Israel

A Sabra.

While most Israelis would be enamored with the flattery, Israel is definitely not the most powerful country in the world and currently has its hands full with protecting its own borders. While Israel has, arguably, been the greatest help to fleeing Darfurians and South Sudanese in the past, this was through passive Israeli absorption of refugees, as opposed to active Israeli actions in Sudan.

Israel is very wary of sending large amounts of money to rebels in Muslim-majority countries and/or of sending troops to those areas. It does not want to further antagonize anti-Israeli sentiment, especially in the case of a country like Nigeria which is a Muslim-majority country that maintains relations with Israel. However, if Biafrans do become independent, it is likely that Israel will help prop up an independent Biafra both as a wedge against Muslim-majority states and due to its incredible petroleum resources. This would be similar to the Israeli-South Sudanese relationship.

It was not and has continued to not be a "smooth transition". Jewish and Arab Militias attacked the British and each other throughout the later Mandate Period and it blossomed into international conflict with the Declaration of the State of Israel when 7 other Arab Nations committed their armies to eradicating the Jewish State.

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The twelve tribes of Israel lived in the united kingdom of Israel for centuries before it was a united kingdom. It became united under kings Saul, David and Solomon, but the Israelites had been there already for about 350 years, since the time of Joshua, during the era of the Judges.

No. Aside from the fact that Jews in Israel are from all over the world (roughly 1/3 from Russia, 1/3 from the Arab World, and 1/3 from Western Europe and the USA, with sprinklings from elsewhere), there is no view in Israel of how a Jew should look. There are European Jews, Middle Eastern Jews, Indian Jews, African Jews, and Chinese Jews in Israel.

Of course, this fails to note how Arab Israeli citizens (ethnic Palestinians, Druze, Bedouins, and Arab Christians) receive equal treatment under Israeli Law and even have political parties which have participated in every Israeli Parliament, some of which are opposed to the Jewish State. Further, there is no attempt to alter demography by preventing non-Jews from marrying and reproducing. In fact, aside for Religious Jews, Arab Israelis have the highest birth rates in Israel. While there are demographic concerns in Israel, no Israeli politician or organization has ever contemplated trying to prevent Arabs from marrying or having children, because this is not what Israel is about.

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Marvin Israel died on 1984-05-07.

The king was king Solomons son Rehoboam.

Jewish 76.4% (of which Israel-born 67.1%, Europe/America-born 22.6%,

Africa-born 5.9%, Asia-born 4.2%),

non-Jewish 23.6% (mostly Arab) (data from 2004)

1. It is the place where Jesus Christ was born, taught, crucified and resurrected.

2. It is the place where the first Church of Jerusalem was founded.

3. It is the place of birth of the disciples.

4. Since Christians also believe in the Old Testament the Holy Land is very important to them as it is for the Jews.

5. Jesus came "First for the Jews, then for the Gentiles." The Jewish people are still God's chosen, and it is their duty to carry the knowledge of God into the world.

It is one of the most sacred cities in the Christian religion as well as the Jewish and Muslim religions.

They Brought Back Money & Banking.. Thats All I Know What They Brought Back From The Holy Land.. Soo.. YEPP(:

David Elazar "Dado" was the leading Israeli Military Chief of Staff during the Yom Kippur War and was primarily responsible for Israel's tactical victory in the Yom Kippur War despite the original surprise.

Golda Meir was Prime Minister and Moshe Dayan was Defense Minister during the war.

The Canaanites, Hittites, Emorites, Perrizites, and Girgashites all occupied parts of

the area when the children of Israel returned after their two centuries of bondage

in Egypt. Those were displaced relatively quickly, and there has been a continuous

Jewish presence in that land since then, regardless of which colonial empire may

have ruled it at any given time.

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.

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There are three official and one semi-official language of Israel, and in addition,

the languages of the 120-or-so countries from which Israelis immigrated during

the past hundred years are also spoken in limited neighborhoods, markets,

enclaves, families, etc. But one thing I can assure you . . . that there has never

been any language known as "Israelien".

The official languages of Israel are Arabic and Hebrew.

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-- In Arabic, "Good morning" is ???? ????? which sounds to my ears like "sa-BAHH el-HHAY-ir"

-- The semi-official language of Israel is English. You already know how to handle that one.

Knowing the temperature range during winter months would go a long way to determine this. Also the parallel would give a good indicator , for comparison to other regions around the globe , then research the types of herbs that grow in those region's. Here are some hardy herbs that grow in a wide range of climes. Sage , Rosemary , Thyme, to name a few. I live in Surrey , B.C. Canada , and have these herbs in pots , the Lambs Ear Sage has survived - 15 deg. C. , and has been growing for 8 yrs. , just the other day I went out and picked some leaves for a dish. The Rosemary died last year in that cold. the Thyme barely hangs in, but comes back in spring. The fact these are fairly woody, mature plants , I believe helped. So I believe you should , with care , be able to raise other types.

This question is difficult to answer because the term "War in Lebanon" is nebulous.

In the case of the Lebanese Civil War, one of the major factions fighting in that war was the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) which had made Beirut, Lebanon its headquarters after being thrown out from Jordan. In an attempt to unite the various Lebanese factions to attack Israel instead of each other, the PLO attacked Israel. The plan backfired as the Israeli Army allied with Lebanese Christians to oppose the PLO. The major entry of Israel into the Lebanese Civil War brought the Syrians in to counterbalance them. At the end of the war, the PLO was evicted from Lebanon and Lebanon remained under partial Israeli and Syrian occupation which ended in 2000 and 2006 respectively.

In the case of Israel's War with Hezbollah, Hezbollah considers the liberation of southern Lebanon (which has occurred with the possible exception of the Shebaa Farms) and the "liberation" of Palestine to be its most important goals. Since it derives a large part of its motivation to the Palestinian cause, it is easy to see how the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict precipitated the War with Hezbollah by providing the background for both Israel and Hezbollah to exist and to be positioned against each other.

Sharav (also colloquially called a Hamsin).

Israel is surrounded by countries that want to destroy them. The current so called Palestinian refuge situation stems from the Arab people who lived in the area now known as Israel and Palestine depending on who your talking to, living as tribes in a feudal type political structure when suddenly the U.N. declared the land as Israel for the Jewish people who wished to form their own nation state in order to protect themselves from the genocidal actions of the world they live in. All Arabs were offered citizenship in Israel but many refused and joined Syria, Egypt and other mid eastern countries in war against Israel. The Israeli army, with help from the U.N. and the United States soundly defeated their attackers and seized more land to better protect their interests. The people of Israel have repeatedly shown a willingness to peaceably coexist with these so called "Palestinians", but the Palestinians have repeatedly rejected anything less than the obliteration of all Jew. These Palestinians have opted for constant war and unbelievably take their own children, strap bombs on their backs and send them into public areas where there are Jews and ask them to blow themselves up so that they might kill some Jews.

I am born and raised Catholic and the whole middle east thing is overwhelmingly complex, but this is what I understand to be the current situation in Israel.

I met this guy about 30 years ago in New Iberia, Louisiana. At that time he lived on the corner of Iberia Street and Robertson St. The north west corner. I just watched a youtube video of Joe Cocker singing "A whiter shade of Pale" from Germany in 1980 and think he is the same guy. Today is 10-12-13 and tomorrow I am going to that same house to see if he still lives there!

The land of Israel was not called Palestine when Christ's disciples first spread the Gospel. Jesus had given instruction to the disciples after His Resurrection, just before His Ascension: "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Matthew 28:18-20.

He also instructed the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the Holy Spirit's power: "And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Acts1:4,5. After they would experience this, Christ told them: "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." v.8.

The disciples were to effectually spread the Gospel throughout the whole world. While the early church did spread the truth of Christianity to areas known today as Israel, then Lebanon and Asia Minor (Turkey), Greece and Rome, other indications show that they went to Babylon, Ethiopia, possibly India and Spain. Yet the whole world was not reach in the 1st Century.

But Christ prayed his High Priestly prayer for others who would spread the Gospel, ultimately throughout the whole world: "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word..." John 17:20.

Paul made clear to Timothy the progression of spreading the truth of the Gospel: " Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." 2 Timothy 2:1,2. There are four generations of Gospel witness it that pattern.

In the 19th and 20th Centuries, a great movement from England and the United States sent missionaries to many regions in the world, taking to heart the instructions of Christ and the Scriptures, to spread the Gospel to all the world. This effort continues on today in the 21st Century.

The rejection of idolatry.

The long, rich history of Judaism gives the Western world much of its shape today. Many of the laws, traditions, culture and values are directly attributable to Judaism.

1) The Jews' monotheistic religious tradition shaped the Western beliefs about God.

2) The 7-day week, including a day of rest for everyone.

3) The concept of morality was also the work of the Hebrews, including the dignity and value of a person (whereas idolatry had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior).

Women's rights also were carefully maintained in Judaism. Israelite women could own property, could initiate court cases, could have their own servants, and could own fields and businesses; and the Torah specifies marital rights for women (Exodus 21:10). Today's laws giving women equal rights under the law are a by-product of Judaism.

4) Under Israelite law, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which only mature, land-owning males had any legal status.

5) What is customary to be eaten in Western society is a reflection of much of the Judaic dietary law. With the exception of the pig, Western society does not eat species not contained in kosher law. Owls, mice, insects, rats, snakes, cats and dogs are not eaten by most Westerners and it is a direct result of Jewish culture.

6) Parents are responsible for teaching children. Illiteracy among Israelites, in every generation, was rare. Universal education in the Western world is taken for granted today, yet this is a recent development. In Judaism, however, it goes back 3300 years. Judaism has always maintained that education is the highest goal of man in his pursuit of Godliness. This tradition has now been passed on to Western culture.

7) Infants are to be protected and cared for, whether or not they turned out to be the gender you were hoping for. Compare this to societies in which unhealthy babies, or females, were killed.

8) Cruelty to animals is not acceptable.

9) Government is accountable to a higher authority. In other ancient societies, the monarch was all-powerful. Among the Israelites, however, the king was under the constant scrutiny of the Divinely-informed prophets, who didn't hesitate to castigate him publicly for any misstep in the sight of God. And, other than for the crime of rebellion, the king couldn't punish any citizen by his own decision. He was obligated by the Torah-procedures like everyone else (Talmud, Sanhedrin 19a).

10) A robber repays double to his victim, or works it off. Cutting off the hands of a robber is a punishable crime. Debtors are not imprisoned or harmed. They are made to sell property and/or work to repay what they owe. Compare this to the Roman practice by which anyone could accuse a man of owing them money and the debtor could be killed.

Western jurisprudence in general is based in part upon Judaic Torah observance. A quick look at the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) and the laws that follow (Exodus ch.21-23) gives a very good summary of most modern law.

11) It is the responsibility of the community to support the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger passing through.

It is important to note that every one of the above was instituted among the Hebrews (a.k.a. the Israelites) thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example: Aristotle, who was among the greatest of the Greeks, and Seneca, the famous Roman, both write that killing one's young babies is perfectly acceptable.