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• Agudat Israel - External link

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David Ben-Gurion ▶ (help·info) (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן גּוּרִיּוֹן) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. David Ben-Gurion - Early life. He was born as David Grün in Płońsk, Poland which was then part of the Russian Empire. His father, Avigdor Grün was a lawyer and a leader in the Hovevei Zion organization. His mother, Scheindel died when Ben-Gurion was 11 ...

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• David Ben-Gurion - Early life
• David Ben-Gurion - Zionist leadership
• David Ben-Gurion - Prime Ministership
• David Ben-Gurion - Trivia
• David Ben-Gurion - Footnote

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The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ▶ (help·info); Medinat Yisra'el; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ إِسْرَائِيل, Dawlat Isrā'īl) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a parliamentary democracy and the world's only Jewish state. The name "Israel" is rooted in the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, wherein Jacob is renamed Israel after wrestling with a mysterious adversary ("a man", and later "God" according to Genesis 32:24- ...

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• Israel - History
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• Israel - Zionism and Aliyah
• Israel - Establishment of the State
• Israel - War of Independence
• Israel - Continuing immigration
• Israel - Subsequent wars
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• Israel - Politics and law
• Israel - Legislature
• Israel - Constitution and Legal System
• Israel - Judiciary
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• Israel - Metropolitan areas
• Israel - Economy
• Israel - Demographics
• Israel - Children's welfare
• Israel - Religion in Israel
• Israel - Culture and religion
• Israel - Footnotes
• Israel - Annotated List of Israeli Media Sources

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Zionism is a political movement and an ideology that supports a Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel, where the Jewish nation originated and where Jewish kingdoms and self-governing states existed at various times in history. While Zionism is based heavily upon religious tradition linking the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, the modern movement was originally secular, beginning largely as a response to ram ...

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• Zionism - Establishment of the Zionist movement
• Zionism - Zionist initiatives
• Zionism - Jewish reaction to Zionism
• Zionism - Zionism and the Arab Muslims
• Zionism - The struggle for Palestine
• Zionism - Zionism and Israel
• Zionism - Anti-Zionism and post-Zionism
• Zionism - Non-Jewish Zionism
• Zionism - Relevant articles
• Zionism - Types of Zionism
• Zionism - Zionist institutes and organization
• Zionism - History of Zionism and Israel
• Zionism - Notes

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• Western Wall - Restricted holy areas
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• Western Wall - The Wall as viewed by Muslims
• Western Wall - Ottoman control
• Western Wall - Jordanian rule
• Western Wall - Under the British
• Western Wall - Israel since 1967
• Western Wall - Recent damage to plaza

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The Hatikvah text was written by the Galician poet Naphtali Herz Imber in Zloczow (Ukraine) in 1878 as a nine-stanza poem named Tikvatenu ("Our Hope"). In 1897, at the First Zionist Congress, it was adopted as the anthem of Zionism; later it was arranged by the composer Paul Ben-Haim, who based the composition partly on ukrainian Jewish folk tunes. Later the text was edited by the settlers of Rishon LeZion and it underwent a number of other changes until 1948, when the state of Israel was created, and it was proclaim ...

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Hatikvah, Hatikvah - History, Hatikvah - Music, Hatikvah - Lyrics, Hatikvah - External link

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In 1993, the Yad Vashem institute decided to build a new, larger museum to replace the old, smaller museum, which was built during the 1960's. This was in response to the construction of larger Holocaust museums in Washington D.C. and Europe. The new museum is the largest Holocaust museum in the world. It is carved into the mountain and designed to reflect the story of the European Jewish community during the Holocaust and their resurrection from the ashes in Israel. It consists of a long corridor with 10 exhibition halls, each dedicated to ...

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Yad Vashem, Yad Vashem - Activities, Yad Vashem - Museum, Yad Vashem - Righteous among the nations

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Kadima - Awaiting a political big bang. The political tug-of-war between Ariel Sharon and his right-wing supporters, both within the Likud and outside of it, was an on-going subject of speculation in recent Israeli politics and in the Israeli media. An expectation that Sharon would quit his own party to form a new party composed of his Likud allies and open the door to politicians from other parties to quit their own parties to join the new party was dubbed the "big bang" (hamapatz hagadol) of Israeli poli ...

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Kadima, Kadima - Kadima's platform, Kadima - Political objectives and policies, Kadima - Birth of the new party, Kadima - Awaiting a political big bang, Kadima - Split from Likud, Kadima - Background to the split, Kadima - Internal opposition within the Likud, Kadima - The resignation of Labour ministers, Kadima - Naming the new party, Kadima - Further developments, Kadima - Doubts following Sharon's medical problems, Kadima - Membership, Kadima - Former Likud members, Kadima - Former Labour members, Kadima - Former members of other parties, Kadima - Other prominent figures

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Since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has established four new Jewish holidays. Yom Ha'Shoah - Holocaust Remembrance day Yom Hazikaron - Memorial Day Yom Ha'atzma'ut - Israel Independence Day Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day These four days are national holidays in the State of Israel, and have since been accepted as religious holidays in general by the following groups: The Union of Orthodox Congregations and Rabbinical Council ...

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Yom Ha'atzma'ut, Yom Ha'atzma'ut - New Israeli/Jewish holidays, Yom Ha'atzma'ut - External link

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Beginning in the late 19th century, the Zionist movement led to an immigration of Jews to Ottoman-ruled Palestine (which did not exist as distinctive administrative entity within the boundaries laid down later the British Mandate of Palestine). Tensions arose between these immigrants (who transfomed and expanded the pre-Zionist indigenous Jewish community) and the Palestinian Arabs; Pan-Arabism led to the Palestinian side of this c ...

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Jewish exodus from Arab lands, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - History of Jews in Arab lands Pre-1948, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Jews flee Arab states 1948-, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Morocco, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Egypt, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Tunisia, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Yemen, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Iraq, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Syria, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Algeria, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Lebanon, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Libya, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Bahrain, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Absorbing Jewish refugees, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Jewish refugee advocacy groups, Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Footnotes

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Mossad is one of the world's best-known and most highly regarded intelligence agencies. It is known for its efficiency, and some believe it has made a large contribution to the stability and security of Israel. Mossad was formed in December 1949 as the "Central Institute for Coordination", at the recommendation of Reuven Shiloah to Prime Minister David Ben Gurion. Shiloah wanted a central body to coordinate and improve cooperation between the existing security services — the army's intelligence department (AMAN), the General Securit ...

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Mossad, Mossad - Introduction, Mossad - Departments, Mossad - Famous Mossad operations, Mossad - Famous Mossad debacles, Mossad - Directors of Mossad

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Israeli music is an integral part of society. Many of the most popular songs are called Shierei Eretz Israel Hay'shana Ve Hatova [Ereẓ Yiśrāʼēl hay-yəshānāh wə-haṭ-ṭoḇāh, ארץ ישׂראל הישנה והטובה] (Songs of the Good Old Land of Israel), and are Hebrew songs set to Russian and Slavic melodies. The youth and kibbutz movements have played a major role in Israeli musical development, and in ...

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Music of Israel, Music of Israel - History, Music of Israel - Styles, Music of Israel - National/Folk Music, Music of Israel - Classical music, Music of Israel - Rock, Music of Israel - Pop, Music of Israel - Heavy metal and alternative rock, Music of Israel - Ethnic music, Music of Israel - Mizrahi music, Music of Israel - Hip hop and rap, Music of Israel - Trance

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List of political parties in Israel - Parties with representation in the 16th Knesset הכנסת ה-16. Main articles: Knesset, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and See also:

List of political parties in Israel, List of political parties in Israel - The parties, List of political parties in Israel - Parties with representation in the 16th Knesset הכנסת ה-16, List of political parties in Israel - Other parties, List of political parties in Israel - Former parties, List of political parties in Israel - Zionist youth movement, List of political parties in Israel - External link

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Ever since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the state faced problems in its foreign policy. In 1948, Israel was in diplomatic isolation resulting from being boycotted by its Middle Eastern neighbours (see Arab League boycott). As an alternative, the Israeli government began developing ties with distant countries. The Israeli government sought to establish good relations especially with the U.S. government, and the newly independent states in Africa and Asia. On January 9, 1950, the Israeli government extended recognition to the People's ...

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Foreign relations of Israel, Foreign relations of Israel - Diplomatic relations with over 150 countries, Foreign relations of Israel - Ties with Arab states, Foreign relations of Israel - International disputes, Foreign relations of Israel - Illicit drugs, Foreign relations of Israel - International Organizations, Foreign relations of Israel - Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties

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List of terrorist incidents - 1970. February 21: A bomb explodes in the rear of Swissair Flight 330, causing it to crash near Zürich, Switzerland, killing 38 passengers and all 9 crew members. May 8: Avivim school bus massacre by Palestinian PLO members, killing nine children, three adults and crippling 19. August 24: the Army Mathematics Research Center on the University of Wisconsin campus was blown up resulting in one death September 6: Coordinated hijacking of four airliners. ...

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List of terrorist incidents, List of terrorist incidents - Pre-11th century, List of terrorist incidents - 11th-18th century, List of terrorist incidents - 19th century, List of terrorist incidents - 1900s-1940s, List of terrorist incidents - 1950s, List of terrorist incidents - 1960s, List of terrorist incidents - 1970s, List of terrorist incidents - 1970, List of terrorist incidents - 1971, List of terrorist incidents - 1972, List of terrorist incidents - 1973, List of terrorist incidents - 1974, List of terrorist incidents - 1975, List of terrorist incidents - 1976, List of terrorist incidents - 1977, List of terrorist incidents - 1978, List of terrorist incidents - 1979, List of terrorist incidents - 1980s, List of terrorist incidents - 1980, List of terrorist incidents - 1981, List of terrorist incidents - 1982, List of terrorist incidents - 1983, List of terrorist incidents - 1984, List of terrorist incidents - 1985, List of terrorist incidents - 1986, List of terrorist incidents - 1987, List of terrorist incidents - 1988, List of terrorist incidents - 1989, List of terrorist incidents - 1990s, List of terrorist incidents - 1990, List of terrorist incidents - 1991, List of terrorist incidents - 1992, List of terrorist incidents - 1993, List of terrorist incidents - 1994, List of terrorist incidents - 1995, List of terrorist incidents - 1996, List of terrorist incidents - 1997, List of terrorist incidents - 1998, List of terrorist incidents - 1999, List of terrorist incidents - 2000s, List of terrorist incidents - 2000, List of terrorist incidents - 2001, List of terrorist incidents - 2002, List of terrorist incidents - 2003, List of terrorist incidents - 2004, List of terrorist incidents - 2005, List of terrorist incidents - 2006

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The YAMAM was established after the Maalot massacre, where a failed operation by military special forces units ended with 21 children murdered before the terrorists were killed. Since hostage rescue in friendly territory is different from counter-terrorism in hostile areas, it was decided to establish an elite civilian force, which develops and practices a special CQB (Close Quarters Battles) doctrine for counter-terrorism operations in friendly territory and hostage rescue. In the late 1974 the YAMAM was established as and falls under the direct jurisidiction of a special forces counter-terrorism unit of the MAGAV ...

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YAMAM, YAMAM - Name and organization, YAMAM - History, YAMAM - Operational record 1974 - September 2000, YAMAM - Operational record during the al-Aqsa Intifada since October 2000, YAMAM - YAMAM Directors

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Critics claim that the Law of Return is part of a larger system of discrimination ("institutional apartheid"), whereby Israeli Jews are given superior civil and social rights over Israeli Arabs. They further claim that the purpose of the Law of Return runs counter to the claims of a democratic state. Others point to the fact that some countries explicitly bar Jews from obtaining or maintaining citizenship in their respective constitutions. The Israeli constitution explicitly states the exact opposite: that Jewish foreigners along with their relatives are eligible for positive discrimination beca ...

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Law of Return, Law of Return - The Law, Law of Return - Controversy, Law of Return - Applicability

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Menachem Begin - Forcing the British out of Palestine. Begin quickly made a name for himself as a fierce critic of mainstream Zionist groups as being too co-operative with the "colonial" British, and as a proponent of military action against the British as necessary to achieve independence. In 1942, while the British were fighting Nazi Germany, he joined the Irgun (Etzel) and in 1947 assumed its leadership. He was determined to force the British government to remove its troops entirely from Palestine. He c ...

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Menachem Begin, Menachem Begin - Early life, Menachem Begin - In British Palestine, Menachem Begin - Forcing the British out of Palestine, Menachem Begin - Armed rebellion against the British, Menachem Begin - Secret commander eludes capture, Menachem Begin - The Altalena affair, Menachem Begin - The Deir Yassin episode, Menachem Begin - Calls for Irgun to stop fighting, Menachem Begin - Sephardi political support, Menachem Begin - Enters Israeli politics, Menachem Begin - Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin - 1977: Negotiating a majority for the Knesset, Menachem Begin - 1978: Camp David Accords, Menachem Begin - 1981:Bombing Iraq's nuclear reactor, Menachem Begin - 1982:Lebanon invasion, Menachem Begin - 1983:Retirement from public life, Menachem Begin - Final years in seclusion: Dies in 1992, Menachem Begin - Contested Legacy, Menachem Begin - Begin as a fictional character, Menachem Begin - Quotes, Menachem Begin - Books by Menachem Begin

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Yom Hazikaron is on 4th day of Iyar, but it varies from year to year in the Gregorian calendar: 2005: May 11 2006: May 2 2007: April 22 2008: May 7 2009: April 28 See: Jewish holidays ...

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Yom Hazikaron, Yom Hazikaron - Yom Hazikaron in the Gregorian calendar, Yom Hazikaron - External link

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