Israel is a country established by a United Nations (UN) resolution in 1948, in a partitioning of the Palestine territory previously occupied by the United Kingdom.
The Israeli government is a Parliamentary system, where people vote for parties, and parties receive seats based on what percent of the popular vote they receive. As of 2019, the cutoff for a party to receive seats in the government was 3.25%. After an election, the parties negotiate with each other to form a coalition of parties with a majority of the seats. Once a coalition is formed, the parties in the coalition choose a prime minister.
The 2019 population estimate is 9,025,000, and the GDP is $390.7 billion ($43,199 per capita).
The official language is Hebrew. English, Arabic, Russian, French, Amharic, and German are also each spoken by 100,000 or more people in the country.
By ethnicity, 74.5% of the population is Jewish and 20.9% is Arab.
Timeline
August 13, 2020
The overnight visit, after the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight between Israel and the UAE, marked the apex of an accelerating warming relationship that had been mostly clandestine before the surprise Aug. 13 White House announcement establishing Israeli-Emirati ties.
July 6, 2006
Second Lebanon War
June 6, 1982
Lebanon War
June 5, 1967
Six-Day War
May 15, 1948
1948 Arab-Israeli War
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Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion
Prime Minister
Gal Gadot
Actress
Golda Meir
Prime Minister
Itzhak Rabin
Prime Minister
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Mobileye
Ziv Aviram
Jerusalem, Israel
Collision Detection for cars
Waze
Ehud Shabtai
Ra'anana, Israel
Driving directions, GPS
Wix
Avishai Abrahami
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Helen Sullivan
September 14, 2020
the Guardian
Medical staff wearing Personal Protective Equipment carry nasal swab samples during coronavirus screening outside a quarantine centre, in Nashik, India on 13 September 2020. Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images
DNA Web Team
September 8, 2020
DNA India
Setback for China as US, Israel, India to collaborate in developing 5G technology - This trilateral initiative in the development and technological arena is a result of the people-to-people collaboration, in particular those by the Indian diaspora in the US and Israel, that was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his historic visit to Israel three years ago in July 2017, community leaders said.
Helen Sullivan
September 4, 2020
the Guardian
A city health worker takes a rest during a coronavirus test program that aims to administer 20,000 tests in Rio de Janeiro's poor neighbourhoods, at Morro da Providencia favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3 September, 2020. Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP
The Associated Press
September 2, 2020
CTVNews
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that flights to and from the United Arab Emirates "from all countries" will now be able to use its airspace -- a statement apparently allowing flyovers by Israel following a deal to normalize U.A.E.-Israel relations.
AP
September 2, 2020
@bsindia
In less than 24 hours on the ground, Israels first-of-its-kind delegation to the United Arab Emirates received a royal welcome that would have been nearly unthinkable just a few weeks ago
IANS
September 2, 2020
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The total number of Covid-19 cases in Israel reached 118,538 on Tuesday, with 1,942 new cases, the states Health Ministry said
ANI
September 1, 2020
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In the joint statement, the UAE, Israel and the US have urged Palestinian leaders to reengage with their Israeli counterparts in discussions aimed at achieving peace
ANI
September 1, 2020
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The UAE has become the third Arab country to fully recognize Israel after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994
AP
September 1, 2020
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It was not clear what the targets were but state TV said the strikes were carried by warplanes flying in the Golan Heights
Ivan Levingston | Bloomberg
August 31, 2020
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Israels Finance Ministry sees potential for annual bilateral trade starting at $2 billion and building up to $6.5 billion once cooperation matures
The Associated Press
August 31, 2020
CTVNews
A Star of David-adorned El Al plane flew from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight between the two countries.
Press Trust of India
August 31, 2020
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Mukherjee, a veteran politician, died on Monday evening following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments. He was 84
IANS
August 31, 2020
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Israel has had secret talks with several Arab countries to normalize relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said
IANS
August 31, 2020
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The Israeli Ministry of Health reported 555 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 114,020
AP
August 30, 2020
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Today obviously we celebrate a historic breakthrough for peace, Kushner said, adding that the Israel-UAE deal will create previously unthinkable economic, security and religious cooperation
AP
August 30, 2020
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Smaller protests also took part in other parts in Israel, including overpasses and outside Netanyahus private house in the upscale town of Caesaria
IANS
August 29, 2020
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Based on the decree, it will be permissible to enter, exchange or possess Israeli goods and products of all kinds in the UAE and trade in them
AP
August 29, 2020
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The French-drafted resolution reduced the troop ceiling for the force, known as UNIFIL, from 15,000 to 13,000 under US pressure
Phoebe Southworth
August 28, 2020
The Telegraph
Greater exposure to the screens of light-emitting devices before bed is associated with a decline in sperm quality, according to scientists
The Associated Press
August 28, 2020
CTVNews
Israel has listed an El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be Israel's first commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries agreed to a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations.
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