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No, not all of them. There are many anti-zionist Jews (such as the Naturei Carta, Hasidic Jews) who believe the modern state of Israel is a blasphemous entity and some of them hold rallies & run campaigns in support of Palestine. There are many Jewish groups even in Israel who speak out against the violence which is carried out by the zionist state (Such as ICAHD & Jewish Voice for Justice). American comedian Roseanne Barr who's Jewish, has also in recent times spoken out against Israel's treatment of Palestinians. UK Jewish celebrities such as Zoe Wanamaker & Steven Fry have in recent times signed a petition distancing themselves from Israel's activities.

Answer 2

What about the thousands of Israelis that have been killed by Palestinian terrorists? What about the fact that Palestinians walk in Jewish neighborhoods without fear, while no Israeli dares enter many Palestinian areas, for fear of car-theft and lynching? What about the fact that in forming the State of Israel as permitted by the U.N., the nascent State was attacked by seven foreign armies and survived only by the grace of God? Was Israel fighting a one-sided war? How did the Middle Eastern terrorists justify blowing up public buses, schoolchildren, restaurants, etc., tens if not hundreds of times in recent decades? Israel holds itself to a higher standard. Every Israeli soldier is taught again and again about the Rules of Engagement. Israel targets a few MILITARY objectives after tens of missiles deliberately hit CIVILIAN houses in Israel, and much of the international media twist the story into the opposite. Israel does the minimum for survival, contorting itself in its efforts to avoid killing non-combatants, but is viciously denounced when there are collateral deaths.

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. It is understandable that Israel, being of holy significance to 3 major religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and being one of the most fought-over and conquered pieces of land in the history of mankind, will spark a monsoon of debate, as to who owns what. But, the fact remains that the capital of Israel was proclaimed by the Israeli government in 1950 and this capital is Jerusalem. The issue is that in 1950, Israel did not have sovereignty over East Jerusalem because it was occupied by the Jordanian military as a result of the Arab-Israeli War of 1948.

The issue that a lot of international groups have with the Israeli Declaration that Jerusalem is its capital is that the city defined by the Israelis as Jerusalem contains both de jure Israeli territory (West Jerusalem) and the de jure non-Israeli territory (East Jerusalem) which is owed, theoretically, to a Palestinian State under the current interpretation of UN Security Council Resolution 242. UNSC Resolution 478 crystallized the international stance on this issue. If Israel, like East Germany, claimed that half of a city was its operating capital (i.e. West Jerusalem - but East Berlin in the German case), many international observers would have fewer objections to recognizing it as the capital of Israel. However, as the official Israeli capital contains territory that is not technically Israeli, many organizations and countries prefer to treat Tel Aviv, a city that is unequivocally Israeli and the site of David Ben Gurion's Declaration of Independence, as the working capital. Therefore, all embassies in Israel are in Tel Aviv.

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According to the Bible, Israel became a divided nation approximately 921 BCE, when Israel broke away from its Judahite oppressors. However, modern scholars see the history of Israel and Judah differently, and say they may never have been divided, because they were never united. Finkelstein and Silberman (The Bible Unearthed) believe that the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were always separate, with different life styles, different pottery, different myths and legends, and even speaking different dialects of Hebrew.

Whether or not the biblical account of a previously united Israel has any historical basis, there is no doubt that Israel was economically and militarily more powerful than Judah. It had a larger territory, more fertile soil and higher rainfall. As a result, Israel had a much larger population than did Judah. In fact, archaeologists have determined that the Hebrew settlement of Judah was rather late, and that Hebrews did not really spread south into the poorer area of Judah until Israel was relatively well settled. Because Judah was more mountainous than Israel, it had a defensive advantage in that Jerusalem was more easily defended than Samaria and other cities in Israel.

Israel was a rich prize and more easily conquered than Judah, and so was overrun and destroyed in 722 BCE by the Assyrian army.

Do you mean EST? If so then it would be 07:15:00 in Israeli time. If this is wrong you can check for yourself at http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

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Answer 1

Palestine is a nation

Israel is too.

Answer 2

The United States supports both Israel, Egypt, and Palestine. The United States is also prepared to support and aide any Arab country (like Egypt) that is willing to trade violence and antagonism for peace.

The United States support for the State of Israel is the strongest of the three comes from a variety of sources. Israel has cooperated with the United States on diplomatic issues, military and intelligence exchanges, large amounts of trade, and significant technological investment. In addition there a numerous Americans who support the State of Israel because of religious convictions on top of the already-listed reasons.

Egypt is the second-largest individual recipient of American Aid (after Israel) and this money has gone to fund the Egyptian Army primarily as well as infrastructure maintenance. Given the corruption in the Mubarak Regime, not much of this money trickled down to Egyptian commoners, but it was there. The United States maintains a strategic alliance with Egypt also on account of the Suez Canal which sees most of the Persian Gulf oil-tankers pass through.

The United States is the largest donor to UNRWA, the UN organization maintaining the Palestinian Refugee Camps, and is one of the largest donors to the Palestinian Authority, the current official government of Palestine. The United States has consistently endorsed a Roadmap to Peace with a Two-State Solution since the Oslo Accords in 1993.

Rome was the occupying power of Samaria, the successor state to Israel, and also in Judea . Galilee, which is also associated with Jesus, was ruled by Herod Antipas, but effectively under Roman control.

The obverse and reverse of The Great Seal of the United States of America.

• The obverse -
  • the American Eagle - national bird
  • the cloud and stars - the 13 colonies, Enlightenment, and Divine Providence
  • the shield - defense, the blue crown (represents the federal government as well as vigilance, justice, and perseverance), red stripes (valor and hardiness), white stripes (innocence and purity). The thirteen stripes are the original colonies and the states juxtaposed with the federal government.
  • 13 arrows - war, military power, and the thirteen colonies
  • the olive branch - peace

• The reverse -
  • 13 step pyramid - 13 colonies/states, associated with enlightenment, illumination, primitive or primal energy, the Creative Seed, and Divine Principle. The year 1776 is inscribed on the base of the pyramid.
  • The Eye of Providence - The All Seeing Eye of God, God's blessing on the endeavors of the new nation, and a literal statement that the Eye of God is upon America. Above the eye is the Latin motto Annuit Coeptis. This references the eye prominently displayed beneath it, and translates He consented to the attempts, or He favors our undertakings. He being God in this case as denoted by the All Seeing Eye of God.
  • The scroll and Latin inscription - Novus Ordo Seclorum, literally translated is New Order of the Ages.

The question itself is biased and incorrect. The Palestinians never had their own

homeland. Before the formation of Israel, they were under the Ottomans and

then the British.

Regardless of the problems with the question, the name of the region you are

looking for is Palestine.

The irony here is the fact that this website is a "Question and Answer" meeting

place, yet if some innocent and well-meaning contributor were to come along

and answer "Kurdistan," the person with the so-called "question" would jump

up and protest "No! That's not the correct answer." His question really isn't a

question at all; or rather it's a question in the Socratic method, in which the

purpose in asking is not to get an informative answer. He asks it in order to

make a point, highlight his agenda, grind his axe, spread his views, employ his

metaphor, and proclaim his gospel.

For the contributor trawling the site looking for questions to answer with facts

and a rudimentary knowledge of history, coming across this question and

electing to play it straight, perhaps the best answer would be a simple:

"There is no such region in the Middle East."

Another answer from our community:

First, there were twelve tribes of Israel.

Second, if one knows where to look, remnants of the twelve tribes can be found wherever they existed. Civilizations always leave a mark and one can find the mark of the tribes of Israel anywhere from Egypt, to Syria, to Germany. However, since the twelve tribes have now become one Jewish people, it is safe to say that the best place to look is where they now reside, in Israel.