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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
Why does Israel's existence cause problems in the Middle East?
This is a controversial subject. The Palestinians would say it's because, in forming the state of Israel, they usurped Palestinian territory then proceeded to dominate other territories populated by Palestinians, sometimes in violation of United Nations resolutions. For example, Israel maintained military administration over the Golan Heights for several years before passing a law imposing Israeli law over this disputed territory. The UN then passed a resolution, that remains 'til today, declaring it Israeli-occupied territory.
What is the proposed Med-Dead canal in Israel?
The most feasible plan for Med-Dead is not a canal, but a below sea level tunnel from Palmachim to the south branch of Wadi Qumran.
Where is the best MMA gym in Israel?
The Gym I train at in Tel-Aviv is very good, excelent instructor - highly technical, excelent class with high quality people.
For details:
http://www.mma-israel.com
No, Africa is a continent. It contains tens of countries (such as Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Congo, and Cameroon) but Israel is not one of them. Israel is a country in West Asia.
What did the British do to keep the peace with Israelis and Palestinians?
They held the land under military occupation. They also picked their battles, allowing the Jewish and Arab Militias to fight one another.
How does Israel survive among powerful Arab states that are hostile to it?
Answer 1
Arabs may have an great powerful army of men, but the Israeli soldiers are the must evil thing you could ever saw, they train them over there to make them powerful even on 6 men, also they were trained to fight in "Krav maga" its an Israeli technique using for attacking a person with everything that you could, also the Israeli soldiers are trained by the chain of command which is telling them what to do and they does without any questions, Arabs may think over the time and does things by themselves while the Israeli soldiers are working in a eique way of team work, which is better then anything else.
Commentary on Answer 1
So there you have it, folks. A plaintive screed to inform the world and reveal the secret tactics behind the evil, 'disproportionate forces' of military training and discipline.
It may answer the question better than anything that a lifelong friend of Israel could have written here.
Answer 2
Israel has managed to survive based on strategic military action, comprehensive diplomatic action, a myth of its own invincibility (among Arab States), and foreign support. There is also a patriotism in Israel that is hard to match.
What is a smaller southern kingdom founded by 2 of the 12 tribes of Israel?
Rehav'am (Rehoboam), the son of King Solomon, became king over the southern kingdom, after the ten northern tribes broke away under Yerav'am (Jeroboam). The southern kingdom, known as Judah, consisted of Judah and Benjamin, two tribes, and continued until the First Destruction a few centuries later. Whereas the ten northern tribes were collectively called Israel, and went lost after their exile, which occurred about 275 years after the split (133 years before the First Destruction).
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Who signed the Camp David Accords in 1978?
The Camp David Accords were created to make peace between Israel and the Arab countries. It was signed by Anwar El Sadat and Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978.
Why was the Gaza strip not included in Israel?
Answer 1
Israel from the beginning did not seek the land that was not part of the territory formed by two Hebrew Kingdoms of the past: Northern Kingdom of Israel and Southern Kingdom of Judah. Gaza was the land where the "sea people" from Greece called by Ancient Jews "Plishtim"- invaders in Hebrew - founded their five confederate cities. Later the word "Plishtim" was transformed in "Philistines" in Greek and "Palaestinians" in Latin. Although these invaders -Palestinians- were finally defeated by Israelis/Jews, they did not look at Gaza as at their land.
Answer 2
If you are referring to the Modern State of Israel, the Gaza Strip was never really a part of the Jewish State. According to UN Resolution 181, the whole of the Gaza Strip and a much larger piece of land would belong to an Arab State. During the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, Egyptian troops were still in the Gaza Strip when Egypt agreed to a ceasefire, giving Egypt control of Gaza. In 1993, the Oslo Accords set up the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip that would be a functionally separate state. Gaza has never bee under Israeli Civilian Control and most Israelis are quite happy with that.
Where did the name Gaza as in the Gaza Strip come from?
Gaza = ghazza in Arabic language , it means Strength and honor .
Is the standard of living in Israel similar to that of US?
Overall no, its not; its wealth disparity is one of the most grotesque in the world, generally Misrahi Jewish neighborhoods have misery akin to what you find in places in Africa, while Ashkenazi neighborhoods, are straight out of Switzerland. How beautiful and expensive are Swiss neighborhoods?
What was the strategic water route taken over by Egypt during the Arab Israeli war in 1956?
Suez Canal. It was a route through which Europe got 2/3 of the Gulf oil.
What is the distance between Tel Aviv Israel and Hyderabad India?
The shortest flight between Hyderabad (India) and Tel Aviv (Israel) traverses 6,243 miles.
It is unclear when Arabian Arabs first came into their own as a unique ethnicity. The Old Testament refers to Arabs only at its tail end, which means that Arabs existed from at least 300 B.C.E. However, because most Arab tradition was oral in their earlier period, we lack documentation that would push it back further. (Babylonian, Assyrian, and Persian records do not discuss Arabs at all in this timeframe.)
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.
