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See also Ísrael, Israël, and İsrael
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Yisrā'el; Arabic: إِسْرَائِيلُ, Isrā'īl), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (help·info), Medīnat Yisrā'el; Arabic: دَوْلَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ, Dawlat Isrā'īl), is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, the Gaza Strip and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel is the world's only predominantly Jewish state, with a population estimated in May 2010 to be 7,602,400 people, of whom 6,051,000 are Jews. Arab citizens of Israel form the country's second-largest ethnic group, which includes Muslims, Christians, Druze, and Samaritans. According to the May 2010 population estimate these people number 1,551,400, including nearly 300,000 non-Citizens living in East Jerusalem. The modern State of Israel traces its historical and religious roots to the Biblical Land of Israel, also known as Zion, a concept central to Judaism since ancient times. Political Zionism took shape in the late-19th century under Theodor Herzl, and the Balfour Declaration of 1917 formalized British policy preferring the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people. Following World War I, the League of Nations granted Great Britain the Mandate for Palestine, which included responsibility for securing "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people". In November 1947, the United Nations voted in favor of the partition of Palestine, proposing the creation of a Jewish state, an Arab state, and a UN-administered Jerusalem. Partition was accepted by Zionist leaders but rejected by Arab leaders, leading to civil war. Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948 and neighboring Arab states attacked the next day. Since then, Israel has fought a series of wars with neighboring Arab states, and in consequence occupied territories, including the West Bank, Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights, beyond those delineated in the 1949 Armistice Agreements. Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, but efforts by elements within both parties to diplomatically solve the problem have so far only met with limited success and some of Israel's international borders remain in dispute. Israel is a developed country and a representative democracy with a parliamentary system and universal suffrage. The Prime Minister serves as head of government and the Knesset serves as Israel's legislative body. The economy, based on the nominal gross domestic product, was the 41st-largest in the world in 2008. Israel ranks highest among Middle Eastern countries on the UN Human Development Index, and it has one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Jerusalem is the country's capital, although it is not recognized internationally as such, while Israel's main financial center is Tel Aviv, and its main industrial center Haifa. In 2010, Israel was invited to join the OECD. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Why is Israel using the Holocaust to commit genocide against the Palestinians? Q. And *why* do the Israelis fear the Palestinians that much--that they had to kill them in mass numbers--while making them prisoners-refugees in their own homeland? And *why* is it so important that Israel gains recognition in the first place? Asked by Sky - Thu Sep 24 17:11:47 2009 - - 18 Answers - 2 Comments A. I think everyone is missing the question. A newly formed government is struggling to survive and uses a minority group to blame for their current suffering. So they move the minority to an area away from the heart of the country but close enough that it won't involve to many resources to collect and move them. They put a fence around it and use constant raids and military actions to keep the minority group in line. They effect laws to keep the minority group in bondage and take away their rights and ability to hold office. What am I referring to? Nazi Germany or Israel? Israel is still not recognized by many countries. The U.S. was the first to publicly acknowledge them and that was done by a general without permission. They don't… [cont.] Answered by toranaga - Sat Sep 26 14:15:14 2009 How much do pharmacists make in Israel on average? Q. How much do pharmacists make in Israel on average? Hello, I just wanted to know whats the average salary of Pharmacists in Israel. Asked by Brotherbargain - Wed Apr 7 17:58:31 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Got this from the site,,, Professions Library, site in Hebrew 1 USD is about 3.7 Shekels A begging pharmacist who works in the health maintenance or in a national hospital will gross about 5,000 a month. Pharmacist working in private pharmacies will gross about 8,000 a month. A pharmacist working in research in a bio technology company earns about 10,000 per month. -5,000 . " " " -8,000 . -10,000 . Answered by Shay p - Wed Apr 7 23:47:52 2010 How much money is the United States currently sending Israel?
Q. The United States sends funding to our ally, Israel. My question is how much money does the government send today to Israel? This is a question asked by my Government professor for Thursday's class. Asked by Acrylika - Tue Sep 8 19:39:23 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think it is 3 to 3.5 million a day not including military aid Answered by hilton_b_2000 - Tue Sep 8 20:29:50 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Israel" IsraelFrom Wikiquote Jump to: navigation, searchIsrael is a country in the Asian continent on the Mediterranean coast. This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since 2008-03-05. The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.ContentsFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. Gaza militants fire Qassam into southern Israel - Ha'aretz
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