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Isère
Isère Details Information Number 38 Region Rhône-Alpes Prefecture Grenoble Subprefectures La Tour-du-PinVienne Density Ranked 16th1,094,006147/km² Area 7431 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 58 Communes 533 President of the General Council André Vallini Location I..
Isère River
The Isère River in Pontcharra, Isère The Isère is a 290 km long river in southeastern France, in the Rhône-Alpes région. Its source is in the Alps on the border with Italy, near the ski resort Val d'Isère. It flows into the Rhône River in Pont-de-l'Isère, a few km north of Valence. It..
ISR
ISR is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in a military contextInternational Socialist Review U.S Socialist magazine.International Star RegistryInternational Search Report (in patent law)Interrupt Service Routine, a software ..
Israel
The State of Israel (Hebrew: ; Medinat Yisra'el; Arabic: , Dawlat Isrā'īl) is a country in Western Asia on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a parliamentary democracy and the world's only Jewish state. Contents 1 Name2 History2.1 Historical roots2.2&n..
Israel's Border Wars 1949-1956 (book)
Israel's Border Wars 1949-1956 is a 1993 book written by Benny Morris concerning the Arab infiltration from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria into Israel after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and before the Suez Crisis war in 1956. Morris contends that the Arab infiltration into Israel and the Israeli ret..
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan
A map illustrating the four phases of the Gaza disengagement plan. Israel withdrew about 9,500 settlers and the troops that protect them from the Gaza Strip in mid-August 2005. Israel maintains control of Gaza's coastline and airspace, and all borders save for the crossing point with Egypt which ..
Israel, West Virginia
Israel is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia. External links ..
Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty
The Israel-Egypt peace treaty (Arabic: معاهدة السلام المصرية الإسرائيلية; transliterated: Mu'ahadat as-Salam al-Masriyah al-Isra'yliyah) (Hebrew: הסכם שלום ישראל-מצרים; transliterated: Heskem Shalom Yisrael-Mizraim) was signed in Washington, DC, Un..
Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace
The Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace (full name: Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) (Hebrew:הסכם השלום בין ישראל לירדן; transliterated: HaSekhem Ha-Shalom beyn Yisra'el Le-Yarden) (Arabic: معاهدة السلام الأردنية ا..
Israel-Nachrichten
Israel-Nachrichten (meaning "Israel news") is a German language daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv. Founded 1935 by Siegfried Blumenthal. In 1950 it was one of the most sold newspapers in Israel. Initially it was called "S. Blumenthal’s Private Correspondenz" (1935-1936), then "Blumenthal’s ..
Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition
Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition (or Israel-PLO Recognition or Letters of Mutual Recognition) were a series of official letters of recognition between the government of Israel and its Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Palestine Liberation Organization's Chairman Yas..
Israel: Opposing Viewpoints
This article is about the second edition of Israel: Opposing Viewpoints; for the first edition see [[Israel: Opposing Viewpoints (1989)|Israel: Opposing Viewpoints (1989)]]. Israel: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints Series, presenting selections of viewpoints on four central..
Israelândia
Israelândia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,783 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 577,4 km² (10/10/2002) Population density: 5.01 inhab/km² (2003)Elevation: 378 metersBecame a municipality: 1958Statistical microregion: Iporá Microregio..
Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Understanding
The Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Understanding (also known as The Grapes of Wrath Understandings) was an informal written agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, reached through the diplomatic efforts of the US, which ended the 1996 military conflict between the two sides. The agreement was announced ..
Israeli-occupied territories
The Israeli-occupied territories is one of a number of terms used to describe areas captured by Israel from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967. The term is generally used to refer to the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and sometimes the Sinai Pen..
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a part of the greater Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arabs. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a simpl..
Israeli-Palestinian history denial
This article deals with the actual or alleged denial of historical facts by either Israelis or Palestinians. Contents 1 Israeli denial of Palestinian history1.1 ..
Israelite
Tribes of Israel ReubenSimeonLeviJudahDanNaphtaliGadAsherIssacharZebulunJoseph*Manasseh*EphraimBenjamin [This template] "The Twelve Tribes" redirects here. For , see . For the song by Desmond Dekker see Israelites (song). An Israelite is a member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, desc..
Israelites (song)
This page is about the song "Israelites", there is also an ancient people called Israelites. "Israelites" is a song which was written by Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong for Desmond Dekker & The Aces. It was the first international hit by a Jamaican artist. It reached the Top Ten in the United States..
Israelite Diaspora
Israelite Diaspora Begun in or around the year 720 B.C., a rebellion against the Assyrian Empire broke out, participated in by ancient Syria and the Philistines (descendants of the 'Sea Peoples') from Mycenaean Greece, and also with Egyptian encouragement. Sargon II, who had ascended to the throne ..
Israelite highland settlement
Since the 1970's a number of archaeological field surveys have been undertaken in Israel. As a result, it has been determined that there was a large increase in the settled population of the highlands north of Jerusalem, and the increase has been dated to around 1200 B.C. The increase in the num..
Israeli (newspaper)
Israeli (Hebrew: , lit. Israeli) is an Israeli daily Hebrew language newspaper distributed for free in railway stations, , and Delek gas stations. Based on the concept of the Metro free daily newspapers, it is geared toward a young, urban, and mobile clientele. The newspaper is owned by Sheldon Ade..
Israeli Adjutant Corps
The Israeli Adjutant Corps is a support corps in the IDF GOC Army Headquarters. The corps was created in 1977 as one of three corps established as a conclusion to drawing lesson from the IDF's shortcomings in the Yom Kippur War. During the war, the hasty manner in which reserve troops were called..
Israeli agora
The agora (אגורה, plural אגורות, agorot) is a denomination of the currency of Israel. The Israeli currency - the New Israeli sheqel (NIS) is divided into 100 agorot. The name Agora actually refers to three kinds of currencies that were used in Israel throughout its history, all of them h..
Israeli Air Defense Network
The Israeli Air Defense Network is the IDF Air Force unit responsible for the surface front of Israel's air defense, complimenting the air defense provided by the active squadrons. History During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the Air Defense Network was part of the Artillery Corps, primarily relying ..
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: זרוע האוויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHaḤalal, literally "Air and Space Arm") is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces and currently operates around 900 aircraft. The current Commander in Chief is Major General Elyezer Shkedy. Contents 1 ..
Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest
The Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest (Hebrew: תחרות קריקטורות אנטישמיות ישראלית) was initiated by two Israeli artists in response to the Muhammad cartoons controversy and the subsequent call by an Iranian newspaper for cartoons questioning the Holocaust. Illustrato..
Israeli apartheid/Sandbox
Israeli apartheid (or the terming of Israel an apartheid state) is a term used by some Palestinian-rights activists, South Africans, and some anti-Zionists to criticize Israel's policies by drawing an analogy between the policies of various Israeli governments towards the Palestinians to those of th..
Israeli apartheid (phrase)/sandbox
Israeli apartheid is a controversial phrase used by some Palestinian-rights activists and in turn it is cricitized for its depiction of Israel's policies by its negative associations. The phrase seeks to deligitimize Israel's right to exist by creating the assosiation between the policies of ..
Israeli Armor Corps
The Israeli Amour Corps is a corps of the Israel Defense Forces, since 1998 subordinate to GOC Army Headquarters. The Armor Corps is the principal maneuvering corps, and primarily bases its strength on campaign tanks. The Amour Corps is the decisive corps in GOC Army Headquarters, and bases its "..
Israeli Army diet
The Israeli Army Diet was a fad diet that was popular in the 1970s. It was promoted as being based on the diet used by the Israel Defence Forces for new recruits but had no connection with the Israeli Army. The diet lasted for eight days with the dieter only eating one type of food for two days eac..
Israeli Artillery Corps
The Israeli Artillery Corps is the Israel Defense Forces corps responsible for operating the medium and long-range artillery network. The corps is known as the "Pillar of Fire" which moves ahead of the camp. In the framework of the integrated battle, the role of the Artillery Corps is to concen..
Israeli art students
See related article: Culture of Israel. Israeli art students exist in fairly large Israeli artist colonies in Israel and have gained notice in the United States in a number of ways. For example, they have migrated to trendy art centers in New York City such as in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, know..
Israeli beer
Israeli beer is manufactured by largely by two major two brewers in Israel, Tempo Beer Industries Ltd. of Netanya and the newer Israel Beer Breweries (Carlsberg) of Ashqelon, a susidiary of the local Coca-Cola Company. Tempo brews award winning Maccabee, Goldstar and Nesher beers and imports Heineke..
Israeli Black Panthers
The Israeli Black Panthers, HaPanterim HaShkhorim (Hebrew: הפנתרים השחורים), is an Israeli protest movement of second generation olim from Muslim countries, that is Mizrahi Jews. They were one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for the M..
Israeli Central Command
The Israeli Central Command is a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is responsible for the units and brigades located in the West Bank (under the West Bank Division), Jerusalem, the Sharon, Gush Dan, and the Shephelah. Contents 1 History2 Units2.1 Divisions2.2 ..
Israeli Central Elections Committee
The Israeli Central Elections Committee is the body charged under the Knesset Elections Law of 1969 to carry out the elections for the upcoming Knesset. The committee is comprised of Knesset members (and delegates) representating various parliamentary groups and is chaired by a Supreme Court Justic..
Israeli Chinese
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Israeli Coastal Plain
The Israeli Coastal Plain (Hebrew: מישור החוף Mishor HaHof) is a name to the flat and low-lying narrow strip around the Mediterranean Sea. It includes (from north to south) the following regions: West Galilee (Rosh Hanikra - Haifa)Sharon - (Haifa - Herzliyya)Gush Dan - (Tel Aviv - Rishon L..
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) describes itself as "a non-violent, direct-action group originally established to oppose and resist Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses in the Occupied Territories."[link] It was founded by Jeff Halper, a professor of Anthropolo..
Israeli Computer Service Directorate
The Israeli Computer Services Directorate is the Israel Defense Forces body which charts the communication, wireless transmission, computerization, command and control over and defense of information in the IDF. The Directorate was created on March 3, 2003, on the basis of some functions previousl..
Israeli cricket team
The Israeli cricket team is the team that represents the country of Israel in international cricket matches. Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council. Contents 1 History1.1 Beginnings1.2 ICC Membership1.3 Tournament..
Israeli Cup
Israeli Cup is the second important tournament in Israeli football after the championship. The Cup games are played in "One Game" system, when the winner is delegated to the next stage. The games are scheduled by draw. All Israeli leagues clubs participate in the tournament. In 2003 it was Hapoel ..
Israeli Daylight Saving Law
Israeli Daylight Saving Law historically differed from the daylight saving rules of most other countries. For years, the law only established that the period of Daylight Saving Time (DST, also called "summer time") must last at least 150 days. Until 2005, the start and end of DST each year was est..
Israeli deaths due to palestinian terrorism 2000
Terrorism against Israel: 2000 - 2001 2002 2003 2004 This page is a partial listing begun in September of 2000. Additional terrorist incidents not recorded at the time are being added over time. Contents 1 Total Death Toll in 2000: 431.1 February (death toll: 2)1.2 September ..
Israeli deaths due to Palestinian terrorism 2002
Terrorism against Israel: 2000 2001 - 2002 - 2003 2004 Contents 1 Total Death Toll in 2002: 8871.1 January (MDT: 13)1.2 February (MDT: 19)1.3 March (MDT: 119)1.4 April (MDT: 20)1.5 May (MDT: 28)1.6 June (MDT: 53)1.7 July (MDT: 29)1.8 August (MDT: 15)..
Israeli Education and Youth Corps
The Israeli Education and Youth Corps (Hebrew: חיל החינוך והנוער, Heyl HaHinuh VeHaNo'ar) is the IDF Human Resources Directorate corps responsible for the education of soldiers and commanders in Israel's military. It is designed to instruct and develop national values among the troo..
Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires
The Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires was a bomb attack against Israel's embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 17, 1992. A pickup truck, driven by a suicide bomber and loaded with explosives, smashed into the front of the Israeli Embassy and detonated, destroying the embassy, a Catholic c..
Israeli Embassy Attack in London
In the Israeli Embassy Attack in London -- which took place on July 26, 1994, eight days after the AMIA Bombing in Argentina -- a car bomb exploded outside the Israeli embassy in London, injuring 20 people. The car was packed with 20 to 30 pounds of explosives, and blew up minutes after the driver ..
Israeli Engineering Corps
Arms, Commands, Branches, Corps Arms: Navy | Air Force | GOC Army Headquarters Commands: Northern | Central | Southern | Home Front Branches: General Staff | Military Intelligence | Human Resources | Computer Service | Technology and Logistics | Operations | Planning Consultants & att..
Israeli Field Intelligence Corps
The Israeli Field Intelligence Corps is the newest of the IDF GOC Army Headquarters’ five corps, created in April 2000, and is tasked with collecting combat intelligence and is responsible for intelligence units from the battalion level and up to the entire force. Accordingly, it is professional..
Israeli folk dancing
Israeli folk dancing (IFD) is a form of dance usually performed to music from Israel, with dances generally created by people from Israel. The exact definition of Israeli folk dancing is debatable. The word folk has customarily been used to describe this kind of Israeli dancing because many of the..
Israeli Gay Youth (IGY)
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Israeli Gay Youth or IGY was ..
Israeli Gaza Strip barrier
Gaza Strip Barrier near the Karni Crossing The Israeli Gaza Strip barrier is a separation barrier along the armistice line of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The barrier is one of several constructed by various governments in a variety of locations to prevent the ..
Israeli General Corps
The Israeli General Corps is the Israel Defense Forces authority which amalgamates all professional staff soldiers and officers. It is headed by the head of personal department. As of 2006, it is led by Colonel Yehudit Griso who is expected to become the Womens' Affairs advisor to the Chief of Sta..
Israeli General Staff
The Israeli General Staff (Hebrew: המטה הכללי של צה"ל), abbreviated Matkal (מטכ"ל), is the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces. Contents 1 Members1.1 Chief1.2 Arms1.3 Branches1.4 Commands1.5 Other1.6 Civilian Members The majority o..
Israeli hip hop
Hip hop music is a musical genre invented in the United States, mainly by inner-city African-Americans. It began to enter the American mainstream by the late 1980s, but remained an underground phenomenon in Israel for years after being imported in the mid-1990s; the first recording was by Shabak Sa..
Israeli Home Front Command
The Israeli Home Front Command is a relatively recent Israel Defense Forces regional command, created in February 1992 following the Gulf War, which was the first war since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War where the Home Front faced a significant threat. Until the establishment of the Command, responsi..
Israeli Human Resources Directorate
The Israeli Human Resources Directorate (Hebrew: Agaf Mash'abei Enosh), formerly called the Manpower Directorate, is the Israel Defense Forces body that coordinates and assembles activities related to the control over human resources and its placement. It draws plans for these following the standar..
Israeli Infantry Corps
The Israeli Infantry Corps is a corps in the IDF GOC Army Headquarters. It is a maneuvering corps which primarily relies on infantry troops. It includes several regular and reserve service units and brigades which are operatively commanded by the IDF’s regional commands: Contents 1 Overv..
Israeli Intelligence Community
The Israeli Intelligence Community (Hebrew: קהילת המודיעין הישראלית) is the designation given to the complex of organizations responsible for intelligence collection, dissemination, and research for the State of Israel. The organizations included are listed bellow, princip..
Israeli Intelligence Corps
The Israeli Intelligence Corps is an Israel Defense Forces corps which falls under the jurisdiction of Aman and is responsible for collecting, disseminating, and publishing intelligence information for the General Staff and the political branch. The corps is also engages in counter-intelligence an..
Israeli Internet Association
The Israeli Internet Association is a non-profit organization and .il country code top level domains (ccTLD) registry. It was the second organization in the world to be accepted as a chapter of the Internet Society. External links [Israel Internet Association] - Official website ..
Israeli judicial system
The Israeli judicial system (or judicial branch) in Israel, is an independent branch of the government which includes both secular and religious courts. Secular courts Israeli secular courts consist of a three-tier system: Magistrate Courts serve as the courts of first instance.District Courts se..
Israeli Ligat Ha'al Baketball players by club
Maccabi Tel Aviv {| class="wikitable" ! Player ! Club ! Country plays in ! NBA Experience |- | Jamie Arnold |Maccabi Tel Aviv | Israel | |- | Maceo Baston |Maccabi Tel Aviv | Israel |Was drafted as a 58 pick overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA Draft, played for the Toronto Raptors i..
Israeli Ligat Ha'al Basketball players
List of basketball players that plays in the Israeli Ligat Ha'al, the preimer basketball league in Israel. Contents 1 A2 B3 E4 J5 H6 M7 R8 S9 U A Player Club Country plays in NBA Experience ..
Israeli literature
State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa History of Israel Zionism · Timeline ·Aliyah · Herzl · Flag Balfour · Mand..
Israeli Logistics Corps
The Israeli Logistics Corps is a support corps in the IDF Central Technological, Logistics, and Medical Directorate, which centralizes the logistical activity in the IDF, including the transporting of supplies, shipments of fuel, construction, and transport. Its training base, Bahad 6, is located ..
Israeli Medical Corps
The Israeli Medical Corps is an Israel Defense Forces corps responsible for providing healthcare services and medical treatment and instruction to all levels of the IDF. During wars or emergencies, it also assumes authority over the civilian healthcare system in Israel. The corps attends to the pl..
Israeli MIAs
Several hundred members of the Israeli military have been declared Missing In Action (MIA) since 1948. Only five are believed to still be alive in captivity. The following are the MIAs believed to be alive today: Tank crewmembers declared missing after the Battle of Sultan Yakoub in Lebanon, 1982:..
Israeli Military Censor
The Israeli Military Censor is a unit in the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence which watches over the publication of information regarding the military network, and generally, the security of Israel. The Military Censor, as part of its duty, has authority to suppress information it deems comp..
Israeli Military Court of Appeals
The Israeli Military Court of Appeals is the supreme military court of the Israel Defense Forces. It considers and judges over appeals submitted by the Military Advocate General which challenge decisions rendered by the District Military Tribunals: The Central and Air Force DistrictThe General Staf..
Israeli Military decorations
The Israeli Military decorations are the decorations awarded to soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces who exhibit extraordinary bravery and courage. Its decorations consist of Medal of Valor (the highest decoration in the IDF), the Medal of Courage, and the Medal of Distinguished Service. It also ..
Israeli Military Police
The military police of the Israel Defense Forces (Hebrew: חיל המשטרה הצבאית, Heyl HaMishtara HaTzvayit) is the Israeli military police. The military police serves the Human Resources Directorate in the IDF, although it falls under a different command during an emergency situation (..
Israeli military prison
Like any military prison, the Israeli version is a prison for guarding soldiers who committed crimes during their service. There are two types of military prisons in Israel and four types of prisoners. It is estimated that 15-18,000 Israeli soldiers (not to be confused with Palestinian detainees) go..
Israeli Ministry of Interior
State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa History of Israel Zionism · Timeline ·Aliyah · Herzl · Flag Balfour · Mand..
Israeli National Maritime Museum
The museum. The National Maritime Museum in Haifa, Israel was founded in 1953. It is based on the private collection of its founder and first director, Aryeh Ben- Eli. In 1972, the museum moved to its current premises near the northern beach-head of Mount Carmel. External links [Muse..
Israeli National Security Council
The Israeli National Security Council (Hebrew: המועצה לביטחון לאומי) is a council established by the Prime Minister's Office in 1999 during the prime ministership of Binyamin Netanyahu in the framework of drawing lessons from the Yom Kipur War. The Council draws its authority from ..
Israeli new sheqel
Contemporary Israeli Notes Unit (₪) Design on obverse Design on reverse Israeli Banknotes 20 Moshe Sharett, prime-minister (1953-55) Jewish volunteers in the World War II; a watchtower, commemorating Tower and stockade settlements 50 Shmuel Yosef Agnon, a Nobel-Prize winning writ..
Israeli Northern Command
The Israeli Northern Command (Hebrew: פיקוד צפון, Pikud Tzafon) is the Israel Defense Forces regional command responsible for the northern front with Syria and Lebanon. Contents 1 History2 Units2.1 Divisions2.2 Brigades2.3 Battalions2.4 Special units His..
Israeli Operations Directorate
The Israeli Operations Directorate is a branch in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, established in 1999, and alongside the regional commands, the Air Force and Sea corps and General Staff directorates, is responsible in planning for the exercising of military force. It is currently hea..
Israeli Ordnance Corps
The Israeli Ordnance Corps is a combat-support corps in the IDF GOC Army Headquarters. Before the Israeli Technological and Logistics Directorate was dismantled, it fell under its jurisdiction. The corps is responsible for the development and maintenance of war materials, combat-support materials,..
Israeli peace camp
State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa History of Israel Zionism · Timeline ·Aliyah · Herzl · Flag Balfour ·..
Israeli Planning Directorate
The Israeli Planning Directorate is the central body in the Israel Defense Forces' General Staff which deals with strategic planning, the building of military forces, and military organization. It also serves as a planning body for the Ministry of Defense, and represents the IDF in various related f..
Israeli pound
1 lira coin (1971–9) from [World Coin Gallery]. The Israeli pound (Hebrew: לירה ישראלית Lira Yisraelit) became the currency of Israel shortly after the creation of the state in 1948 and was abolished in 1980 when it was replaced by the (old) Sheqel. The British Man..
Israeli Premier League
Ligat ha'Al (Hebrew: ליגת העל) (often referred to as the Israeli Premier League or Ligat Toto) is a league competition for Israeli Football clubs located at the top of the Israeli football league system, making it Israel's primary football competition. Contents 1 Overview2 The co..
Israeli presidential election, 2007
The Knesset will elect the next President of Israel in July 2007. The leading candidates are former Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Kadima, former Labor Party chairman Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, former Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin of Likud, former Ashkenazi Chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, and former Suprem..
Israeli pruta
The Pruta (Hebrew: פרוטה, plural: prutot) was a denomination of currency in Israel prior to 1960. The pruta was introduced shortly after the establishment of the state, as the 1000th part of the Israeli pound. It replaced the mil, which was the 1000th part of the Pales..
Israeli rock
The Israeli rock scene began in the 1960s, when American and British bands like The Beatles became popular. A few Israeli artists, like Arik Einstein and Shalom Hanoch began experimenting with rock. The first major rock band from Israel was Kaveret, who sang in Hebrew. In the early 70s, Israeli h..
Israeli Salad
Israeli salad is a lettuce-less mix of tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions, and sometimes slightly salty. Often it is served with falafel, but the mélange can stand by itself as a side dish or just as a normal salad. Although the dish is called Israeli and is very popular in Israel, it can be found in..
Israeli Sea Corps
Main operational areas of the Israeli Sea Corps as seen from Space Shuttle STS-40: Mediterranean Sea (north), Gulf of Aqaba (east), Red Sea (south), and Gulf of Suez (west). The Israeli Sea Corps (Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי; Tzva Haganah L'Yisrael Heyl Ha'Yam, literally "Israeli Def..
Israeli Security Forces
State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa History of Israel Zionism · Timeline ·Aliyah · Herzl · Flag Balfour · Mand..
Israeli Security Zone
Following the Israeli Government's 1985 decision to withdraw from Lebanon, thus ostensibly ending Operation Peace in Galilee (or the Lebanon War as its critics now called it), a follow-up decision ordered the Israeli Defense Force to maintain a 20 km buffer zone inside of Lebanon. The purpose of th..
Israeli separation barrier
Israel maintains two separation barriers that lie along the borders of Israel and Palestinian Territory. Israeli Gaza Strip barrierIsraeli West Bank barrier This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, ..
Israeli settlement
The factual accuracy of this article is [Accuracy disputedisputed]. Please see the relevant discussion on the [ Motivations for settlements Complicating this issue, a number of reasons are cited from both sides for the establishment of settlements. Palestinians argue that the pol..
Israeli sheqel
The sheqel was the currency of Israel between 1980 and 1985. It replaced the Israeli pound or lira at a rate of 1 sheqel = 10 lira. It was subdivided into 100 agorot. After suffering from high inflation, the sheqel was replaced by the new sheqel in 1985 at a rate of 1 new sheqel = 1,000 "old" sheqal..
Israeli Sign Language
Israeli Sign Language or ISL (local name: sfàt ha-simaním ha-israelít; abbreviation is vocalized as shássi) is the most commonly used sign language in the deaf community of Israel. Some other sign languages are also used in Israel, among them Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language. The number of Isra..
Israeli society
Israeli society roughly splits into several major groups: Asian/North African Jews- known as Mizrachim-Meaning "Easterners" in the Hebrew Language.European Jews - known as Ashkenazim in Hebrew, after the Ashkenaz communities of EuropeRussian immigrants, both Jewish and descendants of JewsAfrican J..
Israeli Southern Command
The Israeli Southern Command is a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is responsible for the Negev, the Arabah, and Eilat. It is currently headed by Aluf Yoav Galant. Contents 1 History2 Units2.1 Divisions2.2 Brigades2.3 Battalions History For many years t..
Israeli Space Agency
Israeli Space Agency - ISA (he:סוכנות החלל הישראלית) is governmental body, that coordinates all Israeli programs of Space Research with scientific and commercial purposes. The agency was founded in 1983. Contents 1 Vision2 History3 Projects3.1 Israel..
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Israeli Technological and Logistics Directorate
The Israeli Central Technological, Logistics, and Medical Directorate is a directorate in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, responsible for the its logistics responses and tasks, and in particular: the building of military bases, maintaining a medical infrastructure during peacetime ..
Israeli war crimes
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Israeli West Bank barrier
The barrier route as of May 2005. Some previously-approved portions have become uncertain due to Supreme Court decisions and are subject to re-design. As of January 2006 the length of the barrier as approved by the Israeli government is 670 kilometers. Approximately 36% has been constructed, 25% ..
Israeli whist
Israeli whist is a variant of whist. Each player sees his cards (13 of them, like regular whist) and decided how many tricks he might win. Each player can declare in which suit he wants to play and how many tricks he is about to win. The player declaring the highest tricks wins and the his suit is p..
Israeli wine
The Israeli wine industry is known for its vibrancy, with wineries numbering in the hundreds and ranging in size from small boutique enterprises making a few thousand bottles per year to the largest producing over ten million bottles per year. Contents 1 Wine in Ancient Israel2 Beginnin..
Israeli Womens' Corps
The Israeli Womens' Coprs was an Israel Defense Forces corps that existed from 1949 to 2001. The corps was responsibile for women soldiers, including: their absorption, recruit training, and transfers to IDF units. During their service, the WC provided them with various services through WC units att..
Israels Venner på Stortinget
Israels Venner på Stortinget is a pro-Israel lobby group consisting of members of the Norwegian Parliament (the Storting). In 1974 the group constituted a majority in the Storting for the first time, with 86 members among the 150 members of Parliament. All political parties except for SV were repr..
Israel (Bishop of Caucasian Albania)
Israel was the bishop of Caucasian Albania in the latter part of the seventh century. In 682 he led an unsuccessful delegation to convert Alp Iluetuer, the ruler of the North Caucasian Huns, to Christianity. Israel wrote about the customs of the Huns, including the local cult of Tengri. ..
Israel (disambiguation)
Israel (Hebrew ישׂראל Yisra'el or Yiśrā’ēl, meaning "Upright (with) God") was the name given to the biblical patriarch Jacob. Some bible commentators have claimed that Israel is another name for Isaac rather than Jacob, or that it may mean either. This appears to be based on Amos 7:9, 16..
Israel (singer)
Israel is an R&B singer from Australia, but originally from the Philippines. He has had two singles which have charted on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart. His debut "Wake Up With You" reached the top 50 in October 2004, while his second release "Old Skool Luv" reached the top 20 in February 200..
Israel 10
10, formerly trademarked as Israel 10 (Hebrew: ) and still widely known as Arutz 10 (lit. Channel 10), its orignial name, is the second commercial broadcasting television channel licensed in Israel. It operates under the auspices of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority. On January 28, 2002 ..
Israel Abrahams
Israel Abrahams (b. London, November 26 1858; d. Cambridge, October 6 1925) was one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his generation. He wrote a number of classics on Judaism, most nostably, Jewish Life in the Middle Ages (1896). He was educated at Jews' College, where his father Barnet..
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Israel Aharoni
Israel Aharoni (1882-1946) was an Israeli zoologist best known for locating and collecting a litter of Syrian hamsters, thus allowing them to be bred and turned into common laboratory animals, and subsequently pets. The majority of hamsters living today are descended from this one litter. Born in W..
Israel Aircraft Industries
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Israel Airports Authority
The Israel Airports Authority was founded in 1977 as a public corporation mandated by the "Israel Airports Authority Law". The authority is responsible for the management of Israel's major civil airports and land-to-land border terminals between Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, and the Pale..
Israel Alexander Smith
Israel Alexander Smith (February 2 1876 – June 14 1958) was the third son of Joseph Smith III and a grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Israel A. Smith succeeded his brother, Frederick M. Smith, as Prophet/President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Chris..
Israel and Animal Rights
Israel is one of the most progressive nations in the world when it comes to animal rights. It is the only country that has banned all three of these: Dissections of animals in elementary and secondary schools.Performances by trained animals in circuses.Production of Foie Gras. Of the three, the las..
Israel and the United Nations
Israel and the United Nations have had very mixed relations, since the state's founding on May 14, 1948. Much of the controversy has to do with the various permutations of the Arab-Israeli conflict (including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), although other issues arise from time to time. Conte..
Israel and weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction By type Biological weapons Chemical weapons Nuclear weapons Radiological weapons By country Algeria Argentina Brazil Australia Canada P.R. China France Germany India Iran Iraq Israel Italy Japan Netherlands North Korea Pakistan P..
Israel Antiquities Authority
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) (before 1990, the Israel Department of Antiquities) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities by regulating excavation and conservation, and by promoting research. The current Director-General of the..
Israel Army Radio
Israel Army Radio, or Galèi Tzáhal as it is called in Hebrew (גלי צה"ל, lit. "Waves of the IDF", often abbriviated as גל"צ Galátz) is an Israeli nation-wide radio network owned by the Israeli Defense Forces and fund mainly by the Israeli government. The station is based in Jaffa and broa..
Israel Association of Actuaries
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Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea under the IOC country code ISR. It was the ninth appearance of the nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1952. Contents 1 Total Israel 0 0 0 ..
Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code ISR. It was the tenth appearance of the Jewish nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1952. In Spain, Israel won its first ever Olympic medals. The first medallist in Israel's history was Yael Arad, who won silve..
Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code ISR. It was the eleventh appearance of the nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1952. Contents 1 Total Israel 0 0 1..
Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under the IOC country code ISR. It was the twelfth appearance of the Jewish nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1952. Contents 1 Total Israel 0 0 1 1 Israel finished in 70th positio..
Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens under the IOC country code ISR. It was the thirteenth appearance of the Jewish nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1952. In Greece, Israel won its first ever gold medal. Contents 1 Israel 1 0 1 2 Israel finished in 52nd positio..
Israel at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Israel participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy for the 4th time in its history. Five Israeli athletes participated in the Games, the same as in Salt Lake City in 2002. They included two ice dance couples: Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski, who made their third participation in t..
Israel B. Richardson
Israel B. Richardson (1815 – 1862) was a United States Army officer during the Mexican-American War and Civil War. He graduated from West Point in 1841, fought in the Seminole War, and received two brevets for meritorious service during the Mexican War. When the Civil War broke out, he was a far..
Israel Ba-Aliya
Israel Ba-Aliya, also Yisrael Ba'aliyah (Hebrew: ישראל בעלייה) was an Israeli political party, focused on Zionism and representing the interests of Israel's Russian immigrants. The party was founded in 1996 by Natan Sharansky, a former Refusenik, and established its constituency almost s..
Israel Basketball Association
The Israel Basketball Association (IBA) is the official organization in charge of professional basketball in Israel. The organization oversees the regulation of the sport, team and player registration, rules of the game, various official (such referees and statisticians) certification, and more. I..
Israel Beachy
Israel Beachy is the bassist in the Christian rock band, Staple. He was born in the small town of Plain City, Ohio and lived near Shekinah School with his three brothers and father. ..
Israel ben Eliezer
Rabbi Israel (Yisroel) ben Eliezer (רבי ישראל בן אליעזר, August 27, 1698 – May 22, 1760) is considered to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism. He was born in Okopy Świętej Trójcy, Poland, and died in Medzhybizh, Poland. He was a Jewish Orthodox mystical rabbi who is..
Israel ben Moses Najara
Israel ben Moses Najara (1530?, Damascus - 1599?) was a Jewish liturgical poet. See also [Jewish Encyclopedia (Najara)] ..
Israel ben Solomon Wahrmann
Israel ben Solomon Wahrmann was a Hungarian rabbi and Talmudist; born at Óbuda; died at Budapest June 24, 1824. He was called to the rabbinate of Pest in 1799, and was the first officially recognized rabbi of the community, which developed rapidly under his leadership, its first statutes being draf..
Israel Beytenu
Yisrael Beytenu (Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו, lit. Israel Our Home) is a far right political party in Israel with support from immigrants to Israel who came from the lands of the former Soviet Union. It takes a hard line against the Arabs and Palestinians based upon a realpolitik view that the Ar..
Israel Bissell
Israel Bissell (c1752-?) was a Massachusetts post rider who alerted the colonists of the British attack on April 19, 1775. He rode for four days and six hours covering the 345 miles from Watertown, Massachusetts to Philadelphia along the Old Post Road. He was carrying a message from General Joseph P..
Israel Border Police
State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa History of Israel Zionism · Timeline ·Aliyah · Herzl · Flag Balfour · Mand..
Israel Broadcasting Authority
Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as the IBA) (Hebrew: רָשׁוּת השׁידוּר, Rashùt Ha-Shidúr) is Israel's state broadcasting network. It grew out of the radio station Kol Yisrael, which made its first broadcast as an independent station on 14 May 1948. The name of the or..
Israel Brodie
Israel Brodie (born 1895, Newcastle - died 1979) was the Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 1948-1965. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He served as a Rabbi in Australia, was evacuated from Dunkirk, and finished the War as Senior Jewish Chaplain aka Forces Rabbi. ..
Israel Bruna
Israel Bruna (1400 - 1480) was a German Rabbi and Posek (decisor on Jewish Law). He is also known as Mahari Bruna, the Hebrew acronym for "Our Teacher, the Rabbi, Israel Bruna". Rabbi Bruna is best known as one of the primary Ashkenazi authorities quoted by Moses Isserles in the Shulkhan Arukh. Bi..
Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress
The Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress is an independent pro-market public policy thinktank founded in 1983 to promote basic structural reform in Israel's economy. Its British Friends include members of the Jewish-British community such as Gerald Ronson and Barry Townsley. External link..
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה), often abbreviated to CBS, is the Israeli government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Israel. Its primary function is to perform, and publish the results of statistical act..
Israel Chemicals
Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Hebrew: כימיקלים לישראל בע"מ), also known as ICL, is a multi-national Israeli manufacturing concern that develops, produces and markets fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose chemical products. History ICL was formed in 1968 as a conglomerate of the ..
Israel Civil Aviation Authority
The Israeli Civil Aviation Authority was created in 2005 by the Civil Aviation Authority Law - 2005. () [Homepage] ..
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. Israel Defense Forces Military manpower Military age18 years of age Availability males age 15-49: 1,499,186 (2000 est.) females age 15-49: 1,462,063 (2000 est.) Fit for military service males age 15-49: 1,226,903 (2000 est.) ..
Israel Defense Forces checkpoint
An Israel Defense Forces checkpoint, usually called an Israeli checkpoint (Hebrew: , machsom), is a barrier put forth by the Israel Defense Forces to enhance the security of Israel and prevent those who wish to harm it from entering the country. Many Palestinians, especially residents of the West..
Israel Defense Forces insignia
This page details the insignia of the Israel Defense Forces, excluding rank insignia. For ranks, see Israel Defense Forces ranks. Contents 1 Berets2 Beret pins3 Shoulder tags3.1 Commands3.2 Branches3.3 Corps3.4 Units4 Uniforms5 External links Berets E..
Israel Defense Forces ranks
Israel Defense Forces Military manpower Military age18 years of age Availability males age 15-49: 1,499,186 (2000 est.) females age 15-49: 1,462,063 (2000 est.) Fit for military service males age 15-49: 1,226,903 (2000 est.) females age 15-49: 1,192,319 (2000 est.) Reaching military age annua..
Israel Discount Bank
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (Hebrew: ), I.D.B., is one of Israel's three largest banks, with 260 branches, and assets of 171 billion NIS (US$38 billion). The Eretz Yisrael Discount Bank was founded on April 5, 1935 by Leon Recanati, a new immigrant from Greece who had been the head of the Jewi..
Israel Doniach
Professor Israel Doniach M.D., F.R.C.P (March 9, 1911 (London, England) - February 11, 2001 (London, England) was a distinguished pathologist and expert on the causes and diagnosis of thyroid cancers. He was the first to show that radioactive iodine, which had been used for the diagnosis and treatme..
Israel Eldad
--> Israel Eldad (1910 – 1996) born Israel Schieb in Podvolochisk, Galicia, was a philosopher and one of the leaders of the Lohamei Herut Yisrael (Fighters for the Freedom of Israel) or Lehi. In his early years he studied at the Rabbinical Seminary in Vienna and later in the University of..
Israel Electric Corporation
Israel Electric Corporation (abbreviation: IEC) is the main supplier of electrical power in Israel. IEC builds, maintains and operates power generation stations, sub-stations, as well as the transmission and distribution networks. External links [investor.i.co.il][official site ..
Israel Embry
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Israel Epstein
CCP Chairman Mao Zedong (third left) with Israel Epstein (first left), Anna Louise Strong (fourth left), Frank Coe (second right), and Solomon Adler (first right). Israel Epstein (April 20, 1915 in Warsaw, Poland – May 26, 2005 in Beijing, China, Chinese name: 伊斯雷..
Israel Exploration Society
The Israel Exploration Society (IES) In 1914 a group of Jewish intellectuals founded the Society for the Reclamation of Antiquities, now known as the Israel Exploration Society (IES). Its purpose was to further historical, geographical and archaeological research concerning the Land of Israel. The ..
Israel Finkelstein
Israel Finkelstein Israel Finkelstein is an Israeli archaeologist. Born in Petah Tikva, he is currently a Professor of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University, where he also serves as the director of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology. He is currently the co-director of the renewed..
Israel Football Association
Founded 1928 FIFA affiliation 1929 UEFA affiliation 1994 PresidentItzhak Menahem CoachDror Kashtan (Men's)Alon Schraier (Women's) The Israel Football Association (IFA) (Hebrew: ההתאחדות לכדורגל ב..
Israel Free Loan Association
The Israel Free Loan Association (IFLA) is a non-profit organization that offers interest-free loans to Israeli citizens living in Israel. It is supported primarily by private donations and grants. The IFLA's basic principle is that loans must be repaid on schedule so that they can be recycled and r..
Israel Gaither
On May 12, 2006, at the age of 61, Israel L. Gaither was formally installed as the National Commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, the first black person to serve in that capacity. Gaither was selected for the position by General Shaw Clifton. Eva D. Gaither, his wife, became Pres..
Israel Gelfand
Israel M. Gelfand. Israïl (Israel) Moiseevich Gelfand (Russian: ) (born on September 2, 1913) is a prolific mathematician in the field of functional analysis, which he interprets in a broad sense as the mathematics of quantum mechanics. He was born into a Jewish family in Okny, Kherson regi..
Israel Gollancz
Sir Israel Gollancz (1864 - 1930) was a scholar of early English literature and of Shakespeare. He was the younger brother of Sir Hermann Gollancz. See also Gollancz ..
Israel Grodner
Israel (Yisrol) Grodner (ca. 1848 – 1887) was one of the founding performers in Yiddish theater. A Lithuanian Jew who moved at the age of 16 to Berdichev, Ukraine, the Broder singer and actor was in Iaşi, Romania in 1876 when Abraham Goldfaden recruited him as the first actor for what became ..
Israel Hanukoglu
Israel Hanukoglu - Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Former Science and Technology Adviser to the Prime Minister of Israel (1996-1999). Founder of [Israel Science and Technology Homepage]. Hanukoglu was awarded Hans Lindner Prize (1988), and Lubell Award (1991) for his eluc..
Israel Harding
Photo submitted by Simon Manchee Israel Harding was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 Further information3 The ..
Israel Hasson
Israel Hasson (Hebrew: ישראל חסון) (born: 1956) is an Israeli politician and Knesset member, former Deputy Director of the Shabak. He is number three in Yisrael Beytenu's list. Hasson was born in Syria, and emigrated to Israel at the age of seven. He has served in the Shabak for twenty-thr..
Israel Helphand
Dr. Israel Lazarevich Helphand (last name also rendered Gelfant; Russian: Израиль Лазаревич Гельфанд; usually known by his pseudonym Alexander Parvus; 1867 – 1924) was a socialist revolutionary. Parvus was born in Belarus, the son of Jewish parents. He was raised i..
Israel Hernandez
Israel Hernandez is a U.S. government official, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director-General of the United States Commercial Service. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3, 2005. This U.S. government agency promotes U.S. trade and provides business advocacy assistance at th..
Israel Hernández
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Israel Hernández Plana (born January 7, 1970) is a Cuban judoka. At the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics he won b..
Israel Holmgren
Israel Holmgren (1871–1961) was a Swedish scientist, physician and professor at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. Politically he was a liberal and a teetotaler. Holmgren is mostly known for having been a prominent anti-fascist during the Second World War, when he collaborated close..
Israel homefront command
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Israel Horovitz
Israel Horovitz (born March 31, 1939 in Wakefield, Massachusetts) is an American playwright and screenwriter. Horovitz has written more than 50 produced plays. The 1982 film Author! Author!, written by Horovitz and directed by Arthur Hiller, is a largely autobiographical account of a playwright dea..
Israel I. Brekhman
Israel I. Brekhman (1921 - 1994) was a Russian pharmacologist. He specialized in adaptogens, with a focus on Panax Ginseng and especially Siberian ginseng. Brekhman was highly awarded by both the Soviet Union and later by the Russian Federation for his research. External links [Biography of..
Israel Idonije
Israel Idonije (born November 17, 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria, later immigrated with his family to Brandon, Manitoba) is a Canadian playing defensive tackle for the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Manitoba. He spent a year on t..
Israel Institute for Biological Research
Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is a government defense research institute specializing in biology, medicinal chemistry and environmental science. It is located in Ness Ziona, 20 kilometers south of Tel Aviv. IIBR has approximately 350 employees, 150 of whom are scientists. Content..
Israel in Egypt (oratorio)
Israel in Egypt (HWV 054) is a biblical oratorio by the composer George Frideric Handel. The text is mainly from Exodus and the Prayer book psalter, and was premiered at London's King's theatre in Haymarket on April 4 1739. Handel started it soon after the opera season at King's theatre was cancelle..
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest
Israel Member station Israel Broadcasting Authority Appearances 28 First appearance 1973 Best result 1st, 1978,1979,1998 Worst result 24, 1993 [ edit] Although not physically in Europe, Israel as a member of the EBU has a right to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest and ..
Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Israel automatically qualified for the final due to Shiri Maimon's fourth place in 2005. Eddie Butler, who previously represented Israel in the 2001 European Song Contest, represented Israel with the song [Together we are One]. With only only four points in the finals, Israel finished i..
Israel Isidor Elyashev
Elyashev Dr Israel Isidor Elyashev (1873–1924) was a Jewish neurologist and literary critic. Elyashev's pen name was Ba'al Machshavot (Hebrew for ("Master [of] Thoughts" / "The Thinker"). He was trained as a physician, specialising in neurology, but is best known for his work ..
Israel Israeli
Israel Israeli (Hebrew: ישראל ישראלי, Yisrael Yisraeli) is a placeholder name used in Israel in much the same manner as John Doe in the United States or Joe Bloggs in the United Kingdom. ..
Israel Isserlin
Rabbi Israel Isserlin (1390-1460) was a Talmudist, and Halakhist, best known for his Terumat HaDeshen, which served as one source for HaMapah, the component of the Shulkhan Arukh by Moses Isserles. Biography Rabbi Isserlin was born in Regensburg, Germany in 1390. He was forced to flee first to Ita..
Israel Jacobs
Israel Jacobs (born June 9, 1726; died circa December 10, 1796) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was born near Perkiomen Creek, Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. and attended the public schools. Later, he was engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, and was ..
Israel Jacobson
Israel Jacobson (October 17, 1768, Halberstadt – September 14, 1828, Berlin) was a German philanthropist and reformer. Originally his father's name was Jacob. His parents were in humble circumstances. Owing to the very low level of efficiency of the Halberstadt public schools, Israel attended..
Israel Joshua Singer
Israel Joshua Singer photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Israel Joshua Singer (November 30, 1893, Biłgoraj, Poland - February 10, 1944 New York) was a Yiddish novelist and the brother of Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer and novelist Esther Kreitman. Singer contributed to t..
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Bruddah Iz on the cover of Facing Future Israel "Bruddah Iz" Kamakawiwoole (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997) (pronounced IPA /kamakaʋiwoˈʔole/) was a popular entertainer and singer in Hawaii until his death at the age of 38. He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future w..
Israel Kirzner
Rabbi Dr. Israel M. Kirzner Israel Meir Kirzner (Yisroel Mayer Kirzner) (born February 13, 1930) is a leading economist in the Austrian School. Contents 1 Early life2 Education3 Economics4 Author5 Orthodox Judaism expert6 External links Early life Part of t..
Israel Knohl
Israel Knohl is the professor of Biblical studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is best known for his The Sanctuary of Silence, a popular science book concerning his theories about the dating of the Priestly Source. In this, he proposes that the Priestly Source (P) dates from a much earl..
Israel legislative election, 1999
Elections for the 15th Knesset and for the prime ministership were held in Israel on 17 May 1999. Voters elected both the national legislature, the Knesset, and, in a separate ballot, directly elected a Prime Minister. The Leader of the Israeli Labour Party, Ehud Barak, defeated the Likud incumbent,..
Israel legislative election, 2003
Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003. Table of votes and seats by party } discuss]] – [[|action=edit}} edit]]'''Summary of the 28 January 2003 Israeli Knesset Israeli election results |- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party !style="backgr..
Israel legislative election, 2006
The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006, following an agreement between the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and the new leader of the Israel Labour Party, Amir Peretz. Contents 1 Background2 Key issues2.1 The ..
Israel Lewy
Israel Lewy (1841-1917) was a German-Jewish scholar. He was educated at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the University in Breslau. In 1874 he was appointed docent at the Lehranstalt für die Wissenschaft des Judenthums in Berlin, and in 1883, on the death of David Joël, he was called to the se..
Israel López
For Israel "Cachao" López see Cachao López Israel López (born September 29, 1974) is a Mexican football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Club Toluca. He was part of the Mexican 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished third in group A, below group winners..
Israel Medical Association
Israel Medical Association (IMA), sometimes called Israeli Medical Association, is a professional association of doctors in Israel. It traces its origins to The Hebrew Medicinal Society for Jaffa and the Jaffa District, founded in 1912, which later became The Hebrew Medical Association in the Land o..
Israel Medical Association Journal
Israel Medical Association Journal (IMAJ) is an English-language medical journal in Israel published by the Israel Medical Association. It was founded in 1999, and is a replacement for the former Israel Journal of Medical Sciences. Its editor is Yehuda Shoenfeld. External link [IMA Journal ..
Israel Military Industries
This article is about the Israeli firearms manufacturer. For other uses, see IMI (disambiguation) IMI logo State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv ..
Israel Moore Foster
Israel Moore Foster (1873-1950) was a Republican Representative in the United States Congress from the State of Ohio He was born in Athens, Ohio, on January 12, 1873. After graduating from the Ohio University in 1895, he studied law at the Harvard Law School in 1895 and 1896 before graduating from..
Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism
The Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism(or the IMPJ) is the organizational branch of Progressive Judaism in Israel. It currently has around 30 communities around the state of Israel including two kibbutzim, Yahel and Lotan. The movement ordains rabbinical students at the Hebrew Union College a..
Israel Museum
The road sign The Shrine of the Book Founded in 1965, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem located near the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel, has in a relatively short time achieved world class status with collections ranging from prehistoric archaeology through contemporary art and with a dynamic ..
Israel Music Institute
The Israel Music Institute (IMI) is the only publicly-owned music publishing house in Israel. It is devoted primarily to the publication of Israeli art music, but also publishes books and booklets on Israeli music and composers, CDs of Israeli art music, and a periodical, IMI News. It is a non-profi..
Israel Narvaez
Israel Narvaez was the former leader of a brutal Puerto Rican New York gang called the Mau Maus which ran wild in the mid to late 1950's. The Mau Maus turf was in Ft.Greene. Israel originally belonged to a gang called the Apaches but many of its members became addicted to heroin. The gang began t..
Israel Nathan Herstein
Israel Nathan Herstein (1923-1988) was a mathematician, appointed as professor at the University of Chicago in 1951. He worked on a variety of areas of algebra, including ring theory, with over 100 publications. He is known for his lucid style of writing, as exemplified by the widely influential..
Israel national basketball team
The Israel national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Israel in international competition. The Israeli team has participated 22 times in the European championship turnament. their best achievement was the silver medal in Eurobasket 1979 that took place in Italy. Eurobasket..
Israel national football team
The Israel National Football Team has participated in four different continents: Asia, Africa, South America and Oceania in the Football World Cup qualifiers, before settling in Europe as a member of UEFA. The Israel Football Association (IFA) was founded under the name Palestine Football Associat..
Israel national rugby union team
The Israel national rugby union team (Hebrew language: נבחרת ישראל בראגבי) represents Israel at a national level in international rugby union competitions. The team is governed by the Israel Rugby Union, who oversees all rugby union in Israel. Contents 1 History1.1 Earl..
Israel National Trail
The Israel National Trail, or Shvil Israel, is a hiking path that extends from Dan, near the Lebanese border in the far north of the country, to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel. The trail extends 940 km from beginning to end and can take as much as 30-70 days to finish. As all official hi..
Israel News Agency
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Israel of Axum
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Israel Ori
Israel Ori (Armenian: ) (1658-1711), was a prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement and a diplomat that sought the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire. Contents 1 Early life2 Life in Germany3 The Russian plan4 References Early life B..
Israel painted frog
The Israel painted frog, Palestinian painted frog or Hula Painted Frog (Discoglossus nigriventer) is an extinct amphibian, whose range was limited to the Lake Huleh marshes in Israel and adjacent Syria. Due to drainage of the marshes in the 1950s, this rare species disappeared. It was classified as..
Israel Pellew
Sir Israel Pellew KCB was an English naval officer, (born 25 August 1758, died 19 July 1832) who spent his career under the shadow of his more successful older brother Edward Pellew. Pellew first went to sea aboard the sloop Falcon in 1771, serving in the West Indies. He went to the North American..
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Fredric R. Mann Auditorum (he:"Hichal Hatarbot"), home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra The Leonard Bernstein Plaza in front of the Mann Auditorum The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filha..
Israel Pickens
thumb Israel Pickens (January 30 1780 – April 24 1827) was an American politician, serving two terms as Governor of the state of Alabama from 1821 to 1825. Born in 1780 in Concord, North Carolina, he was also in the North Carolina Senate from 1808 to 1810, and represented North Carolina ..
Israel Pinheiro da Silva
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Israel Pinheiro da Silva (1896–1973) was a Brazilian politician and engineer. He was born in Serro, state of ..
Israel Pinkas
Israel Pinkas, Israeli poet, was born in 1935. His most famous poem is Ilmale ("Were it not"). See The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself (2003) ISBN 0814324851 ..
Israel Polack
Israel Polack (1909-1993) was a textile industrialist in Romania, Chile and Israel. Polack was born in Borşa, Transylvania, Romania in 1909. In 1925, he moved to Gura Humorului, Bukovina, and later to Cernăuţi (Czernowitz). In Czernowitz, he studied at yeshiva and at a textile plant. In 1935, h..
Israel Police
Israeli Police logo The Israel Police (משטרת ישראל) is a civilian force in the State of Israel. As most other police forces in the world, their duties include crime fighting, traffic control and maintaining public safety. The current police commissioner is Rav-Nitzav Moshe Karadi, w..
Israel Potter
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile is a novel by Herman Melville, published in installments in Putnam's Monthly Magazine, July 1854 through March 1855, in book form by G. P. Putnam in New York in March 1855, and in a pirated edition by George Routledge in London in May 1855. It is loosely based..
Israel prime ministerial election, 2001
Prime Ministerial elections were held in Israel on 6 February, 2001, following the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Barak of the Israeli Labour Party. Barak was easily defeated by the Likud candidate, Ariel Sharon. http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionGovernment_eng.asp NATIONAL SUMMARY..
Israel Prison Service
Shabas redirects here. For the Jewish weekly day of rest, see Shabbat. For the Christian day, see Sabbath. State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Ha..
Israel Prize
The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. It is presented annually, on the eve of the Israeli Independence Day, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem. The prize was set up in 1953 at the initiative of the Minister of Education Ben-Tzur Dinor, who himself went on to..
Israel Putnam
Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam Israel Putnam (January 7, 1718 – May 29, 1790) was an American army general who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Although Putnam never quite attained the national renown of famous..
Israel Railways
Israel Railways Logo Israel Railways (Hebrew: רכבת ישראל "Rakevet Yisrael") is Israel's government-owned national railway company and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban railway passenger and freight traffic in the country. It utilizes the standard gauge in all its lines. ..
Israel Regardie
Israel Regardie (Francis Israel Regudy) (1907-1985) was born on November 17, 1907 in London, England to poor Jewish immigrant parents. It is believed that he assumed the surname 'Regardie' after his original surname was spelt incorrectly on an official document. He is best known as an occultist and..
Israel River
The Israel River (also called "Israel's River") in the White Mountains arises in Jefferson Notch, in Low and Burbank's Grant, New Hampshire, running 24 miles (38 km), generally northwest along U.S. Highway 2, traversing the towns of Jefferson and Lancaster, New Hampshire before joining the Connectic..
Israel Rosenberg
Israel (Yisrol) Rosenberg (ca. 1850 – 1903 or 1904; Yiddish/Hebrew: ישראל ראָזענבערג) founded the first Yiddish theater troupe in Imperial Russia. A personable "hole-and-corner lawyer" (that is, one without a ..
Israel Russell
Israel Cook Russell, LL.D. (1852-1906) was an American geologist who explored Alaska in the early 20th century. He was born at Garrattsville, New York, on the 10th of December 1852. He received B.S. and C.E. degrees in 1872 from the University of the City of New York (now New York University), and l..
Israel Schorr
Israel Schorr (1886-April 9, 1935) was a prominent cantor during the Golden Age of Hazzanut. Born in the Polish region of Galicia then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Hasidic family, Schorr began his career as a boy, singing soprano in the courts of various hassidic masters, notably the Reb..
Israel Schwartz
Israel Schwartz was a Hungarian, apparently of Jewish descent, living in London in 1888 who reported witnessing an incident that may have been the start of one of the Jack the Ripper killings. Schwartz told police that, shortly after midnight on September 30, he was walking down a street when he sa..
Israel Shahak
Israel Shahak (April 28, 1933 – July 2, 2001) (Hebrew: ) was a Professor of Chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the former president of the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights, and an outspoken critic of the Israeli government and of Israeli society in general. Contents 1&n..
Israel Shamir
Israel Shamir Israel Shamir is a writer and journalist who is known as a controversial anti-Zionist. He is a citizen of Sweden, where his legal name is Adam Ermash http://www.magasinet-monitor.net/artikler/shamir040106.htm (previously Jöran Jermas). Critics (including several pro-Palestinian ..
Israel Sieff
Israel Moses Sieff, Baron Sieff (1889–1972) was a British businessman. He was chairman of the British retailer, Marks & Spencer from 1964 to 1967. ..
Israel Smith
Israel Smith (April 4, 1759–December 2, 1810) was an American lawyer and politician who held a wide variety of positions in the state of Vermont. Smith was born in Suffield, Connecticut, where he spent his childhood. He studied at Yale and graduated in 1781. He then became a lawyer and moved..
Israel Standard Time
The Israel Standard Time (IST) is the standard timezone in Israel and is 2 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+2). The difference from UTC is the same as Eastern European Time. A daylight saving time is also used in Israel. It is named Israel Daylight Time. ..
Israel Tal
Israel Tal (Hebrew: ישראל טל) (b. 1924), also known as Talik, is an Israel Defense Forces general known for his knowledge of tank warfare. Tal was a brilliant armor [tactician] and as an armored-division commander he implented his tactics very successfully and achieved great victori..
Israel Union for Environmental Defense
Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED), (Hebrew: ), translit. Adam Teva V'Din, is an environmentalist group in Israel which uses litigation to oppose government and corporate actions which threaten the environment, public health and quality of life. See also Susan Jill Warchaizer External l..
Israel Vibration
Israel Vibration is a reggae band, featuring a vocal harmony trio. Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, and Cecil "Skeleton" Spence all overcame adversity in the form of childhood polio and went on to be one of the most successful roots groups to form in Jamaica in the 1970s. The t..
Israel Washburn
Israel Washburn, Sr. (1784–1876) was a Massachusetts politician and brother of Reuel Washburn. He married Martha Benjamin "Patty" Washburn and had eleven children with her, including seven sons (one child died shortly after birth, however). Several went on to pursue politics as well: Israel ..
Israel Washburn, Jr.
Israel Washburn, Jr. (June 16, 1813–May 12, 1883) was a United States political figure. Originally a member of the Whig Party, he later became a founding member of the Republican Party after the Whig Party's demise. Born in 1813 in Livermore, Maine, Washburn organized the Maine Republican Par..
Israel Zangwill
Israel Zangwill (February 14, 1864 - August 1, 1926) was an English-born Zionist and writer. His early life was spent in the East End of London, and he was a teacher in the Jewish Free School there. In later life, his friends included Jerome K. Jerome and H. G. Wells. He wrote a very influential no..
Israel Zolli
Israel Zolli (September 27, 1881 - March 2, 1956) was an Italian Jewish Rabbi who later converted to Roman Catholicism. Israel Anton Zoller was born in Bodji, Galicia, to a family of dynastic rabbis. In 1920 he was appointed as rabbi of the city of Trieste, which had just been transferred from Aust..
Israfel
Israfel is the angel of the trumpet in Islamic eschatology, though such a name does not appear in the Qur'an: "And the trumpet shall be blown, so all those that are in the heavens and all those that are in the earth shall swoon, except such as Allah please; then it shall be blown again, then lo! t..
Israfil bahceci
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Israfil Mamedov
Israfil Maharram oglu Mamedov (or Mammadov, Azeri: İsrafil Məhərrəm oğlu Məmmədov, Azeri Cyrillic: Исрафил Məhəррəм oғлу Мəммəдов, Russian: Исрафил Магеррам оглы Мамедов; May 30, 1919, Çaparlı settlement, Shamkir—1946) was an Azeri milit..
Israil Bercovici
Israil (Israel) Bercovici (1921–1988) served the State Jewish Theater of Romania as a dramaturg, playwright, director, and historian from 1955 to 1982; he also wrote Yiddish-language poetry. Bercovici was born into a poor working-class family in Botoşani, Romania, and received a traditional ..
Israir
Israir Airlines is an airline based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It operates domestic scheduled and air taxi flights from Sde Dov Airport, Tel Aviv, as well as Haifa and Eilat, and international charter services from Ovda Airport and Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, to Europe, Africa, and New Y..
IsraPundit
IsraPundit is a blog centered on issues affecting Israel. IsraPundit has gained considerable attention from being linked to by the blog Little Green Footballs. External link [IsraPundit] ..
Israr Ahmed
Israr Ahmed is a well-known religious figure in Pakistan, India, the Middle East, and the North America. He is the founder of the Tanzeem-e-islami, an off-shoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami. He was born on April 26, 1932 in Hisar District (a district of East Punjab, now a part of Haryana) in India. Con..
Israr Ali
Israr AliPakistan (PAK) Batting style Left-handed batsman (LHB) Bowling type Left arm fast-medium(LFM) Tests First-class Matches 4 40 '''Runs scored 33 113 Batting average 4.71 2.05 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 10 79 Balls bowled 318 6250 Wickets ..
Isra and Mi'raj
A 15th century manuscript depicting Muhammad on his journey from Mecca to the Dome of the Rock to heaven. The archangel Jibaril (Gabriel) is seen to Muhammad's right with multiple wings. The Isra and Mi'raj (Arabic: الإسراء والمعراج ) refer to two parts of a journey the Islamic p..
Isra Girgrah
Isra Girgrah (born September 16, 1971 in Aden, Yemen), is a world champion female boxer. The Girgrah family is of the old, high society, families of Aden, Yemen. They trace their roots to the northern Yemeni mountains of Al Bayda governate. Isra, at the age of 3, moved to Canada with her family in 1..
Isra University
Isra University is located at Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. External link [Isra University] ..
Isreal
Isreal may be: a common misspelling of Israela common function in programming languages to test whether a variable is a real number. redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
ISREC
ISREC is the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (Institut Suisse de Recherche Expérimentale sur le Cancer in French), a not-for-profit institution founded in 1964 and located in Épalinges, Switzerland. External links [ISREC web site] ..
Isri
Isri is a census town in Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Isri had a population of 8796. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Isri has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher th..
Isrisingh
Isrisingh Birth name: Title: Maharaja Sawai Birth: Place of birth: Death: Preceded by: Jai Singh II Succeeded by: Madhosingh I Marriage: Children: Maharaja Sawai Isrisingh was ruler of Amber from 1743 to 1751. ..
ISRLEMX
ISRLEMX is the ISPF Member Expansion utility used in IBM mainframes. ..
ISRM classification
International Society for Rock Mechanics developed general geotechnical description of rock masses. Aim of this classification is to characterise various regions that constitute a given rock mass. The ISRM classification is not considered as an exhaustive description and needs to be supplement by ad..
Isru Chag
Isra Chag refers to the day after each of the three Jewish harvest festivals: SukkotPesach (Passover)Shavuot ..
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