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Israel halts stadium constructionIsrael has ordered construction work on an internationally financed football stadium being built for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to be halted. |
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Israel, Egypt squeeze Gaza tunnel business
...medical workers said. "The situation is very bad. The Egyptians and the Israelis stepped up their campaign," Abu Mohammed said. "Israel bombards from air. Egypt either pumps gases that kill people, pours water or detonates explosives...
In this article: Gaza, Egypt, Hamas, Cattle, and Gaza Strip
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Israel brushes off Obama criticism over Jerusalem
...West Bank and east Jerusalem. But so far, the U.S. has not backed up its criticism with threats against Israel, a close ally. Some 300,000 Israelis now live in West Bank settlements, while an additional 180,000 Israelis live in Jewish...
In this article: Jerusalem, Barack Obama, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, and European Union
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Reuters | 2 days ago
Obama criticizes Israel over settlement-building
...asked by Fox News about the planned construction in Gilo, a settlement of 40,000 Israelis built in a part of the West Bank that Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to Jerusalem. "I think that additional settlement building does not...
In this article: Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem, West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, East Jerusalem, Thomson Reuters, and Washington
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Israel, Hamas wary on talk prisoner swap imminent
...Palestinian official in Gaza said outstanding issues included the fate of Palestinian prisoners from towns that lie inside Israel itself, rather than the West Bank or Gaza Strip. VIDEO PROOF On October 2, Israel freed 20 Palestinian...
In this article: Hamas, Gaza, Gilad Shalit, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and Eid al-Adha
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Israel dismisses U.S. anger at settlement plan
...to stop building in Jerusalem. Gilo, where some 40,000 Israelis live, was built on West Bank land Israel captured in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and later annexed as part of Jerusalem. Some 500,000 Jews live in the West Bank and East...
In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, United States, Jerusalem, Ban Ki-moon, West Bank, White House, United Nations, Mahmoud Abbas, and East Jerusalem
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FACTBOX: Facts about Israel's West Bank settlements
..."dismayed" by such a move at a time when it is trying to revive the moribund peace process. Here are some facts about the settlements: * Israel dismisses international findings that the communities it has been building since the 1980s in...
In this article: West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Jerusalem, Washington, East Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv
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Israel angers U.S. by approving new West Bank homes
...already live. The Israeli decision drew an unusually sharply worded rebuke from the White House, which said it was "dismayed" and accused Israel of undermining Obama's efforts to resume peace talks with Palestinians stalled since...
In this article: West Bank, Jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Robert Gibbs, Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, and East Jerusalem
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Israel could annex more of West Bank: minister
By Ori Lewis Israel warned the Palestinians on Monday that declaring a state without concluding a peace agreement would lead to Israeli counter-measures that could include annexation of more of the occupied West Bank. "If the...
In this article: West Bank, Gilad Erdan, Security Council, Benjamin Netanyahu, U.N., Kosovo, and Tax
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Israel (יִשְרָאֵל, ; Arabic: إسرائيل, ) officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: , ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ إِسْرَائِيل, ), is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. The West Bank and Gaza Strip are also adjacent. With a population of about 7.28 million, the majority of whom are Jews, Israel is the world's only Jewish state. It is also home to other ethnic groups, including most numerously Arab citizens of Israel, as well as many religious groups including Muslims, Christians, Druze, Samaritans and others.
Israel is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system and universal suffrage. The Prime Minister serves as head of government and the Knesset serves as Israel's legislative body. In terms of nominal gross domestic product, the nation's economy is estimated as being the 44th-largest in the world. Israel ranks high among Middle Eastern countries on the bases of human development, freedom of the press, and economic competitiveness. Jerusalem is the country's capital, seat of government, and largest city, while Israel's main financial center is Tel Aviv.
- Name:
- Israel
- Capital:
- Jerusalem
- Language:
- Hebrew, Arabic
- Largest City:
- Jerusalem
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy
- Founding Date:
- May 14, 1948
- Formations:
- Declaration
- Area:
- 20,770 / 22,072
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $188.936 billion
- Time Zone:
- IST
- Currency:
- Israeli new sheqel ()
- Demonym:
- Israeli
- Currency (code):
- ILS
- Country Calling Code:
- 972
- ccTLD:
- .il
- Anthem:
- Hatikvah
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