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By:By:Eileen CastroEileen Castro

Elizabeth AlvarezElizabeth Alvarez

1.Quick Facts2.Geography3.History4.Religion5.Government6.Culture7.Current event

Jerusalem

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Land marks *Dead Sea *Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial MuseumOfficial Languages *Hebrew and Arabic Jerusalem *Absolute location :31 degrees 47N 35 degrees 13E * Capital of IsraelDeclaration of Independence *May 14, 1948Currency *Shekel

Quick Facts

Dead Sea

Yad Vashem

Holocaust Memorial Museum

Shekel

NegevNegev desertdesert

•Israel has a Mediterranean Climate

•It has Maritime plain

•Lies at eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea

•The Jordan is the only important river

•Major physical features are deserts ,

mountains and rivers

GeographyGeography

•Land known as Eretz Yirael

•Palestine is the homeland of Israel

•Palestine comes from Philistines

•During the 7th century there were many Muslim conquest

Muslim Muslim ConquestConquest

HistoryHistory

ReligioReligionn AbrahaAbraha

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•Most are Jewish

•Main religion is Judaism

•Leader was Moses

•The founder is Abraham

•God promise Abraham 3 things:

(1) He would have many descendents

(2)His descendents have land of their own

(3) Descendents will be blessed by god.

MosesMoses

Torah

GovernmentGovernment

Prime Minister:

Benjamin Netanyahu

•Parliamentary Democracy

•Head of government is the Prime Minister

•Israel has no constitution

•Electoral law is based on the Basic Law (The Knesset)

•Only country in region that is ranked free by the Freedom House

•Parliamentary selections are schedule ever 4 years

President: Shimon Peres

CulturCultureeTransportation

•Busses are its main form of transportation.

•Has many large amount of highways

Sports

•Soccer and basketball

Clothing

•Women, at religious places wear modest clothing

•Men wear casual clothing

Culture Culture Cont.Cont.

Gender Roles•Role of the women is determined by the Hebrew Bible

•Women are more likely to be self-employed

•Women's role is no less important from men

•Women like men have a voice in G-d

Foods•Jews mostly eat kosher

•Most of the food is based on other cultures

•Two common dishes are Humus and Falafel

•Humus is a dish from Turkey

•Falafel is a dish based on the Middle East

Humus

Current Current EventEventEscorting an ambulance to

Jerusalem•Happened November 25,2009

•Groups supposed that the instruction violated human rights

•Also, they claimed a patient’s privacy was being violated by the authorities

•A new instruction was put in place in response to Arab attacks

Israel ambulance

Israel police car

Jerusalem

Elnihaja!!!

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