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Country in Western Asia.
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Judaism
26 linksAbrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people.
Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people.
Major sources of difference between these groups are their approaches to halakha (Jewish law), the authority of the rabbinic tradition, and the significance of the State of Israel.
Knesset
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The Knesset (הַכְּנֶסֶת ; lit. "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel.
1949 Armistice Agreements
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The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of armistice agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and neighboring Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria to formally end the official hostilities of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and establish armistice lines between Israeli forces and Jordanian-Iraqi forces, also known as the Green Line.
Israeli-occupied territories
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Israeli-occupied territories are the lands that were captured and occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967.
Druze
26 linksArabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group originating in Western Asia, who adhere to a faith that originally developed out of Ismaili Islam although most Druze do not identify as Muslims.
Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group originating in Western Asia, who adhere to a faith that originally developed out of Ismaili Islam although most Druze do not identify as Muslims.
They are found primarily in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, with small communities in Jordan.
Status of Jerusalem
9 linksDisputed in both international law and diplomatic practice, with both the Israelis and Palestinians claiming Jerusalem as their capital city.
Disputed in both international law and diplomatic practice, with both the Israelis and Palestinians claiming Jerusalem as their capital city.
The main dispute revolves around the legal status of East Jerusalem and especially the Old City of Jerusalem, while broader agreement exists regarding future Israeli presence in West Jerusalem in accordance with Israel's internationally recognised borders.
Mandate for Palestine
12 linksLeague of Nations mandate for British administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordan, both of which had been conceded by the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I in 1918.
League of Nations mandate for British administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordan, both of which had been conceded by the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I in 1918.
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After the failure of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, the 1947–1949 Palestine war ended with Mandatory Palestine divided among Israel, the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank and the Egyptian All-Palestine Protectorate in the Gaza Strip.
Menachem Begin
17 linksIsraeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
Before the creation of the state of Israel, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah.
Israelis
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Israelis (ישראלים; الإسرائيليين) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel.
Jewish state
13 linksIn world politics, Jewish state is a characterization of Israel as the nation-state and sovereign homeland of the Jewish people.