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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.
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 16th and ends in the evening of
December 24th. 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). Israels tourism is relatively high throughout
the nation. 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.
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
Glossary
Region An area or part of the world that makes up countries of
meaningful features.
Consist To be include 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.
Bibliography
www.nationalgeographic.com - July 23rd 2014
www.indexmundi.com - July 28th 2014