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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 continent is I'bellin Galilee Palestine in?
The continent for I'bellin, Israel is Asia.
It is important to note that the city of I'bellin is within the borders of 1949 Israel, not within the borders of any proposed Palestinian State, even though it is a primarily Israeli Arab city.
Should Israel join The Commonwealth?
That's up to the people of Israel, and there are both pros and cons. If I were an Israeli, personally, I'd probably be against it, for much the same reason as I was opposed to South African membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.
What is the Israel Defence Forces made of?
The IDF is composed mostly of Jews, both since Jews are the majority ethnic/religious group in Israel and because both male and female Jews are forcibly conscripted into the Israeli Army (unless they have an Ultra-Orthodox exemption). Druze Israeli males and Circassian Israeli males also have mandatory conscription, but the Druze and the Circassians together make up around 1-2% of all Israelis. Bedouin Israeli males often serve by choice, but there is no requirement for them to serve. A few ethnic Palestinians, more Christians than Muslims also serve in the Israeli Defense Forces.
There is currently a debate in Arab Israeli society concerning how much Arab Israelis should be contributing to the Israeli Defense Forces.
When was the Jewish state of Israel created?
It already has declared independence, it declared independence on the 14th of May 1948, the day before the British mandate was to end. The first country to recognize it was the US.
Humans first migrated to Israel at least 93000 years ago (93000-year-old human remains have been discovered there).
What is the distance in nautical miles between Alexandria Egypt and Haifa Israel?
Roughly 280 nautical miles.
There is no such designation.
Some people call the "British Mandate of Palestine" as "British Israel" in shorthand, but this is an incorrect designation. The British Mandate of Palestine occupied all of the territory included in 1949 Israel, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and a small portion of 1949 Syria on the east bank of the Sea of Galilee. It was a British occupied territory from 1922-1948.
What events led to the establishment of the Israelites and the kingdom of Israel?
- Establishment of the Israelites
In Ur, Abraham first repudiated idolatry. He then sojourned in Harran (Syria) for several years, and then lived most of his life in Canaan (Israel). It was in Canaan that Abraham lived most of his life, made a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15), and raised a family to be the center of carrying on his traditions (Genesis 18:19).
Abraham's chosen son was Isaac (Genesis ch.21). Isaac's son Jacob was blessed by God, who renamed him, calling him Israel (Genesis ch.35), which is why Jews are also called Israelites.
Abraham's family carried on his teachings voluntarily. Judaism as a binding, permanent entity, was set forth between God and the Israelite nation descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob at Mount Sinai in the time of Moses (Exodus ch.19, ch.24, and 34:27).
- Establishment of the Kingdom of Israel
Why is America paying israel millions of dollars?
America is not "paying" Israel millions of dollars, it is providing Israel with aid. The rationale for that aid is the numerous services and assistance that Israel provides the United States. These things include new technologies, military intelligence, corporate knowhow, and security for American religious pilgrims (who would not have as much security if an Arab Country like Saudi Arabia controlled the region).
In addition over 70% of the aid given to Israel must be spent on products produced in the United States, so the process of providing aid helps maintain America's industrial sector.
Nineveh today is in Iraq, so it means yes. It would be roughly two hours flight east northeast of Israel if such a flight were possible.
Why do Haredi Jews have to serve in the Israeli Military?
The Knesset (Government) decided to no longer excuse Haredi Jews from military service, and the Haredi communities are EXTREMELY upset about this.
Israel is surrounded on all sides by enemy territories, and needs everyone to help protect the country.
Thankfully, the Israeli Military now has the Nahal Haredi Battalion, where Haredi Jews can join and serve Israel like everyone else.
Is NOT a group that has fought against the state of Israel?
The list is long and diverse. It includes all of the following and, believe it or not,
also many more others as well:
- National Rifle Association (NRA)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- American Automobile Association (AAA)
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- AFL/CIO
- Trinidad and Tobago
- American Jewish Congress (AJC)
- Farmers Insurance Group
- Airline Pilots' Association
- American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- National Basketball Association (NBA)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- McClatchy Group
- Tribune Group
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Rabbinical Council of America (RCA)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Orthodox Union (OU)
- Chicago Public School (CPS
- The Marshall Islands
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Boy Scouts of America
- AARP
- The Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
- League of Nations
- ACLU
- DAR
- GOP
- NLRB
- IAEA
- FCC
- VFW
- National Society of Professional Engineers (I'm quite well aware that this item is a repeat on the list. The NSPE, of which this contributor is a proud former member, to its credit ... possibly due to this contributor's influence, I don't know ... has the distinction that it has not fought against the State of Israel twice.)
- Grand Army of the Confederacy
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- Amoco Production Company
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- IBEW (especially Local 110)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Intel Corporation
Jerusalem is a city in the Middle East that is (1) important two three major religions, (2) politically complicated, and (3) the de jure capital of two states: Israel and Palestine.
Capital city of Israel.
If you are specifically talking about Jewish beliefs and the Jewish religion, then no, they wouldn't have spread as widely. Judaism as a religion spread to multiple countries because Jews as people spread to multiple countries. There was no mass conversion of indigenous populations when they moved from place to place. If Judah and Israel had never been conquered, Judaism likely would have remained solely in what is now Israel.
If you are referring to Jewish values, many of these were taken up by Christianity, such as the Jewish value for all human life (in contrast to the Greek value of useful human life), monotheism, the concept of a day of rest or week-end, and the idea of enumerated ethical laws. These values spread to Europe on account of Christianity and would have spread widely due to the European conquest of the known world.
What room was the last supper in?
It took place in the Upper Room of a house in Jerusalem; the disciples were told to go into the city and find a man carrying water, follow this man, and ask him when he arrived at his house where the guest room was. This is the room where Jesus would share the Passover meal with his disciples. (the scripture is Luke 22:10-12)
What is a major stumbling block to a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
The biggest stumbling block to the settlement of the Arab-Israeli Conflict is for either party to be introspective and willing to compromise. Each group is so concerned with being the victim, being hurt, and requiring justice that they do not realize that the only way that everyone can survive is to create a solution in which everyone gives up some hopes for the greatest one of all: peace.
What is the distance between Yotvata Israel and Mitzpe Ramon Israel?
Its about 40 Km. Depends what road you're taking and how fast. Not accurate tho. Hope it is ;)
Have any Palestinians in Israel ever sued to get their land back?
First, it is worth clarifying what you have asked. If by "Palestinian in Israel" you are referring to Israeli Arabs, i.e. Israeli citizens who are ethnically Palestinian, then the question is nonsensical. Israeli Arabs live, overwhelmingly on the land (or close to it) where their families lived for generations. The Israeli government has not taken it from them. If you are referring to Palestinians who are not Israeli citizens in the West Bank, for example, please continue.
Palestinian non-Israeli citizens have sued in Israeli courts, for example to have land returned to them, and to have the route of the security wall changed so as not to isolate them from their land, and have won their suits, from Israeli judges. These verdicts have actually been implemented. Israel's Supreme Court operates in a unique fashion as a civil court for both Israeli citizens (both Jews and Arabs) and for Palestinians in the West Bank without Israeli citizenship. It is worth noting, however, that most Palestinians who engage in these lawsuits actually have some of their land, just not all of it. Those who are wholly bereft of their land do not often engage in these suits (since their legal cases are harder to make).
Now, if you would, bring me a reverse case, where a Jewish non-citizen has filed suit for anything in an Arab country, and won or lost but kept his neck. I know for a fact that to sell land to a Jew in the West Bank is (according to Palestinian practice) a crime punishable by death for an Arab.
What is the meaning of Israel?
Israel - which we get from the Greek, is originally in the Hebrew, "Yisrael" (ישראל).
Yisrael means, quite literally, "He has striven with God," or "He has been saved by God," based on which translation of "sra" was meant to be used.
"Yi", in the Hebrew, is a prefix indicating the masculine incomplete verb form "he". "S.R.A" (שרא), in the Hebrew, comes from the Semitic root "S.R.Y." (שרי), which means "to strive or to struggle." The word "El," (אל) in the Hebrew, is a form of the word for God.
When you see 'el' in any Hebrew name, it is a form of the word for God. See other names such as Ishmael (God has heard), Michael (Who is like God), and Daniel (My judge is God).
To better understand which meaning of Sra we are to use, we need to understand the origin of the name Israel. The origins came from Genesis chapter 32 where Jacob struggles with a man all night long until he is blessed. The man asks Jacob's name, then tells him that his name is no longer Jacob, but Israel, because he has striven with God and with man. (Genesis 32:28) Therefore, we can say that the word 'Israel', based on the Bible, means "He has striven with God."
Jacob (now Israel) became the father of the nation of Israel through his twelve sons - which is why you may hear the phrase, "Children of Israel" referring to the nation itself.
Jewish Answer:
Actually, the etymology of "Israel" is given in the verse itself (Genesis 32:29), which according to Jewish tradition is translated as: "for you have striven with angels and with men, and have prevailed." (The word Elohim, unlike יהוה , is not always used as the name of God. It can refer to judges [Exodus 22:6-8], mighty forces, or angels; and in this instance it is traditionally translated as angels). Somewhat similarly, the Aramaic (Targum) translates it as "you have striven in the presence of God" (not "with God").
