1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel

Israel receives more news coverage than almost any other country in the world. The majority of this attention, however, narrowly focuses on its conflicts rather than on the society itself or its history. Given the intense press coverage of the Middle East, it is crucial that Jews and non-Jews have a working knowledge of the history of Israel to appreciate and understand current events.

Mitchell Bard is executive director of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, director of the Jewish Virtual Library, and author of more than a dozen books on the Middle East Moshe Schwartz is an analyst for the U.S. government. He worked for the Israeli government at the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and at the Consulate General of Israel in New York

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Zionism

1

(12)

Immigration

13

(4)

History

17

(17)

People

34

(27)

Politics and Government

61

(12)

Society and Culture

73

(14)

Religion

87

(5)

Health and Medicine

92

(3)

Education

95

(7)

The Land of Israel

102

(4)

Environment

106

(2)

Geography

108

(15)

War and Peace

123

(24)

Israel and America

147

(11)

Israel and the World

158

(10)

The United Nations

168

(4)

Notable Quotations

172

(7)

Bibliography

179

(6)

About the Authors

185

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1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel

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