Israel photograph

Israel

Use attributes for filter !
Gender Male
Capital Jerusalem
Dialing code+972
Population8. 712 million (2017)
Currency Israeli Shekel
Official_languagesHebrew
Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic
Presidents Isaac Herzog
Location statistical region population World Bank
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Languages Hebrew
Govern bodi Knesset
Grandchildren Ismail
Children Sheikh Bedreddin
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID405366
Send edit request

Related searches

israel -- wikipediaisrael newsisrael vs palestineisrael ukraineisrael historyisrael timeis israel a countryisrael wikipediaisrael syriaisrael people

Israel Life story


Israel, a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea, is regarded by Jews, Christians and Muslims as the biblical Holy Land. Its most sacred sites are in Jerusalem. Within its Old City, the Temple Mount complex includes the Dome of the Rock shrine, the historic Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Israel's financial hub, Tel Aviv, is known for its Bauhaus architecture and beaches. ― Google

Where is the Israel

Israel Map
Click on the photo of Israel to view it on Google Maps.

Why has the Gaza ceasefire come to an end?

Why has the Gaza ceasefire come to an end?
Dec 1,2023 7:21 am

...By Oliver SlowBBC NewsFighting resumed between Israel and Hamas on Friday morning, ending a seven-day ceasefire between the two sides that had seen hostages and prisoners released and much-needed humanitarian assistance reaching the Gaza Strip...

Blinken steps up call for Israel to spare civilians in strongest remarks yet

Blinken steps up call for Israel to spare civilians in strongest remarks yet
Nov 30,2023 10:51 pm

...By Barbara Plett UsherBBC State Department correspondentUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken has clearly laid out benchmarks for the protection of civilians in Israel s war against Hamas in Gaza...

Israel Gaza: Three-year-old-twins among hostages released by Hamas

Israel Gaza: Three-year-old-twins among hostages released by Hamas
Nov 27,2023 11:11 pm

...A mother and her three-year-old twin daughters, who were kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October, are among 11 Israeli hostages released on Monday...

How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October

How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October
Nov 27,2023 12:41 pm

...By Abdelali Ragad, Richard Irvine-Brown, Benedict Garman and Sean SeddonBBC Arabic and BBC Verify Five armed Palestinian groups joined Hamas in the deadly 7 October attack on Israel after training together in military-style exercises from 2020 onwards, BBC News analysis shows...

Israel-Gaza: Families' relief as hostages released

Israel-Gaza: Families' relief as hostages released
Nov 24,2023 7:31 pm

...By George WrightBBC NewsFamilies of 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas have spoken of their relief at their return...

Bowen: Ceasefire demands will grow without proof of Hamas HQ at Al-Shifa

Bowen: Ceasefire demands will grow without proof of Hamas HQ at Al-Shifa
Nov 17,2023 8:31 am

...By Jeremy BowenBBC international editor It is now days since Israeli forces entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, and what appears to be happening on Friday is that they are continuing their search for evidence of this being a key Hamas command centre...

Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery

Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery
Nov 15,2023 2:41 am

... How is it, foreign ministers said to me, that the West slams Russia for killing civilians in Ukraine, yet, in their words, it " gives a green light to Israel to do the same in Gaza" In the luxurious surroundings of Riyadh s Ritz-Carlton hotel, amid giant floral bouquets and glittering chandeliers, and a world away from the shattered landscape of Gaza, princes, presidents and prime ministers met for the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit...

'Her life is painkillers' - The Gaza children ravaged by war

'Her life is painkillers' - The Gaza children ravaged by war
Nov 10,2023 10:51 am

... " A month of intense bombardment on Gaza - Israel s retaliation for a devastating attack by Hamas that killed 1,400 people - has taken a terrible toll on its residents...

Joe Biden heads to Middle East amid faltering US sway

Nov 9,2023 11:01 pm

Joe Biden might prefer not to have visited The Middle East This Week , or any other week for that matter. His agenda is full.

The President 's Democratic Party colleagues in The US Congress look to be heading for a bruising result in November's mid-term elections. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has touched off The Most serious confrontation between The World 's biggest nuclear-armed powers since The Height of The Cold War . China is looking keenly for signs of American decline, as its own inexorable rise to global Power moves forward.

To make matters worse, President Biden's own previous visits to The Middle East have shown The limits of American Power . When he visited Jerusalem as Barack Obama 's vice-president, he was humiliated by The former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he called for a freeze on Israel 's settlement projects for Jews in The occupied territories, which are illegal under International Law .

He's visiting Israel and spending a few hours in The occupied Palestinian territories, before heading to Saudi Arabia where he will join a summit of leaders of The Gulf , along with those of Jordan, Egypt and Iraq.

President Biden is travelling because of The depth and complexity of The crises he is trying to grip.

The Russian -Ukrainian war has banished The Last hopes of a peaceful future that followed The End of The Cold War More Than 30 years ago. Its economic fallout might cost him when Americans vote. And The faultline Between Friends of America and friends of Iran in The Middle East is heating up again - if it moves from threats and covert confrontation to another Hot War it will be every bit as dangerous and destabilising as Russia's war in Ukraine.

Loss of trust

Politically, President Biden's trip might turn Into Another reminder of America's decline as an influencer in The Middle East . Mr Biden Will Call , Once Again , for The establishment of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel - The so-called two state solution. He knows it will still be as Far Away as ever when he leaves. Mr Biden has, however, restored cuts in American funding to Palestinians.

More awkwardly, he is going to ask The Saudis for a very big favour - to produce more oil and sell it at a lower price. The economic dislocation that followed The Invasion of Ukraine left The US, just like The rest of The World , with High Energy prices, even though they are no longer dependent on oil imports from The Gulf . The blunt political truth for Mr Biden is that every cent on a gallon of petrol in The United States loses more votes for his Democrats at The mid-term elections.

An American request to The Saudis is an awkward moment, for all The billions The Saudis spend on weapons. The Saudis stopped trusting Washington when President Obama unceremoniously dumped Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 after a couple of weeks of street protests. If they can do that to a faithful friend, they reasoned, they can do it to anyone.

Saudi suspicion of America deepened when President Biden, in one of his first actions on taking office, published a who was killed and dismembered when he went to Pick Up some official papers at The Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. The Saudis denied The accusations.

When Mr Biden was running for president, He Said Saudi Arabia was a pariah state, murdering its critics and imprisoning many other prominent dissidents. The Saudis do not believe they owe The US president any favours. To The Embarrassment of some of his supporters, Mr Biden is preparing to swallow his words. Presidents of The United States do not usually visit states they condemn as pariahs.

The Americans have an ambitious and still vague set of ideas aimed at forcing Russia into selling its oil at a lower price. Oil and gas revenues have flowed into Moscow's treasury despite Western sanctions imposed after The Invasion . US plans to dry up that cash will not work without Saudi support.

Iran factor

For much of This Century , The face-off between Iran's camp and America's has been a major driver of conflict in The Middle East . The Division is dangerous, and it is showing signs of going critical again. It is a reason as important as oil prices for Mr Biden's trip.

Since President Trump pulled The US out of The JCPOA - The agreement that limited Iran's nuclear potential - in 2018, The Crisis has been brewing. Iran had been respecting The agreed limits on its nuclear plans, which it has always insisted do not include weapons.

But after Mr Trump made his move and imposed renewed US sanctions, Iran responded by accelerating its nuclear programme. Now it has enriched enough uranium to be very close to being able to produce a Nuclear Device .

Shared opposition to Iran is one of The factors driving The Abraham Accords, The rapprochement between Israel and some of The Gulf Arab monarchies, which was The main foreign policy achievement of President Trump's administration. There has been talk of a version of Nato in The Middle East , including Israel and Arab states that are friendly with The US. A formal military alliance between Arab states and Israel is still highly unlikely.

Mr Biden may urge restraint on The Israelis, who have stepped up their covert war with Iran. It features assassinations, mysterious fires and explosions at nuclear facilities and cyber warfare. The Last thing Mr Biden wants is to be dragged into a Hot War with Iran by Israel .

President Biden, assailed At Home , confronted with a world crisis in Ukraine and The makings of Another One in Iran, has The Odds stacked against him on this trip. Allies The US has nurtured for decades, especially The Israelis and The Saudis , do not have an elastic sense of obligation.

From The presidential suite on Air Force One, The Chances Are that Mr Biden will be confronted, Once Again , by The limits of American Power .



Source of news: bbc.com

Israel Photos

Related Persons

Next Profile ❯