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  World Almanac for Kids
The population of Israel (1993 est.) was 5,451,000.
Israel has more than 130 museums, two of the most prominent being the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (1932) and the Israel Museum (1965), in Jerusalem, which houses biblical and archaeological artifacts, a large collection of Jewish folk art, and a collection of modern sculpture, and is a center for Dada and surrealist art.
Israel’s basic ideology, many of its contemporary political institutions and parties, and the individuals who established it came from the Zionist movement, which adopted as its goal the creation “for the Jewish people [of] a home in Palestine secured by public law.” For previous history of the territory that is now Israel.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/israel.html   (7798 words)

  
 Israel, Israelis, The Holy Land, Holyland - The Peace Encyclopedia
Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity: It is the only nation on earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language, and worships the same God that it did 3,000 years ago.
"Israel is the expression of the Jewish resolve to live by what is good and just for the Jewish people and not by what finds favor in the eyes of others".
During the period of Roman rule the land was divided into districts: "Palestina Prima" in the South, "Palestina Secunda" in the central portion, and "Palestina Tertia" in the southern part of Transjordan.
peace.heebz.com /israel.html   (1457 words)

  
 Middle East Studies Association Conference 2001
Israel’s permit policy consists of regulating the entry of workers into its area on the basis of security consideration, rather than on the basis of economic force of supply and demand [11].
The expansion of the Central district is linked to the government’s declared plans since 1991 to shift the economic and demographic weight of the country away from Tel Aviv and the coastal axis, and towards the Center of the country and around Jerusalem (Dunsky and Golani 1992).
Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem and the construction of Israeli settlements in the rest of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are thus illegal from an international law point of view.
www.mafhoum.com /press3/109S29.htm   (6996 words)

  
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nördlingen county until 1972 (schwaben district, bavaria, germany)
nabburg county until 1972 (oberpfalz district, bavaria, germany)
judea and samaria district (israel, west bank occupied territories)
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 Israel - Population
Ideologically, aliyah was one of the central constituents of the Zionist goal of ingathering of the exiles.
In 1986 the average population density in Israel was 199 persons per square kilometer, with densities much higher in the cities (close to 6,000 persons per square kilometer in the Tel Aviv District in 1986) and considerably lower in the very arid regions of the south.
The Central Bureau of Statistics estimated the 1986 Arab population of the West Bank to be 836,000, and that of Gaza to be 545,000, for a total population of close to 1.4 million.
countrystudies.us /israel/38.htm   (1561 words)

  
 ISRAEL
Pelleg of the outcome: in one of the cases, "irregular" means had been employed, and those involved had been subjected to "disciplinary measures as warranted."32 With regard to the other complaints she had submitted, the investigation found that there had been no wrongdoing.
We urge Israel to extend this policy by ensuring that the family of any Palestinian whose death in or out of detention appears linked to security forces is informed of its rights with regard to participating in the investigation of the death.
Israel's chief pathologist, Dr. Yehuda Hiss of the Ministry of Health, has told Middle East Watch of his willingness to allow a family-appointed physician to be present at any intifada-related autopsy.
www.hrw.org /reports/1992/israel   (9113 words)

  
 Congressman Mark Steven Kirk - 10th District of Illinois
Israel's northern region has been the target of rockets fired from southern Lebanon, and both the Jewish National Fund and the JUF are organizing fund-raising efforts to move children out of the area to summer camps in more central parts of Israel.
He said America's first priority should be to ensure the safety of its citizens in both Israel and Lebanon, and the United States should then focus on helping the weak Lebanese government regain control of the southern region of its country.
Weisberg had just returned from a trip to Israel with members of the congregation who were reminded of the tenuous and fragile nature of the security in Israel.
www.house.gov /list/hearing/il10_kirk/israel69.html   (979 words)

  
 TravelBank.com Systems ® - Regional/Resort Area Profiles - ISRAEL
Bordering Israel are Egypt to the southwest, Jordan to the east, Syria to the northeast and Lebanon to the north.
Israel's high-tech university, the Technion, is in the upper city, and there are great beaches in the northern and western are as of this city.
The museums of Israel are a mirror of their country...a land both ancient and modern, a crossroads of civilizations and a melting pot of a people returning to its homeland from a hundred countries with different cultures and traditions.
www.coloradio.com /rproinil.htm   (8989 words)

  
 Districts of Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות; singular: mahoz) and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot (נפות; singular: nafa).
 * This district is not recognized by the UN and most nations (as being part of the state of Israel), and has not been annexed by Israel.
Notes: (1) This district is not recognized by the UN and most nations (as being part of the state of Israel).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Districts_of_Israel   (277 words)

  
 Constitutional Background
Every Israel national or resident has the right to engage in any occupation, profession or trade; there shall be no limitation on this right except by a Law enacted for a proper purpose and on grounds of the general welfare.
Basic human rights in Israel are based on the recognition of the value of the human being, and the sanctity of his life and his freedom, and these will be respected in the spirit of the principles of the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel (5718-1948).
Basic human rights in Israel are based on the recognition of the value of the human being, and the sanctity of his life and his freedom, and these will be respected in the spirit of the principles of the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel.
www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/israel.html   (11538 words)

  
 Israeli Political System and Parties - definition - Zionism and Israel -Encyclopedia / Dictionary/Lexicon of ...
Israel does not have a constitution, but it does have a number of basic laws that govern how the government is structured, rights of individuals and similar matters.
Israel has a parliamentary democracy system with partial separation of powers between the judicial branch on the one hand, and the legislative and executive branches on the other.
Menachem Begin was the virtually uncontested head of the Herut party, David Ben-Gurion was the head of the Labor party, Meir Yaari was the head of MAPAM.
www.zionism-israel.com /dic/politicalsystem.htm   (1729 words)

  
 District | Constituent Services | Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) | Official Website
While the district is mostly comprised of Suffolk County territory, a portion of Nassau County (Jericho, Old Bethpage, Plainview, Syosset and Woodbury) is located in the 2nd District for the first time.
The 2nd District covers all of Huntington, northern portions of Islip and Babylon, western portions of Smithtown and eastern portions of Oyster Bay.
The 2nd District is unique because of the great diversity of its constituents, the close communities that exist and its location and proximity to some of the greatest beaches, parks, museums, villages and attractions that New York has to offer.
www.house.gov /israel/constituentservices/district.htm   (366 words)

  
 State of Israel Bonds - Projects
With Israel’s commercial seaports (principally those at Haifa and Ashdod, but also the Eilat Port) handling 98 percent of Israel’s import and export cargos, their safety and smooth functioning have enormous and growing economic importance.
Israel’s efforts to provide the necessary infrastructure began almost a decade ago, with the creation of a 10-year plan.
The rapid development of Israel’s rail network and its growing importance as a viable transportation alternative is clearly told in the numbers: 5.6 million rail passengers in 1997, 23 million in 2004 and an estimated 65 million by 2010.
www.israelbonds.com /projects.html   (1846 words)

  
 Rehovot, Israel
Rehovot, situated 21km/21mi southeast of Tel Aviv in the coastal plain, lies in the center of an orange-growing region.
Its industries include pharmaceuticals and glass, and it is famed as the seat of the Weizmann Institute (named after Israel's first President), a large scientific complex of international repute.
Rehovot was originally a farming settlement founded in 1890 by Polish Jews, who dug a well and named the village Rehovot after the place of that name in the Negev where Isaac dug a well which he called Rehoboth (Genesis 26,22).
www.planetware.com /israel/rehovot-isr-cn-rhv.htm   (272 words)

  
 Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
Since Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza district last August, one of the main strategic goals of the terrorist organizations based in the Palestinian Authority is to threaten central Israel with Kassam rockets.
Israel has repeatedly accused the PA of providing terrorists with bases to carry out attacks against Israel.
Israel is spending billions of dollars building a controversial security barrier roughly along the pre-1967 cease-fire lines as a means of preventing terrorists from infiltrating into central Israel.
www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=97955   (608 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Explosion rips Israeli shopping mall; three killed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NETANYA, Israel — A Palestinian suicide bomber killed three women and injured at least 30 other people in the coastal city of Netanya on Tuesday evening in an attack that ended five months of relative calm in the region.
It was the first suicide bombing in Israel since a member of Islamic Jihad killed five Israelis in a suicide bombing outside a Tel Aviv disco on Feb. 25, two weeks after Israel and the Palestinians declared a cease-fire.
Israel plans to evacuate 25 settlements in Gaza and the northern West Bank beginning Aug. 15 under Sharon's disengagement plan, which aims to minimize friction between Israelis and the Palestinians.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-07-12-israel-blast_x.htm?csp=34   (827 words)

  
 LLRX -- A Guide to the Israeli Legal System
The State of Israel is a western-style modern democracy located in the Middle East in part of the land of the Bible, the traditional home of the Jewish people.
District courts have residual jurisdiction over all criminal and civil matters which do not fall within the jurisdiction of the magistrates’ courts, and general residual jurisdiction to hear any matter that is not under the exclusive jurisdiction of any other court or tribunal.
A district court bench is composed of one judge in regular matters, and three in cases involving serious offenses or when specifically directed by the president or vice-president of the district court.
www.llrx.com /features/israel.htm   (3476 words)

  
 Sister City Association of Kansas City
Ramla is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2004 the city had a total population of 63,462.
Ramle flourished as the capital of Jund Filastin, which was one of the five districts of the ash-Sham (Syrian) province of the Arab-Muslim empire.
www.kcsistercities.org /israel.htm   (342 words)

  
 BioMed Central | Full text | Primary care follow up of patients discharged from the emergency department: a ...
The study was conducted in the district medical center (Kaplan), serving more than 500,000 inhabitants, and in 12 primary care clinics (32 family practitioners), of The Clalit Health Services in the Rehovot region, Israel.
In Israel the entire population have a national health insurance by law and each citizen can choose to be a member of one of four HMOs.
In Israel a patient who needs non elective admission to a hospital unit must pass through the ED, either with a referral note from a medical practitioner, or as a self referral.
www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2296/5/16   (3003 words)

  
 Central Florida Future - the Student Newspaper at UCF
And as active duty troops are required to return to Iraq for second and third tours of duty, the military has no choice but to implement what many call the "backdoor draft.
Israel and Hezbollah both to blame for deaths in conflict; civilian life should be protected This letter is in response to Fred Lucius and Kenneth Gardner's statements (July 31 issue).
Taylor based her ruling on the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech and the Fourth Amendment's unreasonable search and seizure clause.
www.centralfloridafuture.com /news/2006/08/21/Opinions   (200 words)

  
 ISRAEL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dio Cassius describing Israel when it was destroyed by the Romans: "Of their forts the 50 strongest were razed to the ground, 985 of their best known villages were destroyed.....Thus the whole of Judea became desert, as indeed had been foretold to the Jews before the war.
The Bible concentrates on Israel as the Chosen Nation, the repository of the Covenants, the channel of the Messianic Hope, the custodian of the divinely approved Temple, the keeper of the oracles of God, and the capital nation of the returning crucified and risen King of Kings.
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
www.answering-islam.org /Walid/israel.htm   (13948 words)

  
 Israel Herald
Israel Monday began easing restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the West...
Our objective is to provide the most comprehensive Israel news available, from our resources, contracted wire services and an inventory of some thousands of sources comprising newspapers, cable and TV networks, radio stations, public broadcasters, NGOs and others, Israel news is a priority.
From Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, the Israel Herald should be your number one choice for breaking news - local, regional, and national.
www.israelherald.com   (662 words)

  
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 Terms
The "power behind the throne" of the Likud is undoubtedly the 2,800 member Central Committee.
The vote for the Central Committee is done by district elections.
The accords signed between Israel and the PLO in which Israel surrendered cities and additional territory to the terror organization.
www.jewishisrael.org /terms/terms.htm   (496 words)

  
 Netanya travel and tourism guide and hotels in netanya - inisrael.com
capital of the "Sharon" district, is located close to the seashores of the Mediteranean Sea, between "Poleg" stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the "Avichail" stream in the north.
forms a connecting link between the northern and central parts of the country.
Due to its central location near the Tel-Aviv - Haifa railroad tracks, 30 kilometers north of Tel-Aviv and 50 kilometers south of Haifa), Netanya has become a center for tourists as well as for industrial development.
www.inisrael.com /netanya/index.html   (240 words)

  
 Bible Study - The Northern Kingdom's First Capital
Shechem, from the Hebrew word for shoulder, was a city and district in central Israel, in the hill country of Ephraim (see Bible Places).
Built on the slope, or shoulder, of Mount Ebal, the city was the site of the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel after the Israelites split into two separate, and never again united, kingdoms (Israel and Judah) in the time of Rehoboam (see Jews At War With Israel).
After the death of Solomon, Rehoboam was made king of Israel at Shechem (1 Kings 12:1, 2 Chronicles 10:1).
www.keyway.ca /htm2003/20030120.htm   (359 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Train hits truck in central Israel, 5 people killed
NETANYA, Israel – A crowded, high-speed commuter train derailed Monday after slamming into a pickup truck at a crossing in central Israel, killing five people and injuring 67, officials said.
The pickup truck's driver got out and tried to alert Israel Railways about the vehicle on the tracks but was unable to avert the wreck, local media reported.
The train, carrying 200 passengers and traveling at high speed, crashed to a stop several hundred yards from the crossing after slamming into the side of a small hill covered with eucalyptus trees.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20060612-0656-israel-trainwreck.html   (356 words)

  
 FactsOfIsrael.com: Palestinian terrorist murders three Israeli women in bombing of Shopping Center, dozens injured
Israel's security barrier, which snakes primarily along the Green Line from the Jordan Valley to the city of Rosh Ha'ayin in Israel's center, was built specifically to prevent such attacks, and has hitherto been highly effective in the Netanya area.
Israel Police Central District Commander Benny Kanik said that "logic dictates that there is a connection" between the two attacks in Netanya and Shavei Shomron.
Abbas also said the bombing was especially foolish, with Israel poised to pull out of 25 settlements in Gaza and the West Bank later this summer.
www.factsofisrael.com /blog/archives/000815.html   (1804 words)

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