Independence Anniversary - Commemoration and Celebration movies\clips

Maps of Israel from different eras.

Israel Science and Technology Homepage - www.science.co.il

Links to:

Conflict History

Basic Facts

Security fence

Kidnaped soldiers

Links to Israel official sites:

Knesset (Israeli Parlament)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Tourism

Ministry of Absorption

Israel Defense Forces

Israeli Bureau of Statistics

Israel Airports Authority

Israel Weather

Nature & Parks Protection

Yad Vashem

Daily titles from (RSS):

ynet (Yediot Ahronot)

Jerusalem Post

Haaretz

Israel Herald

Isro-Press (eng\rom)

Pictures from our trips:

Cities & Locations

Marked Trails

Jewish National Fund

Nature Reserves & Parks

Roads

Others pictures

The name "Israel" is rooted in the Hebrew Bible, Genesis 32:28, where Jacob is renamed Israel after successfully wrestling with an angel of God.
Capital: Jerusalem

Official languages:
Hebrew, Arabic

Government:
Parliamentary democracy

Independence declaration:
14 May 1948 (05 Iyar 5708)

Area: 20,770 km²

Population: estimate 7,411,000

Currency:
New Israeli Sheqel (₪ NIS)

Time zone:
- IST (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST) (UTC+3)

Internet TLD: .il
Calling code: +972