Israel

Until the fourth century, there was surprisingly little interest in knowing of the places associated with Jesus in the Bible. Then, Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, visited Palestine and identified, to her own satisfaction, every important place associated with the life of Jesus. They include the very place in Bethlehem where Jesus was born and the places in Jerusalem where he was crucified and buried. These are now important places of pilgrimage, although New Testament scholars say they are unlikely to have been the actual places where these events occurred.

The veneration of places and people subsequent to the close of the New Testament is a pecularly Catholic practice. Roman Catholics are always on the lookout for miracles and for places where miracles might have occurred, whereas non-Catholics are sceptical of these claims. Other sites include:

· Lourdes, where Bernadette Soubirous reported seeing a "small young lady" who came to be identified as Mary, mother of Jesus. The lack of any corroboration by other witnesses saw the local clergy ridicule her claims but then, as pilgrims began to arrive, they accepted them as true. The Catholic Church soon saw the commercial possibilities of these apparitions and aggressively marketed Lourdes as a place of pilgrimage. · Fatima in Portugal, where once again the Virgin Mary appeared to three small children. · Loreto, where there is a small house that Catholic tradition says was raised from its foundations in Nazareth and transported by angels across the Mediterranean that in May, 1291. Apart from certain documents considered spurious, no writer can be shown to have heard of the miraculous translation of the Holy House before 1472, which is 180 years after the event is supposed to have taken place. This holy site is now considered by some to be a minor embarrasment for the Catholic Church. · Guadalupe in Mexico where, according to the Guadalupe tradition, a poor Indian named Juan Diego saw a vision of the Virgin Mary on 9 December 1531 asking him to have a chapel built in her honour in Tepeyac, Mexico. The story seems to have remained unknown for over one hundred years until it appeared in a remarkable book by a priest named Miguel Sanchez. In 1996, Guillermo Schulenberg, the abbot of the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City opposed the canonisation of Juan Diego and questioned his historic existence, saying that Juan Diego was "a symbol, not a reality."

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Answer 1

The Yom Kippur War began when Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel with the backing of other Arab nations. Forces from the two nations crossed the cease-fire lines at the Golan Heights and Sinai with another front opened by Egypt when it began attacking Israel across the Suez Canal, gaining the upper hand for the first four days of the war.

Answer 2

The Yom Kippur War began when Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against Israel with the backing of other Arab nations and of the Soviets. The attack took place on Yom Kippur in 1973, when most Israelis were in synagogues praying. Forces from Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines at the Golan Heights and Sinai. Egypt attacked Israel across the Suez Canal, gaining the upper hand for the first four days of the war. Israel was in serious peril, and 3,000 Israelis were killed in the fighting; but by the end of a couple of weeks, the Israelis had improved their positions considerably and completed their encirclement of Egypt's Third Army and the city of Suez, advancing to within 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Damascus and 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Cairo.
Egypt, Jordan and Syria all decided to launch a surprise attack agents Israel at the same time. Israeli forces not only managed to stop the advance but actually managed to take enemy ground, mainly because God was on there side.

Answer 1

According to the Bible and Qur'an, Israel is the home of Jews.

In 1948 the U.N offered to split Israel into 2 parts through UN Resolution 181. 1 for the Arabs and 1 for the Jews to live in Peace.

Jews agreed, Arabs didn't.

War...

Jews won.

Discussion about Arab Rejection of UN Resolution 181

More importantly is the reason by the Arabs didn't agree. The land was not evenly split. The Jews got more land than the Arabs. The Arabs should have gotten more due to their higher population compared to the Jews. Also, the land quality in terms of farming and in habitability was different. The Arabs got marshes and wastelands with no water, while the Jewish people got more fertile lands.

(although this Add On has nothing to do with why the Jews should have Israel, it helps explain why the Arabs didn't want them to have it other than the fact the land was promised to them by the British at the time)

Answer 1

According to historical, religious, legal, and political grounds, the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine at least partially, if not entirely, belongs to the Jewish people.

1) Historically: The Jews have an undeniable presence in the land from at least 700 BCE until 70 CE and this is proven not only by the Biblical account, but from Assyrian Ruins, Babylonian documents, Hellenistic inscriptions, and Roman volumes. Jews had a continuous presence in the land from 70 CE until the present day (even though they were nowhere near the majority) even though they were forcibly deported from the territory. The fact that they survived, as opposed to the Arameans or Hittites who were similarly exiled does not illegitimate their claims. For more on the history, please see the Related Question.

In addition to the population-part of the historical claim, Jews have physical ruins and cities that are very sacred to them in the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine. The city of Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in the Jewish Bible. The city of Nablus used to be the Northern Metropolis of Shechem. Hebron was the first capital of Ancient Israel whence Saul ruled and David ruled until he conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusites. Even more recent sites like Masada document the Jewish presence and struggle to persevere.

2) Religiously: The Jewish claim to have a connection to the land of the British Mandate of Palestine is firmly grounded in their religion. Jews as early as the Babylonian exiles wrote about returning to the land because God had promised it to them. According to the Pentateuch, God promised Abraham that piece of land. (This promise is even acknowledged in the Qur'an 5:20-21 and 17:104.) Many Jewish Holy Sites are in Israel such as the Kotel Hama'aravi (Western Wall).

3) Legally: By international law, the Ottoman Empire took the territory from the Seljuks and Abbassids by internationally recognized conquest. The territory was ceded to the British as a Mandate by the Ottomans as a term of surrender in World War I. (Even though the British had promised the territory to both the Arabs and Jews during the War, neither promise is legally binding.) According to the terms of the Mandate, even though the British were in control, the League of Nations had official jurisdiction. In 1947, the British gave direct authority to the League of Nations' successor, the United Nations, in accordance with the terms of their Mandate. The UN passed the 1947 Partition Plan that gave both a Jewish State and an Arab State the Right to Declare Statehood. The fact that the Arabs decided not to immediately declare such a state does not make the Israeli declaration any less valid. (It is important to note that Palestine did declare statehood on these grounds in 1988, which further cements the legality of this view.)

4) Politically: Jews invested a lot in building the political and physical infrastructure of the land even before they had control. Jews built farms, trained military brigades, created political parties, studied government, and defended themselves. This created a system that was able to repel the Arab Attacks in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, secure expanded borders in the Six Day War of 1967, and hold those borders in the Arab-Israeli War of 1973. Israelis were actually able to exert control over this territory.

Of course, this list is not exhaustive, but should capture the sentiment of the question.

Zionism is the belief that the Jews should have political self-sovereignty and is the patriotic sentiment behind the Establishment of the State of Israel.

Zionism was found in 1895, with Theodor Herzl's book: Der Judenstaat and further discussed in his book: Altneulandin 1902. As a result of these books, Secular European Jews began to actively discuss the possibility of creating a Jewish State.

Egypt is the country that lies east of Libya, north of Sudan, and west of Israel.

The capital of Egypt is Cairo.

Bethlehem the birth place of Jesus Christ and you can actually visit the spot where people believe Jesus was born.

There are many other famous sites - here are a few....

Western Wall - the last remaining part of the Second Temple in the Old City of Jerusalem

Mt Zion - Just outside the Old City of Jerusalem where the Last Supper took place in Christian rite and just below where King David is believed to be buried

Church of the Holy Sepulchre - at the conclusion of the Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem

Mt of Olives - on the ridge opposite the Old City of Jerusalem with a fantastic view over the Old City especially Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock - sacred in the Jewish and Christian rites

There are many Christian landmarks in the Galilee and Sea of Galilee areas

In modern Jerusalem - there are also many landmarks including the Knesset (Parliament) and the Israel Museum / Shrine of the Book complex.

Answer 1

what happens in any other place, thats a pretty silly question. life is normal in israel, if your refering to the fighting then i have to say its not that bad now, if u mean, does the fighting affect buisness seeing that u chose that catagory then the answer is no, buisness in Israel is like any othe country.

Answer 12

Israel - people think that they are leading a normal life, when what they might think is normal might not be normal to someone who for example is living in the west. you might count protecting the settler colonies that are being built on palestine and the daily oppresion of the palestinans normal or walking around bored carrying latest sub machine guns in urban areas normal - yeah lifes normal

or looking at ways to avoid un resolution or just completely ignore them just a few

1. #* Resolution 248: " ... 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
2. Resolution 250: " ... 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
3. Resolution 251: " ... 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
4. Resolution 252: " ... 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
5. Resolution 256: " ... 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
6. Resolution 259: " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
7. Resolution 262: " ... 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
8. Resolution 265: " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan".
9. Resolution 267: " ... 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
10. Resolution 270: " ... 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
11. Resolution 271: " ... 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
12. Resolution 279: " ... 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon".
13. Resolution 280: " ... 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
14. Resolution 285: " ... 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon".
15. Resolution 298: " ... 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
16. Resolution 313: " ... 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
17. Resolution 316: " ... 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
18. Resolution 317: " ... 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
19. Resolution 332: " ... 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
20. Resolution 337: " ... 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty".

Answer 3

Israel and the Occupied Territories are two very different places. While there are certainly violent alterations between West Bank Settlers and Palestinians, the area within Israel is actually quite different. In Israel proper, people go about their business as usual. Israelis enjoy nightclubs, bars, restaurants, malls, sitting on the beach, and hanging out with friends at the movies. It is actually quite peaceful within Israel, especially since women and minorities have the same range of freedom of expression that the Jewish majority has.

Additionally, to counter the ethnic cleansing statements, since 1949 the population of Palestinian Arabs both within Israel proper and the Occupied Territories has only increased. There are now over 10x as many ethnic Palestinian Israeli citizens as there were in 1949. More Palestinians have died in conflicts against Arab armies (such as Black September in Jordan and the Refugee Camp raids in Lebanon) than by all Israeli or Jewish actions combined (which total 19,000 - much less than the "millions" allegedly killed). Almost all of the UN Resolutions cited in Answer 2 concern events take place entirely outside of both Israel and the Occupied Territories (248, 256, and 265 concerning Jordan and 262 and 270-337 concerning Lebanon). Only 250, 251, 252, 259, 267 concern the Occupied Territories and only 259 has anything to do with Palestinian living standards. The other ones have to do with Jerusalem coming under Israeli civil law.

Under the United Kingdom, Israel had three kings: Saul David and Solomon In the Divided Kingdom, Kingdom Of Israel Ten Tribes (Northern Kingdom)

19 Kings Kingdom Of Judah Two Tribes (Southern Kingdom) 19 Kings One Queen answer if u mean under the british rule none

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is fundamentally different from the Crusades. There are three major distinctions and numerous minor ones.

Religion vs. Ethnicity:

The Crusades was a religious movement, organized by leading religious figures in Europe as a multinational Christian endeavor. Franks, Germans, Italians, and Slavs all fought in the Crusades at the urging of the Popes and the Orthodox Patriarchs. Their goal, similarly, was also religious: to evict to Muslims from the Holy Land. The establishment of Christian Kingdoms was merely a by-product of the success (from a European perspective) of the First Crusade and these states were integrally linked to Europe and European dictates.

The Zionist and Arab Nationalist movements were nation-building exercises. They were both lead primarily by secular individuals who saw religion as an identifier and dissociated themselves from religious ritual and belief. Term "Jewish State" was (and is still) viewed by Jews in the same way that Germans see the term "German State" as in the idea that it is a state with predominantly German citizens and German folk history. The Arab Nationalist movement similarly counted being Muslim as part of being an Arab, but the Arab Nationalist movement never endorsed the public application of Islamic Law. Both groups were interested in building independent, viable nations and to varying degrees, they have succeeded.

Rallying Cry vs. Primary Objective:

The Crusade to Jerusalem was not the primary objective of the War. If it had been, the Crusades would have begun centuries earlier when Caliph Omar conquered Jerusalem and removed it from Christendom. The reason that the Crusades began was that the Byzantine Empire was being threatened and Constantinople (its capital) was being threatened by Turkish (Muslim) armies. As the Patriarchs and Leadership in Constantinople needed additional soldiers to defend their eastern borders, they requested assistance from the Pope. The Pope, in order to sell such an operation to Franks, Germans, Italians, and others who could care less about Byzantine problems was to stir up religious fervor and declare a Holy War. The primary objective was the stability of the Byzantine Empire, but the rallying cry was to free Jerusalem.

The Zionist and Arab Nationalist movements actually want, as a primary condition, to control certain pieces of land. They have no secondary objectives other than to use that land for their own people to build a country and a society. The creation of Jewish and Arab States is the primary intent of the Zionists and Arab Nationalists.

Conquer vs. Return:

In the Crusades, Christians with no ancestral or historical connection to the Holy Land arrived to conquer and subdue it. As mentioned above, this was a Holy War and an intent to "defend the faith". As a result, Christians slaughtered Muslims and Jews when they took over cities and refused to give quarter to any who opposed them. This is similar to the way that the Mongols conquered the Middle East a few centuries later. Similar to other acts of conquest, the conquerors still remember where they come from and intend, one day to return home, an act that was eventually performed by many or their children or grandchildren.

The Jews do have an ancestral connection to the Land of Israel and the Arabs do have an ancestral connection to the Levant region. As a result, both groups want to live in this region. For the Jews, this required (for the most part), a physical migration. For the Arabs (for the most part) were already living in the area. Jews did not intend to remove or subjugate the native Arab population. Many Zionists wrote that they intended to work the land with the Felahin (the Palestinian farmers) and did not wish to exile them, kill them, or otherwise displace them. The Arabs as a political unit, however, did not wish to cede any land to a Jewish political project and therefore any attempt for the Jews to do such a thing was met with violence and antagonism. Palestinians who fled the creation of Israel, similarly wish to return to their native land and not necessarily to conquer it or to exile the Jewish population. (It is important to note that there are certainly views on both sides at this point to marginalize or exterminate the other group, but that is not the main thrust of either side's vision.)