In three main waves of aerial attacks, and several smaller waves in the days following the operation, a total of 452 aircraft were destroyed, most of them on the ground. This left the IAF in almost complete control of the skies, and able to effectively assist the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ground units. Operation Focus - June 5 1967. Operation Moked was launched at 7:45 am Israeli time (8:45 Egyptian time). Nearly all of Israel's 196 combat aircraft were committed to the airstrike, with only twelve being ...

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Operation Focus, Operation Focus - Summary of the operation, Operation Focus - June 5 1967, Operation Focus - June 6-11 1967, Operation Focus - Aftermath, Operation Focus - Number of aircraft destroyed, Operation Focus - Number of aircraft destroyed by aircraft type, Operation Focus - Number of aircraft destroyed by country, Operation Focus - Totals by waves

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The history of IMI goes back to the era of the British Mandate of Palestine when the Jewish underground at the time (the Haganah) resorted to manufacturing illegal weapons. Some therefore claim that the nucleus of IMI was formed as early as 1933. IMI presently manufactures all manner of firearms, from small arms and machine guns to rockets and electronic systems. During the past few years, the Israeli government has unsuccessfully tried to privatize IMI, either whole or in parts. The privatization efforts were hindered by the s ...

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Israeli Military Industries, Israeli Military Industries - History, Israeli Military Industries - Small firearms, Israeli Military Industries - Other products, Israeli Military Industries - Famous products, Israeli Military Industries - External link

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The kidnappers demanded transportation to Cairo. The authorities feigned agreement and at 10:10 p.m. two helicopters transported both the kidnappers and their hostages to nearby Fürstenfeldbruck airbase, where a Boeing 727 aircraft was waiting. The kidnappers believed they were on their way to Riem, the international airport near Munich. The authorities planned an assault on the kidnappers at the airport. Five German snipers, none of whom had any special training, were chosen to shoot the kidnappers. All had been chosen simply becaus ...

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Munich massacre, Munich massacre - The hostage-taking, Munich massacre - Demands, Munich massacre - Failed rescue, Munich massacre - Impact on the Games, Munich massacre - Aftermath, Munich massacre - Operation Wrath of God and Operation Spring of Youth, Munich massacre - Vengeance and Munich, Munich massacre - Surviving kidnappers, Munich massacre - Abu Daoud, Munich massacre - Books, Munich massacre - Movies

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GDP: purchasing power parity - $129 billion (2004 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 3.9% (2004 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $20,800 (2004 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2.8% industry: 37.7% services: 59.5% (2003 est.) Investment (gross fixed): 17.2% of GDP (2003) Population below poverty line: 18% (2001 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 28.3% (1997) Distributio ...

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Economy of Israel, Economy of Israel - Statistics

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The United Nations, the successor to the League of Nations, attempted to solve the dispute between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine. On May 15, 1947 the UN appointed a committee, the UNSCOP, composed of representatives from eleven states. To make the committee more neutral, none of the Great Powers were represented. After spending three months conducting hearings and general survey of the situation in Palestine, UNSCOP officially released its report on August 31. A majority of nations (Canada, Czechoslovakia, Guatemala, Netherlands, Peru, Swe ...

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1947 UN Partition Plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Creation of the plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - The division, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Reactions to the plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Text of the Resolution

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The Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel was publicly read in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948, before the expiration of the British Mandate of Palestine at midnight. It was drafted in the months beforehand, and the final version is a result of a compromise between the various parts of the Israeli public of that time. On May 14, 1948, the Vaad Leumi (Jewish National Council) gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and approved the proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. The new state and its government was rec ...

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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel - Historical background, Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel - Context of the Declaration of the State of Israel May 14 1948

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Aliyah - First Aliyah 1882-1903. Between 1882 and 1903, approximately 35,000 Jews immigrated to Palestine, then a province of the Ottoman Empire. The majority, belonging to the Hovevei Zion and Bilu movements, came from Eastern Europe with a smaller number arriving from Yemen. Many established agricultural communities (see kibbutz and moshav). The farmer cooperatives faced serious difficulties due in part to the lack of agricultural experience. Among the towns that these individuals established are ...

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Aliyah, Aliyah - Aliyot, Aliyah - First Aliyah 1882-1903, Aliyah - Second Aliyah 1904-1914, Aliyah - Third Aliyah 1919-1923, Aliyah - Fourth Aliyah 1924-1929, Aliyah - Fifth Aliyah 1929-1939, Aliyah - Aliyah Bet: Illegal immigration 1933-1948, Aliyah - Immigration from 1948-1950, Aliyah - Middle Eastern Jews, Aliyah - Ethiopian Aliyah, Aliyah - Russian Aliyah, Aliyah - Argentine aliyah, Aliyah - Recent Trends, Aliyah - Trivia, Aliyah - Notes

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Membership in the WZO was open to all Jews, and the right to vote for delegates to the Congresses was secured by the purchase of the Zionist Shekel. Delegations from all around the world, and from many different political backgrounds and religious traditions, took part in each Congress; delegations/parties were mainly grouped by ideology, rather than by geography. ...

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World Zionist Organization, World Zionist Organization - Membership and delegations, World Zionist Organization - Presidents of World Zionist Organization, World Zionist Organization - Chairmen of the Executive of World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency for Israel, World Zionist Organization - Sister organizations, World Zionist Organization - World Zionist Congress

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See also: Jewish ethnic divisions According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2004, of Israel's 6.9 million people, 76.2% were Jews, 19.5% Arabs, and 4.3% "others".[2] Among Jews, 68% were Sabras (Israeli-born), mostly second or third generation Israelis, and the rest are olim — 22% from Europe and the Americas, and 10% from Asia and Africa, including the Arab countries.[3] Among Jews, 63% are Israeli-born. 27% are immigrants from the West, and 11% are immigrants from developing countries in Asia and Africa, includ ...

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Demographics of Israel, Demographics of Israel - Population, Demographics of Israel - Age structure, Demographics of Israel - Population growth rate, Demographics of Israel - Birth rate, Demographics of Israel - Death rate, Demographics of Israel - Net migration rate, Demographics of Israel - Sex ratio, Demographics of Israel - Infant mortality rate, Demographics of Israel - Life expectancy at birth, Demographics of Israel - Total fertility rate, Demographics of Israel - Nationality, Demographics of Israel - Ethnic groups, Demographics of Israel - Religions, Demographics of Israel - Languages, Demographics of Israel - Literacy

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The United Nations, the successor to the League of Nations, attempted to solve the dispute between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine. On May 15, 1947 the UN appointed a committee, the UNSCOP, composed of representatives from eleven states. To make the committee more neutral, none of the Great Powers were represented. After spending three months conducting hearings and general survey of the situation in Palestine, UNSCOP officially released its report on August 31. A majority of nations (Canada, Czechoslovakia, Guatemala, Netherlands, Peru, Swe ...

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1947 UN Partition Plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Creation of the plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Reactions to the plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Text of the Resolution

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The war began in June 1968 with sparse Egyptian artillery bombardment of the Israeli front line on the east bank of the canal. More artillery bombardments in the following months killed some Israeli soldiers. IDF's retaliation came on the night of October 30 when heli-borne commandos destroyed Egypt's main electricity supply. The blackout caused Nasser to cease hostilities for a few months while fortifications around hundreds of important targets were built. Simultaneously Israel reinforced its position on the east bank of the Suez Canal by constructing the Bar Lev Line, a set of thirty-five small forts running nor ...

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War of Attrition, War of Attrition - Background, War of Attrition - Timeline, War of Attrition - People

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Kahanism - Dr. Baruch Goldstein. Main article: Mosque of Abraham massacre The deadliest attack was when Baruch Goldstein, affiliated with Kach through the JDL, killed 29 Arabs at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, in 1994. After this attack, members of Kach praised Goldstein's actions, and in the insuing political turmoil, the Knesset banned Kach in Israel. Kahanists believe the attack prevented a repeat of the 1929 Arab massacre of He ...

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Kahanism, Kahanism - Premises, Kahanism - Outlawed, Kahanism - Alleged Kahanist actions in Israel and the West Bank, Kahanism - Dr. Baruch Goldstein, Kahanism - Suspected Kahanist violence, Kahanism - Eden Natan-Zada, Kahanism - Kahanism in the USA

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Kahanism - Dr. Baruch Goldstein. Main articles: Mosque of Abraham massacre, and [[]], and [[]], and See also:

Kahanism, Kahanism - Premises, Kahanism - Outlawed, Kahanism - Alleged Kahanist actions in Israel and the West Bank, Kahanism - Dr. Baruch Goldstein, Kahanism - Suspected Kahanist violence, Kahanism - Eden Natan-Zada, Kahanism - Kahanism in the USA

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As of today, the Ma'shaz is a division in the "Police and Community" branch of the Israeli Police. The Ma'shaz is managed and supported by the police which provide weapons, equipment, training and police officers who command local Ma'shaz bases (each settlement has one or several Ma'shaz bases). Although the Ma'shaz is operated by the police, its manpower consists mainly of civilian volunteers. Members are trained to provide the initial response to a security situation until the police arrive. All Ma'shaz volunteers are armed with M1 Carbine ...

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Ma'shaz, Ma'shaz - Organization, Ma'shaz - History, Ma'shaz - Manpower

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The declaration, a typed letter signed in ink by Balfour, reads as follows: Foreign Office, November 2nd, 1917. Dear Lord Rothschild, I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet. "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours ...

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Balfour Declaration 1917, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Text of the declaration, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Development, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Negotiation, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Footnotes

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In essence, the accords call for withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian rule would last for a five year interim period during which a permanent agreement would be negotiated (beginning not later than May 1996). Permanent issues such as Jerusalem, refugees, Israeli settlements in the area, security and borders were deliberately excluded from the Accords and left to be decided ...

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Oslo Accords, Oslo Accords - Background, Oslo Accords - Principles of the Accords, Oslo Accords - Annexes of the accords, Oslo Accords - Agreed minutes of the accords, Oslo Accords - The acceptance of the accords by the two peoples, Oslo Accords - Subsequent negotiations, Oslo Accords - Oslo 2, Oslo Accords - Additional agreements, Oslo Accords - Fate of the accords, Oslo Accords - Loss of credibility, Oslo Accords - Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties, Oslo Accords - Issues, Oslo Accords - People

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The declaration, a typed letter signed in ink by Balfour, reads as follows: Foreign Office November 2nd, 1917 Dear Lord Rothschild, I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet. "His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to ...

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Balfour Declaration 1917, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Text of the declaration, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Development and differing views, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Negotiation, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Contradictory assurances, Balfour Declaration 1917 - Footnotes

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1949 Armistice Agreements - With Egypt. The agreement with Egypt was signed on February 24. The main points were: The armistice line was drawn along the international border (dating back to 1906) for the most part, except near the Mediterranean Sea, where Egypt remained in control of a strip of land along the coast, which became known as the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian forces besieged in the Faluja Pocket were allowed to return to Egypt with their weapons, and the area was handed ...

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1949 Armistice Agreements, 1949 Armistice Agreements - Agreements, 1949 Armistice Agreements - With Egypt, 1949 Armistice Agreements - With Lebanon, 1949 Armistice Agreements - With Jordan, 1949 Armistice Agreements - With Syria, 1949 Armistice Agreements - Others, 1949 Armistice Agreements - Cease-fire line vs. permanent border, 1949 Armistice Agreements - Violations, 1949 Armistice Agreements - Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties, 1949 Armistice Agreements - Texts

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Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa Zionism · Timeline ·Aliyah · Herzl Balfour · Mandate · 1947 UN Plan Independence · Austerity · Ma'abarot Lavon Affair · Eichmann Trial 1948 War · 1949 Armistice · Suez War Six-Day War · Attrition War Yom Kippur War · Lebanon War Peace treaties with: Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan Timeline · Peace process · Peace camp 1s ...

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Zionism, 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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The Israel Police's Serious and International Crimes Unit together with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) has arrested the former head of the Fasuta Local Council in the Upper Galilee suspected of spying on Israel for Iranian Intelligence, it was released for publication on Friday. Jaris Jaris, 57, was arrested on December 12, after police discovered that he had been recruited by Iran and was asked to use his political contacts ...

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Meretz, Meretz - Left wing positions, Meretz - Factions, Meretz - Disbanding of Meretz, Meretz - Police Shin Bet arrest spy for Iran, Meretz - External link

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The Israeli Engineering Corps ( IEC חה"ן ) are based upon the sabotage unit of the Palmach and the tractors operators units of the Israeli War of Independence. In the first years, the IEC drew their soldiers mainly from Jews who served in the British Royal Engineers. The IEC have record of great professional achievements and breaking-through decorations. The Engineering Corps' most famous operation is the breaching of the Suez Canal in Yom Kippur War. Is ...

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Israeli Engineering Corps, Israeli Engineering Corps - Roles, Israeli Engineering Corps - History, Israeli Engineering Corps - In the Israeli wars, Israeli Engineering Corps - The October 2000 Lebanon abduction, Israeli Engineering Corps - The al-Aqsa Intifada

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Since the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the country has established four new holidays. Yom Ha'Shoah - Holocaust Remembrance day, on 27th of Nissan, commemorates the date of the uprising in Warsaw Ghetto in 1943. Yom Hazikaron - Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and terror victims, on the day preceding Yom Ha'atzma'ut. Yom Ha'atzma'ut - Israel Independence Day. Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day, on 28th of Iyar, the date that ID ...

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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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