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Revision as of 05:14, 19 June 2018
The flag of Israel
The State of Israel is a country in western Asia (the Middle East) with a population of about 7 million. It was formed from British governed land inhabited by Arabs, Jews and others, after World War II, mainly due to the Holocaust, by declaration of the United Nations.
Israel was rated 23rd (out of 177 countries) on the 2006 Human Development Index. [1]
Cities
- Acre
- Afula
- Arad
- Ariel
- Ashdod
- Ashkelon
- Baqa al-Gharbiyye
- Bat Yam
- Beersheba
- Beit She'an
- Beit Shemesh
- Beitar Illit
- Bnei Brak
- Dimona
- Eilat
- El'ad
- Giv'at Shmuel
- Givatayim
- Hadera
- Haifa
- Herzliya
- Hod HaSharon
- Holon
- Jerusalem
- Kafr Qasim
- Karmiel
- Kfar Saba
- Kfar Yona
- Kiryat Ata
(To be continued)
Map of Israel
See also
References
External links
- Israel Government Portal in English
- Wikipedia's article on Israel
- Wikivoyage article on Israel
- Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations
- U.S. Department of State on Israel