Country

Israel

Also Known As State of Israel

Western Asia

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel declared independence as the British Mandate for Palestine ended on 14 May 1948. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, whose status is internationally disputed. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Jerusalem 2

Jerusalem is Israel's proclaimed capital and seat of government; its status is internationally disputed and most foreign embassies have historically been sited in Tel Aviv rather than Jerusalem.

Population

10,147,200 2

2026 estimate; the 2022 census recorded 9,601,720.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

22,072 2

22,072 km2 includes the occupied Golan Heights (about 1,200 km2) and East Jerusalem (about 64 km2); Israel within the Green Line alone is 20,770 km2.

Independence or Founding Year

1948 2

Israel declared independence as the British Mandate for Palestine ended on 14 May 1948, followed by an invasion by neighboring Arab states.

Landlocked

No 3

Income Group

High 4

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Israel

Cities

69 entries

Continent

Country (Contained By)

Population Band

Subregion

Capital Status

Founding Era

Founding Era (Approximate Range)

Elevation Band

Climate Zone

Time Zone

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Connections

Associated With

Palestine

Palestine shares the vast majority of its borders with Israel.

Source State of Palestine (Wikipedia)

Tel Aviv

Source Tel Aviv (Wikipedia)

Tel Aviv District

Tel Aviv District is associated with Israel.

Source Tel Aviv District (Wikipedia)

The Levant

The Middle East

Bordered By Water

Gulf of Aqaba

Lebanon

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Lebanon

Red Sea

Sea of Galilee

Syria

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Syria

The Dead Sea

Source Dead Sea (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

A country built along a plate boundary

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Same As

Israel

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Participant In

Six-Day War

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Suez Crisis

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Nationals Include

Arie Altman

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Daniel Hillel

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David Zilberman

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Elyakum Ostashinski

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Source Wikidata: Elyakum Ostashinski

Ilan Chet

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Source Wikidata: Ilan Chet

Israel Reichert

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Source Wikidata: Israel Reichert

Yeshayahu Folman

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Source Wikidata: Yeshayahu Folman

Belu-Simion Fainaru

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Gunta Stölzl

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Source Wikidata: Gunta Stölzl

Jacques Katmor

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Andi Gutmans

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Daniel Lewin

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Source Daniel Lewin (Wikipedia)Lead [nationality]

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was an American-Israeli mathematician and entrepreneur

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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Safra Catz

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Source Safra Catz (Wikipedia)Introduction, first sentence

Quote, Introduction, first sentence

Israeli-American business executive

Zeev Suraski

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Abraham Lempel

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Source Abraham Lempel (Wikipedia)Lead section

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was an Israeli computer scientist

Adi Shamir

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexander Brudno

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Amir Pnueli

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Amos Fiat

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Source Wikipedia: Amos FiatLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Amos Fiat (Hebrew: עמוס פיאט; born December 1, 1956) is an Israeli computer scientist, a professor of computer science at Tel Aviv University.

Andrei Broder

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Avi Wigderson

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Boaz Barak

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Boris Trakhtenbrot

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Dan Boneh

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Danny Dolev

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Daphne Koller

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David Harel

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Dorit Aharonov

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Dorit Aharonov (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]

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is an Israeli computer scientist specializing in quantum computing

Dov Frohman

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Edith Cohen

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Eli Biham

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Georgy Adelson-Velsky

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Hagit Attiya

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Source Hagit Attiya, WikipediaLead sentence 1

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Hagit Attiya (Hebrew: חגית עטיה) is an Israeli computer scientist who holds the Harry W.

Hugo Krawczyk

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Hugo Krawczyk

Ilya Sutskever

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Jacob Ziv

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Source Jacob Ziv (Wikipedia)Lead section

Quote, Lead section

was an Israeli electrical engineer and information theorist

Joseph Halpern

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Micha Sharir

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Michael O. Rabin

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Moni Naor

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Moshe Tennenholtz

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Source Wikidata: Moshe Tennenholtz

Moshe Vardi

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Source Wikipedia: Moshe VardiLead sentence 1tier 2

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Moshe Ya'akov Vardi (Hebrew: משה יעקב ורדי) is an Israeli theoretical computer scientist.

Moti Yung

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Noam Nisan

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Noga Alon

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Noga Alon, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

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Noga M. Alon (Hebrew: נוגה אלון; born 1956) is an Israeli mathematician.

Oded Goldreich

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Omer Reingold

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Ran Canetti

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Source Wikidata: Ran Canetti

Ruth Nussinov

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Source Ruth Nussinov (Wikipedia)English Wikipedia, intro [nationality]

Quote, English Wikipedia, intro [nationality]

is an Israeli-American biologist born in Rehovot

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Origin Of

Assaf Sheep

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Israel

Herodian architecture

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Alvin Radkowsky

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Harry Zvi Tabor

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Sidney Loeb

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Synonyms (film)

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The Look of Silence

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Waltz with Bashir

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Bourekas

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Cheese latke

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Israeli Cuisine

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Israeli Salad

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Jerusalem mixed grill

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Kashrut (Jewish Dietary Law)

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Sabich

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Shkedei marak

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Yerushalmi Kugel

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Kinnot

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Only Yesterday (novel)

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Piyyut

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The Island on Bird Street

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Source The Island on Bird Street (Wikipedia)

Andrei Marmor

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Source Wikipedia: Andrei MarmorLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Andrei Marmor (Hebrew: אנדריי מרמור; born 1959) is an Israeli philosopher and Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Philosophy and Law at Cornell University.

Carl Posy

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Source Wikipedia: Carl PosyLead sentence 1tier 2

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Carl Jeffrey Posy (Hebrew: קרל פוזי) is an Israeli philosopher.

Yehoshua Bar-Hillel

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Source Yehoshua Bar-Hillel, WikipediaLead sentence 1

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Yehoshua Bar-Hillel (Hebrew: יהושע בר-הלל; 8 September 1915 – 25 September 1975) was an Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist.

Druze

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They are primarily located in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, with smaller communities in Jordan.

Kibbutz

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AAI RQ-2 Pioneer

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Source Israel Aerospace Industries (Wikipedia)Lead

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is Israel's major aerospace and aviation manufacturer

ATMOS 2000

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manufactured by Israeli military manufacturer

Dabur-class patrol boat

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Source Dabur-class patrol boat (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin

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for the Israeli Navy

DRDO/IAI Pawan

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Source Israel Aerospace Industries (Wikipedia)Lead

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is Israel's major aerospace and aviation manufacturer

Dvora-class fast patrol boat

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Source Dvora-class fast patrol boat (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin

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based on the Israeli Dabur class

Elbit Hermes 450

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designed by Israeli defence company Elbit

Elbit Hermes 900

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is an Israeli medium-size, multi-payload, medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle

Guardium

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Source Guardium (Wikipedia)Lead, country

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Guardium, developed by G-NIUS, is an Israeli unmanned ground vehicle (UGV)

Gulfstream G200

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Source Gulfstream G200 (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin

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It was designed originally by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

IAI AMOS

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Source AMOS (GlobalSecurity.org)AMOS 4, country of origin

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is the largest and most sophisticated communication satellite built in Israel

IAI AMOS-1

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Source Gunter's Space Page: AMOS 1 Intelsat 24Entry text, Israeli satellite

Quote, Entry text, Israeli satellite

The Israeli AMOS 1 (Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite) communications satellite

IAI AMOS-2

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Source AMOS-2 (satellite) (Wikipedia)Lead

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AMOS-2 is an Israeli commercial second generation communication satellite

IAI AMOS-3

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Source AMOS-3 (satellite) (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

is an Israeli communications satellite operated by Spacecom Satellite Communications

IAI AMOS-4

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Source AMOS-4 (satellite) (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

AMOS-4 is an Israeli commercial communications satellite

IAI AMOS-6

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Source AMOS-6 (satellite) (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin

Quote, Lead, country of origin

AMOS-6 was an Israeli communications satellite

IAI Arava

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Source IAI 201 Arava (GlobalSecurity.org)IAI-201 Arava, country of origin

Quote, IAI-201 Arava, country of origin

The Arava was the first transport that was planned and produced in Israel.

IAI Arrow

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Source Arrow (GlobalSecurity.org)Arrow

Quote, Arrow

The Arrow system, jointly developed by Israel and the United States, was created so that Israel could defend itself

IAI Arrow 3

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Source Arrow 3 (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin

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jointly funded, developed and produced by Israel and the United States

IAI Barak 8

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Source Barak 8 (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

is an Indian-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system

IAI Barak MX

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Source Barak MX (Wikipedia)Lead, country

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Barak MX is an Israeli modular multi-mission air and missile defense system

IAI Beresheet

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Source Beresheet (Wikipedia)Planning and construction

Quote, Planning and construction

Beresheet was co-developed by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

IAI BGUSAT

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Source BGUSAT (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

BGUSAT was an Israeli research CubeSat

IAI Eitan

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Source IAI Eitan (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin

Quote, Lead, country of origin

developed in Israel in the early 21st century

IAI EROS A

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Source EROS A (Wikipedia)Lead, country

Quote, Lead, country

was part of the EROS family of Israeli commercial Earth observation satellites

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Location Of

Bar Kokhba Revolt

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Source Wikipedia: Bar Kokhba revoltLead

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Resentment toward Roman rule and national aspirations remained high in the Roman province of Judaea

Twelve-Day War

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Iran, Israel and the West Bank

Site Of

Belvoir Fortress

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Dubrovin Farm

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Hurva Synagogue

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Source Hurva Synagogue (Wikipedia)tier 3

Masada

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Masada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, 'fortress'; Arabic: جبل مسعدة, romanized: jabal musayda, lit. 'mount museida') is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel.

Merkhav Mugan

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Angelus Novus

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IMI Systems

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Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd

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Israel Railways

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Israel Weapon Industries

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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

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Israel Police

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Beit She'arim

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Capernaum

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Gethsemane

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Hayyim Vital

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Isaac Luria

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Masada

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Meron

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Moses Cordovero

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Mount Carmel

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Mount Hor

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Mount of Olives

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Mount Tabor

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Mount Zion

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Nehunya ben HaKanah

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Pelagius

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Safed

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Sea of Galilee

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Shimon bar Yochai

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Shrine of Baha'u'llah

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The Baha'i World Centre

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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The Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque

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The First Temple (Solomon's Temple)

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The Temple Mount and al-Haram al-Sharif

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The Western Wall

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Titus

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Bank of Israel

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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

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Bagrut

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Source Bagrut certificate (Wikipedia)Introduction

Quote, Introduction

passed Israel's high school matriculation examination

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Source Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

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Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, it is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in Israel, having been founded 30 years before the establishment of the State of Israel but six years after the older Technion university.

Technion Israel Institute of Technology

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The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Haifa, Israel.

Tel Aviv University

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Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty

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Source Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

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Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (Hebrew: חוֹק יְסוֹד: כְּבוֹד הָאָדָם וְחֵרוּתוֹ) is a Basic Law in the State of Israel, enacted to protect the country's main human rights.

Law of Return

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The Law of Return (Hebrew: חוק השבות, romanized: ḥok ha-shvūt) is an Israeli law, initially passed in 1950 and extended in 1970, giving all Jews, persons with at least one Jewish grandparent, and their spouses, legal rights to enter, reside in, and acquire citizenship of, the State of Israel.

Weizmann Institute of Science

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The Weizmann Institute of Science (or simply Weizmann; Hebrew: מכון ויצמן למדע Machon Weizmann LeMada) is a postgraduate university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel.

Wolf Prize

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The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of nationality, race, colour, religion, sex or political views".

Florence and George Wise Observatory

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