Israel

Israel is a country in the Middle East,

a region in the west of Asia (not
including the Caucasian countries)
consisting of mostly Arab countries
and some countries which are not part
of Asia, but still in the Middle East,
such as Egypt and Turkey. The capital
city of Israel is Jerusalem, the holy
land of Christians and Jews. It has a
small population of around 7,821,850
people and they drive on the right side
of the road. Their main languages are
Hebrew and Arabic. Boker tov is
hello in Hebrew and 'll is hello in
Arabic. The ethnic groups are mostly Jewish and the rest are mostly
born in Europe or the United States. If you go there, your currency
will be the Israeli new shekel which is worth only 29 cents. The star
on the flag represents the Star of David, also known as the Shield of
David and the Jewish Star which is located in between the two blue
lines.
History
The people of Israel tend to trace their origin back to Abraham, the
person who began the story that there is only one God. God had an
agreement with Abraham in approximately 2000 BC. God said I
will make you into a great nation. The name Israel comes from a
new name he gave Abrahams grandson. At this point, ancestors of
Abraham are offen referred as the children of Israel. But God already
had the selection of Israel as the special nation which was part of his
plan from the beginning of time.



Culture & Traditions
The modern day country of Israel includes two unmistakable
nationalities, the Palestinian and the Jewish. The Palestinians
are Arabs whose traditions are established in Muslim culture;
the Jewish people have tradition that also comes from their
religion which is Judaism. Each culture has a history in the country
that goes all the way back to ancient times.

Celebrations/Festivals
There a lot of celebrations/festivals in Israel. Most of them are
Jewish celebrations, such as Passover which is celebrated to
remember the Children of Israel broke free from slavery and
were led out of Egypt by Moses. Another Jewish celebration is
Rosh Hashanah which is the Jewish New Year. It marks the
Jewish New Year and the ten and starts with ten days of
repentance and self-examination. There are many other festivals
which are celebrated at different times of year such a Hanukkah.
On your right is a Menorah used in Hanukkah. Hanukkah begins
in the evening of December 16
th
and ends in the evening of
December 24
th
. One candle from the Menorah is lit every day. On
the left of the page is a picture of a dreidel which is used to play
the dreidel game during Hanukkah.

Wildlife

Israel is home to many species of animals which can
include both temperate and desert species of
hedgehogs, European and desert foxes, Mediterranean
horseshoe bats, Be'er Sheba fringe fingered lizard,
Asian garden dormice, Egyptian mongoose, Caspian
turtles, Indian crested porcupines, African softshell
turtles, Arabian oryx, Mt Hermon mice, Cape Hares,
Persian squirrels, Balkan emerald lizards, and
European otters. All of these animals will amaze you and mystify you.
One of these animals are the Arabian Oryx, show on the right of the
page. It is a medium with a well-defined shoulder bump, long, straight
horns and a tufted tail.

Climate
Half of Israels climate are deserts, if you go to the far
north it is pretty cold due to the mountains being very
close by, there is a lot of grassland and forest near the
coast and the eastern border and a few big lakes are
located in the east.

National Sport
The national sport of Israel is soccer. Soccer has been part of
the culture of Israel since the modern state existed. Israelites
really like to play soccer and always play each other. They
have a national soccer league and parts of Israel play each
other every year. But in Israel, they call it football.

Tourism
Israel has a lot to offer those who love very
ancient history. The type of people that would
enjoy this place are Christians and Jews because
it includes Jerusalem, which is the holy land
where Jesus lived among his disciples. Israeli
accommodations are fairly cheap. The hotels are around and average
of 300 Israeli new shekels which is equal to 84 USD, 91 AUD and 51
GBP (British Pounds). Israel is pretty high in tourism. In 2013,
623,000 Americans and 20,000 Australians visited Israel. Most people
visit Jerusalem for tourism because of all the
historical features, such as the Tower of David on
your right and the Garden of Gethsemane on your
left which is where Jesus and his disciples prayed
before Jesus was captured and sentenced to death.
The best time to visit Israel is from April all the
way to November because then you find hot
summer days and you have nice beaches.

Health and Security
When you visit Israel, it is highly required that you
exercise a high degree of caution, which would mean you
should be more cautious about where you go. Do not go
to the Gaza Strip at all, and you might want to reconsider
your need to travel when you go to places like the West
Bank, including Bethlehem, Jericho and Ramallah and any areas
within 24.84 miles (40 kilometers) of the border with the Gaza Strip.
Education in Israel is very good because out of the entire population
of Israelites over 15, 97.1% have a good education (Also, there is
98.5% male and 95.9% female have a good education over 15). As
you probably already know, Israel is in a civil war right now. This
civil war started in WWII, when the Jewish were being treated really
badly by the Nazis. A lot of these Jews decided to go to the land
promised to them by God (which is Jerusalem) and settle a Jewish
country. But the Palestinians were living the country which was called
Palestine. The Palestinians werent sure about giving some of their
land to the Jews but then they were convinced by other countries to let
them have some land because of them being treated badly, and gave
the Jewish some land. When the Jewish created a new government
and called the nation Israel the kept on making the nation bigger and
started pushing the Palestinians to what is now known as the Gaza
Strip, so now and then there are rockets/missiles
being fired back and forward throughout the nation.
The mortality rate is 3 children dying every 1000
births which is twice as less as the United States
infant mortality rate and very similar to the
Australian mortality rate. As a conclusion, you need
to be careful about where you visit in Israel.

Trade
Israels trading industries
are a bit complicated
because a lot of
countries are
saying that they
will boycott Israel
if they dont stop firing rockets/missiles.
Israels top two trading partners are the United
States and Great Britain. 23% of Israels imports
and exports go to the United States which is 9.5
billion dollars each year; 8.6% go to Great Britain which is 3.5 billion
dollars each year. Australia is the 17
th
best trading partner and only
1.7% of Israels imports and exports which only makes 712 million
dollars every year. Most of Israels imports are refined petroleum,
machines, chemical products, cars and metals. Some imports are
plastic, rubbers, instruments, diamonds, textiles, vegetable products
and foodstuffs. They also import very little animal products, paper
goods, miscellaneous, stone, glass, wood products, animals, vegetable
bi-products, footwear, headwear and animal hides. Israels exports are
slightly different, they are mostly medicaments. They export some
instruments, refined petroleum, plastic, rubber, diamonds, vegetable
products, transportation, metals, textiles and foodstuffs. They also
export very little bit of stone, glass, paper goods, miscellaneous,
weapons, animal hides, footwear and hardware. Israeli people get a
pretty good payment which is 14,157 Israeli New Shekels (3,795
USD) per month for the Jewish. The Arabs/Palestinians earn 8,151
Israeli New Shekel (2,185 USD). A lot of Israels industries are to do
with weapons so there may be a lot of people working for these
companies.
Thank you for reading this information report on Israel, I hope it has
helped you a lot and has taught you about the amazing things Israel
has in store for you.









Glossary
Region An area or part of the world that makes up countries of
meaningful features.
Consisting To be including something.
Ethnic Groups Subgroups of different genetics (genes).
Origin A point or a place where something begins.
Repentance To feel regret.
Boycott To avoid trading with someone/something.


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