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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 are the main exports of Israel?
According to the CIA World Factbook, some major imports of Iran include:
- Oil & Natural Gas
- Industrial raw materials and intermediate goods
- Capital goods
- Foodstuffs
- Consumer goods
- Technical services
Their largest trade partner for importing is the United Arab Emirates, the next largest is China.
Major exports include:
- Oil, Petroleum, Natural Gas
- Chemical and petrochemical products
- fruits and nuts
- carpets
Their largest trade partner for exporting is China, the next largest is Japan.
Why was Jerusalem and the holy land so important to both Muslims and Christians?
This is a difficult question to answer, because the reasons for both are so broad! Simply put, however:
Jews - Solomon's Temple was located there with the Ark of the Covenant, as well as substantial Jewish eschatology (doctrine of the end of the world) centering around the area before their ultimate restoration.
Muslims - This is where the Prophet Muhammad ascended into heaven, as well as a necessary location for the Muslim eschatological prophecy of world domination through Jihad.
Christians - Christianity is built off of the B.C. Jewish faith, so there is a lot of similarity between the two in reference to their reverence of the Jerusalem/Holy Land location. In addition to Jewish reason, it is where Jesus Christ, the Messiah, did much of His ministry. Israel, in particular, is important to Christians because it is where almost all of Jesus' ministry and life took place, as well as His ascension from the Mount of Olives.
What is the first day of the week in lsrael?
Israel is a secular country and therefore has no holy days.
However, the weekend in Israel is coordinated with the observance of Shabbat, which means that the weekend is Friday and Saturday as opposed to being Saturday and Sunday.
How many miles is it from Ohio to Israel?
The distance between the above mentioned places is 6094mi approximately. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.
Which hemisphere is Israel located in?
Israel is located in the eastern Hemisphere and the northern Hemisphere.
It's purely a matter of geography. Ownership is not involved.
How can Israeli farmers grow crops in a desert?
irrigation
Answer 2
Drip-irrigation and other high-tech agriculture Cultivation of salt-tolerant strains Greenhouses and hothouses
Water conservation, including the use of treated wastewater
Solar energy use
Soil conservation and erosion-control
Terracing
Construction of manmade fish-ponds in the desert
Adding vermiculite to the crop-soil
Post-harvest usage of "grain-cocoon" bags which keep the grain fresh
Biological pest-control; organic pesticides
Dew-collection trays
Where was ancient Israel located?
Ancient Israel had no fixed boundaries and both grew and shrank according to the vagaries of military success.
According to the Bible, the United Kingdom of Israel appears to have encompassed much of Palestine, except for Philistia which covered the coastal plains and foothills from the Egyptian border north to where Tel Aviv is today, plus parts of Syria and Jordan. However, most scholars believe that this glorious kingdom of Israel never really existed.
The southern kingdom of Judah generally covered the inland territory surrounding Jerusalem and corresponds roughly with the southern area of today's West Bank.
The northern kingdom of Israel generally covered the area of the northern part of today's West Bank, north through the Jezreel Valley and possibly parts of Galilee. However, under the Omrite kings, it expanded to the coast, as well as north into parts of Syria and across the Jordan. At other times, it covered a much smaller area, as the tide of war inevitably turned against it. Shortly before its destruction in 722 BCE by the Assyrians, Israel only occupied the city of Samaria and its immediate environs.
Who was prime minister of iSRAEL 2006 TO 2009?
Ariel Sharon was Prime Minister of Israel until April of 2006. He was followed by Ehud Olmert, who served through March 2009. In March 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu became Prime Minister and he is the current Prime Minister in February 2012.
Which of the following was a consequence of Egypt rejection of the state of Israel?
Egypt refused to allow Israeli ships to pass through the Suez Canal.
Can you plug an Israeli plug into English socket outlet?
As they are both 230V 50Hz systems it should be possible to use a plug adapter, just as would be used anywhere else in Europe. Such adapters are commonly sold by shops in airports and in many towns and cities.
Israel uses two main kinds of plug: the common European "Type C" and Israel's own "Type H".
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Who made peace with Israel in 1994?
The Middle East Peace Process signed the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel on October 26, 1994.
As for the politicians in question: Bill Clinton, President of the United States signed on as a neutral arbiter, King Hussein of Jordan signed on behalf of his country, and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel signed on behalf of his.
How long does it take to fly to Manchester from Israel?
About 6 hours with a direct flight with Jet2.
What are the religious beliefs in Israel today?
Israel is 75% Jewish. The basic beliefs of Judaism:
The philosophy of Judaism is that this world is a purposeful creation by God, in which all people are tested concerning their use of free-will. We possess a soul which lives on after the body dies and is held responsible for the person's actions. Anyone who is worthy, Jewish or not, can merit reward in the afterlife.
Here is a list of the most basic beliefs of Judaism, as codified by Maimonides:
1. God exists, and is the Creator.
This tells us that the world is not purposeless or chaotic. Life is the result of a deliberate, purposeful, intelligent and kind Creator; not a melancholy chaos or a string of fortuitous accidents.
2. God is One and unique.
This is the basis of all Western monotheistic belief, which was given to the world by Abraham and his descendants. This belief places God at the center of reality and the center of our world-outlook and thoughts.
3. God is not physical.
This includes the corollary that no person should be worshiped as God or as a god. Judaism has no god-kings, no demigods, no angel who flouts God's will, and no sports-idols, movie-idols etc.
4. God is eternal.
This includes the belief that God's ways are also eternal. God is not capricious, forgetful or fickle. Investing in a relationship with God is the only thing that will bear eternal benefits.
5. Prayer is to be directed only to God.
This teaches us that no person, government or institution is to be accorded blind trust. We pray directly to God, three times a day; and we recount our shortcomings, ask for our needs, and acknowledge our successes with happy thanks.
6. The words of the prophets are true.
The prophecies of the Hebrew Bible have been coming true throughout history. Even secular archaeologists (the unbiased ones) have stated that the Hebrew Bible is the most accurate of historical records, as the disdainful theories of Wellhausen and Bible-critics of his ilk have been shattered by the archaeologist's spade. A list of Bible verses which were called into question but later shown to be perfectly accurate would run into the many hundreds.
7. The prophecies of Moses are true; and he was the greatest prophet.
8. The Torah was given to Moses by God.
These two beliefs are the basis of our attitude towards the Torah: it is the center of our lives. Jews are keeping mitzvot (commands), saying blessings, praying, learning Torah and doing acts of kindness and charity all the time. The Torah is the single greatest thing that a Jew has; given to us to provide knowledge, guidance, inspiration, awe and reverence, advice, law, comfort, history and more. It is the basis of Judaism.
9. There will be no other Torah.
We Jews have been around for 3800 years. New fads, manifestos, beliefs or lifestyles which rear their heads are met by the Jew with a calm, seasoned eye and the proverbial grain of salt. The Torah doesn't change; and every new thing can be measured against the Torah's standards.
10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of all.
11. God rewards the good and punishes the wicked.
These two beliefs provide a vast incentive towards righteousness and, when needed, repentance.
They also form part of the basis of our belief in the afterlife, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler.
God is just (Deuteronomy 32:4); and all outstanding accounts are settled after this life.
12. The Messiah will come.
13. The dead will be resurrected.
Judaism is the only ancient religion which taught optimism; and a large part of that optimism was and is based upon the words of the prophets.
What is the rainfall percentage in Israel?
That varies widely from place to place. Eilat's average is 22 cm/year, while the area adjacent to the Elkosh forest averages 96 cm/year. Other areas are in between these two extremes.
See this page: Israel average rainfall
Why does Palestine belong to Muslims?
Answer 1
Because :
Ibrahim (Abraham)is Muslim
Dawood (David) is Muslim
Suleiman (Solomon) is Muslim
Musa (Moses) is Muslim
Isa (Jesus) is Muslim
All the prophets are Muslims because sent from the same and the Only GOD (Allah) who got the same Curriculum.
Answer 2
The typical Pro-Palestinian view centers on the idea that Israel is a modern colony in the Middle East (as opposed to a return of a people to their lost homeland). In the narrative, prior to 1900, less than 10% of the population of what would become Mandatory Palestine was Jewish and the Fellahin or Settled Arabs were the majority. There were also a large percentage of Turks, Circassians, Bedouin, and Druze, but the Settled Arabs were still the majority. Zionist Jews or those Jews who desired to create a Jewish State cleverly manipulated the Great Powers, especially the United Kingdom into giving them the right to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine in large numbers without consulting the rights of the Fellahin. Additionally, Zionist Jews purchased large swaths of land from Turkish nobility without consulting the Fellahin who lived on that land for centuries but did not properly own it. As a result, numerous Fellahin were forced off of their land during the Yishuv period, Yishuv being the word for a Zionist Jewish settlement in Mandatory Palestine. The Jewish population in Palestine continued to rise until 1939 when the Fellahin successfully petitioned the British government to close off Jewish immigration. The Fellahin, who now identify as the Palestinians, have a right to that country based on this history.
However, Islam fundamentally opposes this view. Israel is a unique case and the Qur'an actually says that Allah is behind the creation of Israel. These views are established in 5:20-21 where Allah commands Moses to take the Holy Land for his people, in 17:104 where Allah claims responsibility for gathering the Jews to Israel, and 26:59 where the Qur'an gives the Land of Israel to Jews as inheritance. There is no point in the Qur'an that even alludes to Muslim control or right to rule any place in the Levant region. Unfortunately, as many Muslims would like to advocate the argument in the first paragraph of this answer, they conveniently ignore what their own book says.
20And, when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds. 21O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers."
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104And We said after Pharaoh to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering."
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59Thus. And We caused to inherit it [the land] the Children of Israel.
Not really, Hizbollah kicked them out of Lebanon during the war in 2006. Israel are hopeless at ground attacks, but are deadly from the air due to USA supplying them with missiles, helicopter gunships and fighter jets!
What Christmas traditions are observed in Israel?
Israel is a collection of people from all over the world so the rainbow of traditions is endless. On top of that, there are many traditions that have begun in Israel by Israelis in the last 60 or so years.
Who was the last prophet of bani Israil?
Believe it or not, the first person in the bible to receive the gift of prophecy is Enoch. However he only gets a brief mention. We know that Enoch was a prophet, because "God took him." He was so upright, "righteous" and moral, God told him "you don't belong there (the world of men), you belong in heaven with me, you don't need to die, your time is there is done." As a general rule, only prophets can enter heaven without dying, that is why beliefs within Judaism persist that Moses isn't really dead, like Enoch, Moses is still alive. Most of the patriarchs are dead, but none of the prophets are; they all reside in the "garden of the righteous." Enoch is not officially called a prophet, the first person in the bible actually considered a prophet was Moses, although, an earlier character (Joseph), made more predictions about the future than Moses did. Actually that I think of it, Moses did not make any predictions. All the patriarchs of the 12 tribes of Israel had extreme longevity; Joseph's brothers in fact outlived him. Joseph died, when he was 112, whereas his brothers such as Judah, Simeon, Levi, Isachar and whoever else, lived to their 140's. My own Hebrew blood is pure; absolutely no European admixture. Why is it important to me? One of the things I'm scared of, is extreme longevity; I am afraid that I may end up outliving whoever it is I marry. Even to this day, Misrahi Jews produce a large number of centegenarians, more than any other group of Jews, being an Iraqi Jew, that means I will probably live to be 100 too, assuming no accidents, plagues, whatever. Besides the fact that I practice Tai Chi Chuan and Yoga, extreme longevity is in my blood; full, or nearly full blooded Hebrew people are prone to have long lives. Among Iraqi and Yemeni Jewish families, men and women who see their GREAT grand children are not uncommon. Ashkenazi Jews though, tend to die off early. Its one of the curses of being a semite; you need to prepare yourself mentally for being around for a very long time before you are finally given peace. One of the reasons I neglect my Tai Chi and Yoga training, is because I do not much care for reaching the age of 140, had I a choice in the matter I would want to die at the age of 80. If you yourself are an Arab, a direct largely unmixed descendant of Ishmael whose maternal line is predominantly all Arab women, no slave girls, that is you are an Arab largely on both sides, prepare yourself; Ishmael, I believe died when he was 160. A friend of mine from Saudi Arabia, told me that one of his uncles on his father side, or rather grand uncles, a Beduin, was a young man during the Lincoln administration, and he did not finally die until the 1980's. Prepare yourself; a lot of descendants of Abraham may end up cursed with extreme age. I personally don't see it as a blessing; this is an evil world.
What land does Israel possess today?
Israel possesses the holy land of Palestine, which is where the basis of the country is situated. In addition, Israel occupies the land of the State of Palestine, a neighbor who has been conflicting with Israel since Israel's formation in 1948.
The British Mandate of Palestine mostly became the Jewish State of Israel after World War II on account of the passage of UN Resolution 181, helped in no small measure by the sympathy for the Jews garnered because of the Holocaust. This was done so because Palestine is very holy to the Jews, among Christians and Muslims as well, and is described as the God given land to the Jews in the Torah.
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Why did Israel take the Sinai Peninsula?
Israel took the Sinai Peninsula twice (1956 and 1967) and returned it twice (1957 and 1979-1982).
In both cases Israel took the Sinai Peninsula because Egypt was posing a threat to Israel and rather than fight a defensive war within Israeli borders, Israel decided to fight an offensive war. In both 1956 and 1967, Egypt declare a ceasefire without a resolution, meaning that the armistices (with the Sinai securely in Israeli hands) became the de facto borders. Israel withdrew in 1957 due to American pressure and withdrew in 1979-1982 due to a final, lasting peace treaty with Egypt.
When did the violence first start in palestine?
Conflict is a general term but if this refers to when did the Israel/Palestines begin fighting it all stems from the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The war came after Arab rejection of the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (UN General Assembly Resolution 181) that would have created an Arab state and a Jewish state. The State of Israel declared itself as an independent nation, and was quickly recognized by the United States, Iran, the Soviet Union, and many other countries. Over the next few days, approximately 1,000 Lebanese, 5,000 Syrian, 5,000 Iraqi, and 10,000 Egyptian troops invaded the newly-established state. Israel launched a series of military operations in order to drive out the Arab armies and secure the borders of Israel. On January 7th 1949 a truce was reached. In December 1948, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 194 which declared (amongst other things) that in the context of a general peace agreement "refugees wishing to return to their homes and live in peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so" and that "compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return." However, parts of the resolution were never implemented, resulting in the Palestinian refugee crisis. Thus resulting in todays Gaza/Israel on going battle.
