1. ISRAEL
By:
Eileen Castro
Elizabeth Alvarez

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Elnihaja!!!
The End