1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 - 185 páginas
Hardly a day passes when Israel is not in the news. This book provides essential facts about not only the political events in the news, but also the positive contributions Israel is making in the arts and sciences. This is not a recitation of facts and figures, but a mosaic of the most important aspects of Israel's past and present. The book will entertain those interested in some of the fascinating trivia about Israel and inform those doing more serious research about the economy, government, and culture of the Jewish State.
 

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1001 Facts
1
IMMIGRATION
13
HISTORY
17
PEOPLE
34
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
61
SOCIETY AND CULTURE
73
RELIGION
87
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
92
GEOGRAPHY
108
WAR AND PEACE
123
ISRAEL AND AMERICA
147
ISRAEL AND THE WORLD
158
THE UNITED NATIONS
168
NOTABLE QUOTATIONS
172
Bibliography
179
Index
185

EDUCATION
95
THE LAND OF ISRAEL
102
ENVIRONMENT
106
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