Israel

Many nations have attacked Israel, but only two nations ever destroyed it (temporarily):

Babylon

Rome

Degania Aleph was the first Kibbutz in Israel founded in 1909 by a group of Jewish pioneers.

The first religious kibbutz was Ein Tzurim, founded in 1946.

David eventually became king over all Israel, and he transferred his capital from Hebron to Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 5:1-9)

Ancient Israelites traded clay pots and earthenware, beer and wine, elementary tools, olives and olive oil, and precious metals.

The Sea of Galilee, also known as the Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Kinneret, Sea of Tiberias or Tiberias Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately 53 km (33 miles) in circumference, about 21 km (13 miles) long, and 13 km (8 miles) wide.

Yes, but not at the same time. When Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob's family lived

there, it was Canaan. After the slavery and exodus from Egypt, their descendants,

numbering millions by that time, returned to the land and displaced the Canaanites.

By both size and population - Jerusalem is the biggest city in Israel.

Jerusalem has 769,400 people and it's area is 125,156 dunham (according to the Israeli Central Bureau Of Statistics, June 2009).

Among others, and not counting household pets: Arabian Leopard, Sand Cat, Striped Hyena, 33 species of bats, Cheetah, Barbary Sheep, Polecat, Mongoose, Caracal, Arabian Oryx, Nubian Ibex, Persian Fallow Deer, Roe Deer, Cape Hyrax, gazelles, foxes, jackals, wolves, weasels, martens, badgers; dolphins, Fin Whales, otters, seals and dugongs (in local waters); Indian Porcupine, squirrels, mice and dormice, jerboas, rats, hamsters, voles, gerbils, jirds, hares, hedgehogs, shrews, wildcats, frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, turtles, 1700 types of fish, 30,000 types of invertebrates, and 500 types of birds.

Names of Israel:

Canaan - an ancient name from the Hebrew bible.

Kingdom of Judah, Kingdom of Israel - Jewish kingdoms in Israel from the Hebrew bible.

Zion - name for Jerusalem, used as a name for Israel by Jewish people who wanted to return.

Holy Land - Israel have a lot of places which are holy to the Muslims, Jewish and Christians.

Palestine - Arabic name to the area.

and Israel.

Israel has a long coastline, but the largest port is Haifa, in northern Israel. From Norfolk, VA, USA to Haifa Israel, the over-water distance would be approximately 5400 nautical miles.

The answer is the Dead Sea which is 40% salt The Dead Sea, Israel.

Syria and Lebanon are both countries, that are north of Jordan and south of Turkey. Syria is the only one that has a border as well with Jordan and Turkey.

Syria is about 300 miles (500 kilometers) from north to south. It is about 400 miles (600-620 kilometers) from east to west.

Israel is about 75% Jewish and 25% other religions, including Islam and Christianity.
The State of Israel has a population of approximately 8,465,000 inhabitants as of 2016. 75% are Jewish (about 6,335,000 individuals), 16% are Muslim (about 1,454,000 inhabitants), while the remaining 8.7% (about 700,000 individuals) include: Christians (2%), Druze (1.5%), Bahai, residents who do not have a religious classification (4%), and family members of Jewish immigrants who were not registered at the Interior Ministry as Jews.

In 1993 the PLO recognized Israel's right to exist in peace, at the culmination of the Oslo Accords. In return, Israel immediately recognized the PLO as the official representative of the Palestinian People and the basis for a Palestinian State.

Yes but you may be better off not getting the stamp in your passport. You can ask them to stamp a piece of paper instead.

Israel is considered the national homeland for the Jewish people and inherited this title from the Mandate for Palestine (which stated in Article 6 that the land was a Jewish National Homeland).

This is different sea. sea of galilee is in northern israel and also called the "Kinneret". the dead sea is in south of israel beween israel and jordan and also called the salt sea, it is the deepest place on earth.

The current 'New Shekalim' notes are issued in four denominations; 20, 50, 100 and 200.

200 New Shekals are worth about $54 US Dollars (Feb 2010 exchange rate). Pre-1985 "old" Shekals are worth 1/1000th of the face value as a new shekal. For example, a 50 Old Shekal note is worth 5 Agorot (0.05 New Shekal) or about 1 US Cent.

Historic, uncirculated notes are valued depending on age and denomination - provide more details for accurate valuation.

Sephardic Jews is not usually the proper term for the Jews who immigrated from Arab countries. The proper term is Mizrahi Jews or Mizrahim.

Firstly, most Mizrahim were relatively uneducated in their Arab countries of origin. Some had a Middle School or High School level of education. Many Mizrahi Jews were merchants or farmers. In contrast, a disproportionate number of Ashkenazim had university or graduate level educations. This was reflected in the "doctors, lawyers, bankers" stereotype of European Jewry. As a result, when each group came to Israel, there was a niche that each was more qualified to serve. Mizrahim, naturally, were not in the most prestigious professions.

Secondly, most Mizrahim who came to Israel arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs. In many cases, their wealth had been confiscated by the Arab regime that they fled. In contrast, while a number of Holocaust-survivor Ashkenazim were in the same boat, a much larger Ashkenazi population in Israel had arrived in the 1920s and 1930s with capital to invest. As a result, they were more able to develop productive industries or businesses and increase their wealth.

The percentage of Muslims in Israel is roughly 20%. The vast majority of Muslims live in the Galilee and Golan Region (North Israel) where in some areas they constitute upwards of 70% of the population.

See the related link for further information on Arab Israelis.

Jerusalem is the capital of the country Israel.