Israel 3
Israel is a small country in southwestern Asia known as the Middle East. It has the density of 528 per square mile, and the elavation of 3,963 above sea level on the highest point, mount Meron. On the eastern shore is the Mediterranean Sea. Israel was founded in 1948. It's pupose was to be a homland for Jews from all around the world, and more than 5 out of 4 of its people are Jews. Almost all non-jews in Israel are Arabs. The national anthem is Hatevka, which means hope in English.
Around 83% of Israel are Jews. Arabs make up nearly all of the remaining 17%. Most are Palestinians who have their own farm villages.
There are two official languages; Hebrew, the language spoken by most of ...
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mostly Greek Catholic and Greek Orthodox. Most of the remaining 10% are Druses, an Arabic speaking group who follow a religion that formed out of Islam. A few are Baha'is of other small religious groups.
The natonal Israeli government is democratic rebublic with a parliament-cabinet form of government. There is no written constitution. Instead there are "basic laws" passed by the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. The national government devides the country into 6 districs, and 14 subdistrics. One of the cabinet members appoints officials to head them.
The local government has elected councils. Regional councils serve rural areas. Councils are reasponsible for providing education, health and sanitation srevices, water, road mantenance, fire protection, and recreation
facilities. They also set local taxes and fees. Councils are lead by cabinet members.
All Israeli citizens 18 and over can vote. Instead of casting ballots, they vote for a party list, and that ...
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but were never enforced.
Lots of European jews immigrated to Israel in the 1930's to escape the Nazis. Palestinian arabs didn't like this and the British began to limit jewish immigration. Durring World War ll, the nazis killed more than 6 million jews in eastern Europe. There was a big demand for a jewish state, but Britian continued to limit immigration. Finally, in 1947 the British submitted the problem to the United Nations.
In the early 1950's, the holocaust began. This was when 6 million jews were killed in concentration camps, such as Auchwitz. Jews were rounded up by German soldiers, and were told they would be relocated. Instead, they were either sent ...
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