Israel

http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=3&wmn=Asia&cid=79&cn=Israel The flag of Israel, most recently adopted on 12 November 1948, is white with two blue horizontal stripes. In the center of the flag is the six-pointed Star of David. The blue stripes are reminiscent of the bluish strand of thread on the Jewish prayer shawl (//tallit//) in the ritual fringes (//tzitzit//). Blue is meant to remind the Jewish people to observe the commandments. White (also gold and purple) is the traditional color of the purity and spirituality of the Jewish people. The Star of David has never been uniquely Jewish but became a popular and accepted symbol of the Jewish people.

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 * __**Historical Summary:**__

|| **__Historical Timeline:__** http://contenderministries.org/middleeast/timeline.php || **__Historical Enemi__****__es:__** Some of Israel's enemies are almost allArabic speaking countries. Below is a list of all the Arabic speaking countries. Not all the Arabic Speaking countries on this list are enemies of Israel, like Egypt. Also another enemies are Palestine. http://www.transparent.com/arabic/tag/arabic-speaking-countries/ || In Israel, fighting has been going on for quite some time, but the most recent conflict is fighting over the land of Israel between Palestine. This started because the palestinian people think that Israel, mainly Jerusalem, is there territory. Also some main things that they are fighting over are borders, security, and water rights. The border dispute is a big part of the conflicted because the palestinians own the West Bank which is right next to Israel. So they think that all of Israel is their land. And east of the West Bank is Israel, where the Jews have been for years. They think that they own the land because they have lived on for thousands of years. || **__Map Of Country:__**
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Israel is East of the Mediterranean Sea, and next Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. It has the WestBank in it. The West Bank is Palestinian territory || __**Flag and Significance:**__ The flag of Israel, most recently adopted on 12 November 1948, is white with two blue horizontal stripes. In the center of the flag is the six-pointed Star of David. The blue stripes are reminiscent of the bluish strand of thread on the Jewish prayer shawl (tallit) in the ritual fringes (//tzitzit//). Blue is meant to remind the Jewish people to observe the commandments. White (also gold and purple) is the traditional color of the purity and spirituality of the Jewish people. The Star of David has never been uniquely Jewish but became a popular and accepted symbol of the Jewish people. http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=3&wmn=Asia&cid=79&cn=Israel || Some traditional Jewish cultures are the religion of Judaism. Judaism was the first religion to worship only one God. Lots of famous people are Jewish, such as Moses, Jesus, Einstein, and many others. Some celebrations of the Jewish religion are Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah. Which are the reaching of age of maturity of a Jewish child, for boys it is 13 and for girls it is 12. || __**Traditional Clothing:**__ Some of the clothing worn by most Jewish people is a Yakama. This is a small hat worn on the back of the head. Another article of clothing commonly worn by the Jewish people of Israel is a Talit. A Talit is like a stole and is worn in religious ceremonies such as a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah. || __**Traditional Food:**__ __**http://online.culturegrams.com/recipes/list.php?type=World&id=79**__ ||
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