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Zoba
Zoba or Zobah , in the Bible, Aramaean state, NE of ancient Palestine, at the time of Saul, David, and Solomon. It waged war on Israel. An alternate form is is Hamath-zobah. Aramzobah is in the title of Psalm 60. ... Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu , 1949-, Israeli diplomat and politician, prime minister of Israel (1996-99), b. Tel Aviv. A member of the conservative Likud party, the self-assured Netanyahu, known universally in Israel as "BiBi," attended high school in the United States, where his father was a history pro... Read more
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially Lebanese Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,826,000), 4,015 sq mi (10,400 sq km), SW Asia. The country is bordered on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, on the north and east by Syria and on the south by Israel. The capital is Beirut . Land and People Much of the te... Read more
Arab-Israeli Wars
Arab-Israeli Wars conflicts in 1948-49, 1956, 1967, 1973-74, and 1982 between Israel and the Arab states. Tensions between Israel and the Arabs have been complicated and heightened by the political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of the great powers. The 1948-49 War Althoug... Read more
David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion , 1886-1973, Israeli statesman, b. Poland as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906. He was an active Zionist and during World War I helped to organize the Jewish Legion in support of the British. In the struggle to found an independent Jewish state in Palestine he followe... Read more
Arab League
Arab League popular name for the League of Arab States, formed in 1945 in an attempt to give political expression to the Arab nations. The original charter members were Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan (now Jordan), Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. A representative of Palestinian Arabs, althoug... Read more
Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip gäz´e , (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine, now officially administered by the Palestinian Authority . People and Economy The G... Read more
Levi Eshkol
Levi Eshkol , 1895-1969, Israeli statesman, third prime minister of Israel, b. Ukraine; originally named Levi Shkolnik. In World War I he served in the Jewish Legion, which supported the British forces in Palestine. A leader in the Histradrut (General Federation of Jewish Labor) and the Mapai party,... Read more
Aholah and Aholibah
Aholah and Aholibah , in the Bible, the sisters in an allegory on Israel's idolatry. ... Read more
Eli
Eli , in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel. ... Read more

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Israel: Political Parties in
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...refused a ministry. Agudat Israel was originally anti-Zionist...and increased state financial support for its religious institutions...Sephardic members left Agudat Israel and started a new party, SHAS...resulting in a decline in Agudat Israel's Knesset representation...
World Bank
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...338.70 27.10 0.19 israel 573.00 33.20 0.31...00 2.79 syria 265.60 14.00 0.15 u.a...total 15,539.50 926.60 8.20 Loans to Middle...xA0; morocco 2 97.60   tunisia 3 75...The bank provides support to countries that agree...
Military in the Middle East
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...08 11.1 135 1.21 Israel 1.8 250 13.88...54 2.6 15.5 0.60 3.2 15.3 0.47 Libya...5.8 40 0.69 5.6 60 1.07 5.7 67.9 1...x2014; — 5 60 1.20 6.5 32 0.49...has provided the most support to a nation. Turkey...
Persian Gulf War
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...Americans and the Soviets also gave covert support to the Iranians as well.) The war, which...wealthy allies would underwrite most of the $60 billion associated with the resulting military...assets. In retaliation, Iraq attacked Israel with Scud missiles on January 18. A great...
National Health Systems
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health ...production, organization of programs, economic support, management, and delivery of services...Britain Poland Medium Philippines Peru Israel Cuba Low Ghana India Tanzania China example...sources of health system expenditures were 60.0 percent in 1960, rising to 73.5...

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Palestine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...their homeland, Eretz Israel (Land of Israel). In the light of renewed...class origins, the 60,000 Jews who had immigrated...against the new state of Israel, but to no avail. Western...more and more popular support. Meanwhile, a growing...
Judaism
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Orthodox rabbinate in Israel, with the result that...While many Orthodox Jews support ZIONISM , they deplore...movement and the fact that Israel is not a fully religious...governing emigration to Israel accepts all those with...Tov (1700–60), taught a return to...

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Israel, at 60; Support for the Jewish state means support for peace in the Middle East.(INSIGHT)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 5/14/2008; 700+ words ; ...to see who can be more pro-Israel,'' he would have laughed...decades of U.S. friendship with Israel, I have to wonder, as the state my father helped found turns 60 today, just who is defining what it means to be pro-Israel these days. Some purported...
Israel at 60 Has an Increasingly Troubled Relationship With American Jews
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...activism, our financial support and our frequent visits...is that, both within Israel and among Jews in the...and other countries, Israel's 60th anniversary...In his article "Is Israel Finished?" in the May...into question more than 60 years ago when 33 percent...
Palestinian Appeal to International Civil Society: Boycott the "Israel at 60" Celebrations!
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...this catastrophe? Israel at 60 is a state that continues...South Africa. And Israel gets away with all...political, and academic support. In view of this...is the reality of Israel today, we regard...celebrating "Israel at 60" is tantamount to...
Choosing to make aliyah: reflections before making the trip.(ISRAEL@60)
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 5/9/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Zionist ideals in you, but you are not moving to Israel. Why don't you support Israel financially?"--my Bubbie. "This is the...When I was 16, I returned from a semester in Israel at Alexander Muss Institute and knew that someday...
BROTHER-SISTER HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS ARE REUNITED IN ISRAEL AFTER 60 YEARS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/24/1996; 700+ words ; ...for the first time in 60 years. The siblings...Solomon arrived in Israel from Moscow, in time...of the family only in Israel for 10 days, Rivka and...of AMCHA, a private support organization for survivors...Holocaust survivors live in Israel, and 150,000 others...
Bostonians who made the journey.(ISRAEL@60)
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 5/9/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...wife loves the anomalies of Israel. "Even people who are secular...his wife directs thee-mail support and website maintenance. Renee...on several summer trips to Israel and caught the Zionist bug...over some people to work in Israel. We grabbed the opportunity...
Israel@60: celebrate with your support!
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 5/16/2008; 467 words ; ...around the world are celebrating Israel's 60th anniversary. CJP...secure and promising future for Israel: * Close the Gap is designed...need to succeed. With your support, they will enter first grade...able to contribute fully to Israel's future. Just $18 pays...
'Israel@60' Shabbat to focus on Israel's Reform institutions
Magazine article from: Washington Jewish Week; 2/28/2008; ; 370 words ; ...with Beit Daniel in Tel Aviv, the leading Reform synagogue in Israel, as well as the recently opened Mishkenot Ruth Daniel, an...center in Jaffa. Both institutions were created through the support of Daniel's parents, the late Ruth and Gerry Daniel. Shabbat...
AS ISRAEL TURNS 60, AREA JEWS REFLECT 'IT WAS A DREAM OF 2,000 YEARS REALIZED'.(FAITH)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 5/10/2008; 700+ words ; ...and enduring memories is the day nearly 60 years ago that the state of Israel was created, a landmark event in his life...Hills. We went with the idea of building Israel. That Israel has existed for 60 years is a miracle, said Rabbi Marvin...
Racism on the rise as Israel turns 60.
Newspaper article from: Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain); 6/11/2008; 700+ words ; ...Mohammed Assadi SAKHNIN, Israel: Salwa Abu Jaber believes her story shows Israel discriminating against its Arab citizens, 60 years after the state...give some degree of support to transferring Palestinians living inside Israel to a future state...