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Overview: The Israel-Palestine Conflict
Top of Page The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an intricate and important situation, as well as a saga that has captivated the attention of the international community for decades. In this tale of…Arab-Israeli Wars
(Encyclopedia) 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…Golan Heights
(Encyclopedia) Golan Heights, strategic upland region (2003 est. pop. 10,500), c.500 sq mi (1,250 sq km), SW Syria. It borders S Lebanon, NE Israel, and NW Jordan. It takes its name from the ancient…Israel, country, Asia
(Encyclopedia) CE5 IsraelIsraelĭzˈrēəl [key], officially State of Israel, republic (2015 est. pop. 8,065,000, including Israelis in occupied Arab territories), 7,992 sq mi (20,700 sq km), SW Asia…Falashas
(Encyclopedia) FalashasFalashasfäläˈshəs [key] [Amharic,=exiles], Jews of Ethiopia who refer to themselves as Beta Israel (House of Israel). Long isolated from mainstream Judaism, they practice a…Gideon
(Encyclopedia) GideonGideongĭdˈēən [key], or JerubbaalGideonjērŭbˈāəl, –rəbāˈəl [key], in the Bible, a 12th-century Israelite warrior of the tribe of Mannasseh, and one of the greater judges of…Tel Aviv
(Encyclopedia) Tel AvivTel Avivtĕl əvēvˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial,…Ehud
(Encyclopedia) EhudEhudēˈhəd [key]. In the Bible, judge of Israel. He delivered Israel from Moab.Ben-Gurion, David
(Encyclopedia) Ben-Gurion, DavidBen-Gurion, Davidbĕn-g&oomacr;ˈrēŏn [key], 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, b. Plońsk, Poland, as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906, but lived for periods…El-elohe-Israel
(Encyclopedia) El-elohe-IsraelEl-elohe-Israelĕl-ĕlōˈhē-ĭzˈrēəl [key], in the Bible, name of an altar erected by Jacob in Shechem.Trending
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