ISRAEL By: Eileen Castro Elizabeth Alvarez

Table of Contents Quick Facts Geography History Religion Government Culture Current event Jerusalem

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

Geography Negev desert 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 Negev desert

History 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 Conquest

Religion Moses Abraham Torah 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. Abraham Torah Moses

Government 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 Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu President: Shimon Peres

Culture Transportation Sports Clothing 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 Cont. Gender Roles Foods Humus 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 Event Escorting an ambulance to Jerusalem Israel ambulance 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 Jerusalem Israel police car

Elnihaja!!! The End