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  Haifa, Israel
Although it was destroyed in the seventh century, Haifa was famed in the 11th century for its shipbuilding and its Talmudic college.
The importance of Haifa increased with the coming of steamships, for which the nearby harbor of Akko was too small.
In 1868 the Jewish population was increased by the arrival of German settlers, members of the Pietist Society of the Temple.
www.planetware.com /israel/haifa-isr-ha-h.htm   (788 words)

  
 Haifa - Israel Special Weapons Facilities
Haifa Port served as the gate for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who arrived by sea during the period prior to and after the State of Israel came into being.
Haifa is a center for the chemical, petrochemical and metal industries and is a main provider of services for the entire Northern region of Israel.
Haifa's port and railway network, modernisation and expansion of Haifa's airport into an international terminal, and the construction of the cross-city tunnel to streamline traffic are some of the improvements underway.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/israel/haifa.htm   (523 words)

  
 Akhlah: Cities in Israel - Haifa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Haifa is the third largest city in Israel, and it's northern capital, with a population of approximately 250,000, and perhaps its most progressive.
Haifa is the home of the World Headquarters of the Bahai' faith and the beautiful Bahai gardens are a tourist attraction.
In 1265 C.E., Haifa fell to the Mamlukes, and in 1750
www.akhlah.com /israel/cities/haifa.php   (329 words)

  
 Travel in Haifa - Israel - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
Haifa city, the principal port of the country, lies along the Bay of Haifa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Ibrahim Pasha, the Egyptian general and viceroy, captured Haifa in 1839 but was compelled to surrender it to Turkey in 1840 under the pressure of the fleets of the European powers, led by Britain.
Haifa, with its key port and industries, was of great concern to the combatants in the Palestine war of 1948-49.
www.mideasttravelling.net /israel/haifa/haifa_history.htm   (227 words)

  
 Municipality of Haifa (Israel)
Haifa is the only town in Israel that has a real coat-of-arms, registered at the College of Arms in London in the early 1930's during the British Mandate period.
Haifa is the third largest city in Israel and the capital of Haifa District.
It is situated in the north part of Israel, on the slopes of Mount Carmel and on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/il-haifa.html   (702 words)

  
 Rockets hit northern Israeli city of Haifa, killing at least 8 - Africa & Middle East - International Herald ...
HAIFA, Israel Lebanese guerillas fired a relentless barrage of rockets into the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Sunday, killing eight people at a train station and wounding seven others, police said.
Israel deployed a Patriot missile battery in Haifa on Saturday to protect the city against surface-to-surface missiles.
The attack on Haifa raised Israel's death toll from the fighting to at least 23, 11 soldiers and 12 civilians.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/07/16/africa/web.0716haifa.php   (1040 words)

  
 Haifa, Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The University of Haifa is located atop Mt. Carmel, bordering the Carmel National Park, in the port city of Haifa.
Haifa has an extraordinary cosmopolitan population of Jews, Arabs and Druze living in harmony to make the city and the university very special places in which to live and study.
The University of Haifa is an internationally acclaimed institution of higher education and research with over 12,500 enrolled students and a faculty drawn from all over the world.
webpub.alleg.edu /dept/io/IsraelHaifa.htm   (474 words)

  
 Haifa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haifa is first mentioned in Talmudic literature around the 3rd century CE, as a small town near Shikmona, the main Jewish town in the area at that time and a center for making the traditional techelet dye used for Jewish Priests temple cloth, the Techelet thread.
Haifa is now the home of a large Jewish population and a small Arab population (about 10%), as well as some members of the Bahai community who come and worship at their shrine located in Haifa.
The industrial region of Haifa is north of the city, near the Wadi Kishon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haifa   (1720 words)

  
 Haifa, Israel  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Haifa is the world center for the Bahai faith and is home to the Shrine of Bab and a Bahai temple.
Haifa University (1963) and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (1912), are located in the city.
Haifa was known as Sycaminum during ancient times and as Caiphas during the time of the Crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries.
www.galenfrysinger.com /haifa.htm   (214 words)

  
 Haifa Israel
Haifa is a great lively city, the train is an easy way to get to and from here.
In Haifa you can find the Municipal Theatre, and two Universities, The University of Haifa and the Technion (-a university that specializes in accurate sciences), there is a nice pool there, There is another great pool called Maccabee pool.
Haifa is the only city in Israel with an underground train running through it, this train does not go too far but is still very nice.
www.accessisrael.net /haifa.html   (293 words)

  
 Travel in Haifa - Israel - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
Flanked by the Mediterranean, crowned by Mt. Carmel, it is Israel's third largest city, a gem of scenic beauty and the capital of the northern Israel.
The Museum is a memorial to illegal immigration to Israel during the state formation period and to the history of the Israeli Navy.
The Museum is attached to the Haifa Zoo.
www.mideasttravelling.net /israel/haifa/haifa_culture.htm   (608 words)

  
 Israel travel guide - Wikitravel
Israel [1] (Hebrew: מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisra-el; Arabic: دولَة إِسرائيل Dawlat Isrā'īl) is a small yet diverse Middle Eastern country with a long coastline on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and a small window on the Red Sea on the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba).
Israel is bordered by Egypt and Gaza Strip to the southwest, by Jordan and the West Bank to the east (with which it shares a border along the Jordan River and the Dead Sea), and by Syria and Lebanon to the north.
Israel is a highly urbanized and economically developed society and is therefore best divided for the traveller into its main cities and towns, followed by the regions and other sites.
wikitravel.org /en/Israel   (7808 words)

  
 CNN.com - Overnight attacks hit Israel, Lebanon - Jul 17, 2006
Israel responded with an offensive in Lebanon aimed at Hezbollah, a Shiite militant group with a strong presence in the southern part of the country.
Israel has been attacking Gaza from the air and conducting raids into the Palestinian territory since three militant groups claimed responsibility for abducting an Israeli soldier last month.
Palestinian military sources said at least five homemade rockets were fired into Israel from Beit Hanoun, and three Israeli soldiers were wounded by a rocket-propelled grenade attack on their tank, the Israeli military said.
www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/mideast/index.html   (1193 words)

  
 Atlit, Israel
Since this is a military area closed to the public it is possible to get only a distant view of the remains of the castle.
In 1898, when the German Emperor William II called in at Atlit on his way from Haifa to Jerusalem, the only inhabitants were two Arab families.
In 1903 he founded the Arab village of Atlit 1km/0.75mi south of the castle, and in 1911 Aaron Aaronsohn established an experimental agricultural station in an area of marshland, where salt was produced by the evaporation of sea-water.
www.planetware.com /haifa/atlit-isr-ha-at.htm   (586 words)

  
 Haifa - Boston Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Haifa musicians were selected by a jury of musicians from among 20 candidates, all graduates of Haifa music schools.
Hagar was born in Haifa, Israel, in 1985.
Zvika Vogel was born in Haifa, Israel in 1986.
www.haifa-boston.org /news-0504-music.asp   (643 words)

  
 Haifa, Israel
Haifa is not the most beautiful city in the world, nor is it the most exciting.
It is not the biggest city in Israel (it is the third), and unfortunately not the most interesting city in Israel.
Haifa is situated on and around the beautiful Carmel mountain, next to the Haifa bay in northern Israel.
nadav.harel.org.il /homepage/haifa   (260 words)

  
 CNN.com - Israel strikes back after Haifa attacked - Jul 16, 2006
Israelis are killed in a rocket attack in Haifa, Israel (2:13)
Haifa, Israel's third largest city, is about 35 kilometers south of the Lebanese border.
The Israeli military warned residents as far south as Tel Aviv to raise their level of awareness, as the country is on alert against conventional weapons, according to the IDF.
www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/meast/07/16/mideast/index.html   (1089 words)

  
 Travel for Kids: Haifa, Israel
Haifa has thrived since the Stone Age and it’s been a shipping center since the Middle Ages.
Since Haifa is built on a hillside, there's a tram ride for tourists going from top of the hill to the bottom — even local kids like the ride.
The city has four major neighborhoods: the lower city with residential neighborhoods and beaches; the bay which is the industrial area, the Hadar Hacarmel with its older neighborhoods and business, and Mt. Carmel — the city's entertainment, cultural and tourist centers.
www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Israel/haifa.htm   (534 words)

  
 Notes from Yossi Schwartz in Haifa, Israel
Haifa, 12 noon, July 17 - Israel's overall aims are not clear at the moment, but one thing is clear: they intend doing serious damage to Lebanon and throwing it back very far.
Israel has been promising the civilian population that it would use its Patriot missiles to stop any incoming rockets.
Israel is not the society that it was and also the balance of forces in the region has changed, and Israel will never recover what it had in the past.
www.marxist.com /yossi-schwartz-haifa-israel170706.htm   (2549 words)

  
 Haifa City Travel, Hotels and Tourism Guide - Haifa Places Of Interest, Museums, Maps, Weather, Hotels, Tours and Car ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Haifa, the seaport of Israel and the capital of the north, located in the northern part of Israel, eastern boarded by the Mediterranean Sea.
The middle level is an older residential zone and the upper level consists of modern neighborhoods, overlooking the sandy beaches of Haifa's cosmopolitan bay.
Haifa is the world center for the Bahai faith.
www.ddtravel-acc.com /haifa.htm   (752 words)

  
 Haifa travel guide - Wikitravel
Haifa [1] is the third largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000.
Haifa is well connected to Tel Aviv, Akko (Acre), Beer Sheva and the Ben Gurion International Airport by a train line.
The Dan Gardens Haifa is a modern bed and breakfast hotel for guests who want to enjoy Haifa's special charms and stay within budget.
wikitravel.org /en/Haifa   (1517 words)

  
 Desert-Storm-Haifa-Israel
However, Saddam Hussein was determined to provoke Israel into the war by firing Scud missiles at the Holy Land.
Israel had a world wide reputation of taking care of itself.
A tremendous weight of responsibility was upon the shoulders of the Patriot forces that deployed to Israel.
www.geocities.com /haifapatriots/Desert-Storm-Haifa-Israel.html   (3039 words)

  
 Jobs at Intel - Israel, Haifa
The Haifa location is also home to one of Intel's sales and marketing offices for Israel.
Haifa, Israel's third largest city and northern capital, is a major Mediterranean port and the industrial and commercial center of northern Israel.
Haifa is also home to many modern, world-renowned educational institutions such as Haifa University and the Technion Institute of Technology.
www.intel.com /jobs/israel/sites/haifa.htm   (480 words)

  
 Stories Tagged 'haifa' » Netscape.com
News – HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 10 — For an Israeli tank gunner, Sgt. Or Bar-On, the war in Lebanon lasted all of 90 minutes.
News – In front of a charred house hit by a Hizbullah rocket near Haifa's industrial sector, the mayor of the beleaguered city offers the assurance that "spirits are high." But many residents are not so sure.
News – Claimed to be a perspective from a house in Haifa.
www.netscape.com /tag/haifa   (381 words)

  
 Haifa Language and Liberal Arts Program
The Haifa Language, Liberal Arts and Internship Program offers a semester, or year, in the vibrant and cosmopolitan Mediterranean port of Haifa, Israel.
Generally, each student takes four courses (usually three-credit hours each) a semester, including a course in Hebrew or Arabic language (six- and four-credits, respectively), a course related to the culture or history of Israel and the Middle East, and courses in the student's area of interest in the general liberal arts curriculum.
So that students can get the most out of their time in Israel, Boston University and the University of Haifa can often offer students opportunities to live in Israel and gain credit before the regular semester begins at no additional cost.
www.bu.edu /abroad/programs/israel/haifa/haifa_lla/index.html   (311 words)

  
 Hezbollah rockets pound Israel - Mideast/N. Africa - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A wounded Israeli is rushed from the scene of a rocket attack Sunday in the Israeli town of Haifa.
Israel also struck hard, killing at least 14 in Lebanon as both sides tried to take advantage of the days before a U.N. resolution is put to a vote.
Israel says it won’t leave until a multinational force has been deployed.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14196226   (941 words)

  
 YouTube - Missile Falls in Haifa - Israel 2006
Like the 60's war against israel, all arab countries along with persia, turks, pakistanis and former ussr countires should attack israel together.
israel bombed lebanon only after the two israeli soliders had been kindnapped and after big cities in israel bombed by the lebeanse.
israel took a step in order to defend her citizens.the jews have a right for a land.israel is the land.
www.youtube.com /watch?v=QEbp3ym3O3U&mode=related&search=   (310 words)

  
 alphaWorks : Mapuccino : Overview
Before joining the Haifa Lab, she was a research staff member at the IBM T. Watson Research Center for about five years.
Vladimir Soroka is a research staff member at the IBM Haifa Research Lab in Haifa, Israel, and is a member of the Knowledge Management department.
Menachem Shtalhaim is a research staff member at the IBM Haifa Research Lab in Haifa, Israel, and is a member of the Knowledge Management department.
www.alphaworks.ibm.com /tech/mapuccino   (615 words)

  
 IBM Research | IBM Haifa Labs
Over 600 individuals work at the IBM Haifa Labs; 25 percent of the technical staff have doctorate degrees in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, or related fields.
The IBM Haifa Labs include the Research Lab in Haifa (HRL), the Haifa Development Lab (HDL), and the Haifa Software Lab (HSL) in Rehovot.
Haifa verification conference asserts HRL's strength in EDA (posted November 05, 2006)
www.haifa.il.ibm.com   (175 words)

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