what government you're asking about.
(all figures are annually as of 2008)
US: $711 billion
all of Europe: $289 billion
China: $122 billion
Russia: $70 billion
