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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 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.
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
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.
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.
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 ;)
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 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)
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.
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 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").
Bethlehem's-this word from which language?
"Bethlehem" is one of the many words that King James' council of translators
decided to leave in the original Hebrew, or close to it, for their English translation
of the Old Testament.
It's two words in the Hebrew, pronounced "BEYT LEH-khem" and meaning literally
"house of bread".
Here are a few more Hebrew words that were imported into the King James translation
with little or no change from Hebrew:
Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Methuselah, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob,
Joseph, Simon, Asher, Dinah, Judah, Benjamin, Joshua, David, Michael, Gabriel,
Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethesda, behemoth, leviathan.
Which continent are Israel and Jordan in?
Israel is in Asia. Egypt is mostly in Africa and is generally considered to be an African country, but a small part of it is in Asia.
How Much Does An Mac-Book Pro Cost In Israel?
Since Apple does not operate retail channels directly in Israel, the price will vary between resellers.
Does Israel have anything to do with the Suez Canal?
Yes and No.
It's in Egypt and built nearly a century before Israel existed. However, due to Egypt's belligerence towards Israel between 1948-1979, the Suez Canal was illegally closed off to Israeli shipping. In 1956, this prompted a war from Israel to acquire control of the Canal to offset the Egyptian blockade of the Straits of Tiran. In 1967, Israel conquered all of the Sinai Peninsula up to the Suez Canal, which was only ceded back to Egypt in 1979.
That's a truly frightening thing to think about. If Israel is not real, then my
daughter, along with her husband and three small children, are living in some
shallow mud at the east end of the Mediterranean Sea, a few million Arab
Muslims who think they live in Israel really don't, and several million more
who live in the same neighborhood are getting themselves all worked up
and ruining their children's lives over nothing at all.
Answer:
The question sounds like wishful thinking. Dream on. I live right here in northern Israel, and when I drive I can see (Christian) Arab towns, Druze towns, and Jewish towns. In day-to-day life we manage to get along pretty well.
What were the five countries that attacked Israel after it declared its independence?
Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq.
Saudi Arabia also provided financial support.
Can a Christian be Prime Minister of Israel?
The chances are extremely low. Israel's government is a Parliament style and the Christian would first have to become the leader of a party, and that party would have to gain the most seats in an election. Any party that has a Christian at its head is a minority party to be sure.
Who opposed the plan of creation of the Jewish homeland?
Most Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims, but the nations that voted against it were: Afghanistan, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen. Also, the nations that abstained from voting were Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia.
Answer 1
Because it is such an important piece of history and it will never stop being in the news until the war between them finally comes to an end.
Answer 2
The argument that most experts who trace the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict to World War II makes is that the Holocaust (the genocide, predominantly of Jews, that occurred during World War II) convinced many nations of the necessity of a Jewish State. As a result the UN Partition Plan of 1947 and the eventual creation of the State of Israel are a direct result of World War II.
The reasoning, however, indicates a lack of subtlety and a tendency to exaggerate the role of the Holocaust in furthering Zionism. The institutions and settlements that would form Israel were already being established in the 1920s, long before World War II and fights between the Jews and the Arabs began in the later 1920s. World War II merely helped the Zionist Jews achieve the independence they were already beginning to gain for themselves.
The most basic reason for the conflicts between Israel and other countries of the Middle East is?
religious differences
Traditional for Arabs expansionist policy supported by the new wave of Pan-Islamism.
