Israel Travel Doc - Part 01

Israel, officially the State of Israel, 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 Arabs Muslims, Christians, Druze, and Samaritans, as well as other religious and ethnic minority groups.

The modern state of Israel has its roots in the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael), a concept central to Judaism for over 3000 years. After World War I, the League of Nations approved the British Mandate of Palestine with the intent of creating a "national home for the Jewish people." In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. On May 14, 1948 the state of Israel declared independence in accordance with the UN decision and this was followed by a war with the surrounding Arab states, which refused to accept the plan. The Israelis were subsequently victorious in a series of wars confirming their independence and expanding the borders of the Jewish state beyond those in the UN Partition Plan. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with many of the neighboring Arab countries, resulting in several major wars and decades of violence that continue to this day. Since its foundation, Israel's boundaries and even the State's very right to exist have been subject to dispute, especially among its Arab neighbors. However, Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, and efforts are being made to reach a permanent accord with the Palestinians.

Israel is 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. In terms of nominal gross domestic product, the nation's economy is estimated as being the 44th-largest in the world. Israel ranks high among Middle Eastern countries on the bases of human development, freedom of the press, and economic competitiveness. Jerusalem is the country's capital, seat of government, and largest city, while Israel's main financial center is Tel Aviv.

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[LoserPunJerk]

Hang in there Israel. You're surrounded by evil but keep standing firm.

[OzPublic]

I came here to learn about Israel for an upcoming trip and all I see are a bunch of kids arguing back and forth. Grow up already!

[ahmad9644]

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[ahmad9644]

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[SinnFein4ever]

It looks like a lovely place to visit, but I preffer to live where there is snow in the winter.

[OccupationSurvivor]

@Hobbyspion --- who killed rabin? a muslim? a camel country? NOPE IT WAS A HOMEGROWN ZIONIST TERRORIST .....THE SAME THAT TRIED TO KILL MY AMERICAN CHILDREN.... I woke up the day that Jew militant skinny kid stuck his gun in my 5 yr old American born sons face on a bus going to Jerusalem. THE TERRORISTS AT THE ILLEGAL DEATHTOWER CALLED BEIT EL ORDERED IT...

[OccupationSurvivor]

@eliaviel1 ----- awww..... you don't like the truth that YOUR TERRORIST JEWS IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE DID THIS TO AMERICAN CITIZENS? ...... the Pig Rabbi who ordered my American born children be held at gunpoint needs more then doctors he needs the hague! ..... TERRORISM BY ZIONIST JEW MILITANTS PERFORMED ON MY AMERICAN FAMILY CAUSED ME TO POST SUCH FACTS THAT AMERICANS WILL BE ARNED ABOUT...I am not in your occupation anymore and vowed to tell all 300 million Americans about Zionist terror

[eliaviel1]

@OccupationSurvivor I suggest you should go and see a Doctor. It seems you are either fantasizing or having some sort of Obssesive Compulsive Disorders that should be treated by medicine. Frankly speaking, your repetitive posts make this impression. Take care of yourself !

[OccupationSurvivor]

@Yuval012 ---- Israeli Jewish militants TRIED KILLING MY 3 AMERICAN BORN CHILDREN IN 2005 .......Israelis who invite you to their apartheid occupation are setting you up for the the travel scheme of your life... Bernard Madoff was an Israeli who stole BILLIONS FROM AMERICANS with the same kindiness and lines like " there are no pickpockets here" (yeah only drafted jewish kids with machineguns who kill Palestinian babies for ethnic cleansing) ...I will never forget what Israelis did to my kids

[OccupationSurvivor]

@Hobbyspion ZIONISTS ARE EVIL TERRORIST JEWS.... YOU KILL FOR THE JEWISH GOD AND YOU ARE A TERRORIST....FACE IT YEHUDA DOESN'T ALLOW KILLING NON-JEWS AND GET AWAY WITH IT, AS THE RABBIS ARE TEACHING JEWISH KIDS WHO ARE DRAFTED TO MURDER REFUGGEES....What a sick way of raising your kids to murder unarmed refuggees because of a religious extremist rabbi who claims democracy while holding millions of indiginious Palestinians under occupation. ROGUE TERROR OCCUPATION REGIME OF ISRAEL NOT DEMOCRATIC