israel

     

Israel (Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל‎, Yisra'el; Arabic: إسرائيل‎, Isrā'īl) officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְרָאֵל‎ (help·info), Meinat Yisra'el; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ إِسْرَائِيل‎, Dawlat Isrā'īl), is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. The West Bank and Gaza Strip are also adjacent. With a population of about 7.28 million, the majority of whom are Jews, Israel is the world's only Jewish state. It is also home to Arab Muslims, Christians, Druze, and Samaritans, as well as other religious and ethnic minority groups.

Trivia about israel

  • Daniel means "God is my judge", Ezekiel, "God strengthens"; & this name in Genesis 32, "he strives with God"
  • According to the CIA, this foreign country has the highest military expenditures per capita
  • Chaim Weizmann was elected this country's first president Feb. 14, 1949
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
  • This country took over the Golan Heights in 1967
  • One of this country's shekels can be broken down into 100 agorot
  • This country that came into existence in the 20th century uses the shekel
  • Yael Arad, this country's first medalist ever, dedicated her silver to the slain athletes of the '72 games
  • About 3% of this country's people live on collective settlements called kibbutzim
  • Yitzhak Rabin was this country's first native-born prime minister
  • Iran,Iraq,Israel
  • Middle Eastern prime minister Ehud Barak
  • In 1981 this country formally annexed the Golan Heights, land it had held militarily since 1967
  • Ben-Gurion International
  • May 14, 1948 is considered this country's day of independence
  • It's the country with the 2nd-largest Jewish population
  • The Rishon Le-Zion area in this Middle Eastern country produces wines under the Carmel label
  • If you're on a kibbutz, you're on a collective farm in this country
  • Jacob wrestled this new name out of an angel
  • Judas trees grow on the northern slopes of this country's Mount Carmel National Park & Nature Reserves
  • Shimon Peres, elected by the Knesset as the 9th president in 2007
  • Netanya,Beersheba,Haifa
  • Maccabee is one of this country's most popular beers
  • In December 1993 the Catholic Church agreed to establish diplomatic ties with this state founded in 1948
  • With no party having a majority in September 1984 this country's Knesset voted for a coalition government
  • One of this country's driest regions is the Negev Desert, with an annual rainfall of usually less than 10 inches
  • The world headquarters for the Bahai Faith is on Mount Carmel in this country
  • The lowest surface road in the world is more than 1,290 feet below sea level in this country
  • This country's ads invite you to "Come stay with friends"
  • May 14, 1998 marks the 50th anniversary of this nation's independence; Mazel Tov!
  • El Al
  • Its 1-shekel coin features a flower taken from a Judean coin during the Persian period
  • This country has a launch site in the Negev Desert
  • A few hours after the announcement that this country had been formed, it was attacked by Egypt & Lebanon on May 15, 1948
  • Smetana's "The Moldau" resembles the music of "Hatikva", this country's anthem
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
  • The Knesset
  • In 1 Kings, the Syrian kings are getting drunk when the soldiers of this nation slaughter them
  • Around 1154 the Carmelite religious order was founded on Mount Carmel in what is now this country
  • Egypt & Lebanon
  • The Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, is a wing of this country's national museum
  • Lake Hula is not in Hawaii but just west of the Golan Heights in this country
  • 2007 brought news of the identification of Herod's tomb in the Judean Desert in this present country where he once ruled
  • Golda Meir began serving as this country's prime minister at age 70
  • A shrine of the Bab, a forerunner of the Baha'i, is in Haifa in this country
  • On July 20, 1949 this country signed the final armistice of its 1948 war of independence, with Syria
  • After this country's 1948 independence, the armies of Transjordan & Iraq invaded
  • Jacob's other name was this, like the 12 tribes descended from him
  • In 1994 Jordan signed a peace treaty with this country, ending the official state of war between them
  • Zalman Shoval is the current ambassador to the U.S. from this country
  • "Hatikva"
  • On May 14, 1948 Rachel Cohen & David Ben-Gurion signed this country's Declaration of Independence
  • Nazareth is the largest Arab city in this Middle Eastern country
  • 2 of L.A.'s sister cities are about 200 miles apart: Giza, Egypt & Eilat, in this country
  • "Hatikvah", meaning "hope", was adopted as this country's national anthem in 1948
  • Mount Meron in Galilee
  • The Jaffa variety of orange originated in this country
  • To launch satellites, this country's Shavit rockets take the Mediterranean route to avoid hostile neighbors
  • Hai Bar Carmel nature reserve
  • In 1995 an ultranationalist assassinated Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of this country
  • In the middle of this country's flag, you'll find the Star of David
  • On June 5, 1967 this country's sudden air assault destroyed Egypt's Air Force on the ground; Syria & Jordan were next
  • The temperature in Tirat Tsvi in this country reached 129 in 1942 (& you thought the West Bank was a hot spot)
  • El Al
  • "Towards the East, an eye looks to Zion"
  • Rehovot in this country has an institute named for Russian-born Chaim Weizmann, who synthesized acetone
  • Mossad
  • In July 1976 commandos from this country rescued 103 hostages being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda
  • The Moabites feared that "the children of" this will "lick up all... about us, as the ox licketh up grass"
  • In 1951 it was the turn of David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of this country
  • With the kingdom split, in 920 B.C. you had Rehoboam ruling Judah & Jeroboam ruling this
  • Magen David Adom is this country's Red Cross
  • Arabs make up 20% of this country; they vote, serve in the army & are represented in Parliament by the United Arab List
  • Sadly, this country's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, died aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 2003
  • The Fighter against Nazis Medal
  • Golda Meir, a former school teacher, was prime minister of this country from 1969 to 1974
  • In Genesis 32 Jacob's name was changed to this, "For as a prince hast thou power with God and with men"
  • Mayim, a popular folk dance from this country, means "water" in the native language
  • Natalie Portman
  • The Uzi
  • Mount Meron
  • Haaretz, Yedioth Ahronoth
  • Ceremonies at the grave of Theodor Herzl are part of this country's Independence Day observation
  • Found in the Bible, the phrase "from Dan to Beersheba" refers to an area now within this country
  • (Adam Sandler delivers the clue.) In my new movie "You Don't Mess With The Zohan", I play an intelligence agent from this country founded in 1948 who fakes his death to be a hairdresser
  • Arouchat boker in this country would include yogurt, herring, cucumber & fresh vegetables from the cooperative
  • The Irgun was a secret underground organization fighting to establish this nation
  • Tirat Tsvi in what's now this country hit 129 in 1942
  • In a 1948-49 war, this Middle Eastern country increased the territory it controlled by about 50%
  • Krav Maga is the official self-defense system of this Mideast country's defense forces
  • Rina Messenger, Miss Universe of 1976, saw service in this country's army
  • The Judeo-Galilean Highlands are one of four major land divisions of this country

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