Monday, January 10, 2011

Israel Embassy Website

After researching the website for Israel's embassy (www.israelemb.org/kids/), list ten facts in your own words. Have fun exploring!

Mr. Wildes

29 comments:

  1. Israel Facts

    1. I learned that Israel’s first president name was King Saul.
    2. King David was their second president and King David’s son Solomon built the first Temple in Jerusalem.
    3. Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
    4. One of Israel’s main languages is Arabic.
    5. The star on their flag represents King David.
    6. Israel’s first prime minister was, David Ben Gurion.
    7. Israeli currency name is Shekel for the Hebrew name.
    8. Israel national anthem is called Hatikvah, but in Hebrew it means” The Hope.!”
    9. Israel’s population is 6.8 million people.
    10. Lastly, Israel is home to the immigrants from 70 different countries.

    There are ten facts that I learned while exploring Israel’s website!

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  2. ♥Keneshia Davis♥
    1-10-2011
    Israel global studies♥

    •The Boardwalk is known as the Tayelet. It is located in the cost of the Mediterranean Sea.
    •Israel has the population of 6.8 Million citizens there.
    •The capital of Israel is Jerusalem.
    •Jerusalem is over 3000 years old.
    •The citizens In Israel read and write backwards
    •The City of Jerusalem is surrounded by Impressive walls.
    •Israel is a country♥
    •Hebrew is one of the official languages they use in Israel.
    •Their independence day is on May 14
    •The Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth which is about1, 300 feet below sea level.

    keneshia Davis♥

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  3. Alicia i like your whole thing but i really like what you mentioned in number 10.

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  4. 1) There boardwalk is also, know as the Tayelet.
    2) The boardwalk is locates along the Mediterranean sea.
    3) In Israel you can find high tech companies and many businesses can be found there.
    4) More then 100 Israeli companies are trading on NASDQ and Wall Street.
    5) Israelis had nicknamed Tel Aviv, the city that never stops.
    6) They have a lot of people who like's to entertain each other.
    7) Eilat is Israel largest resort city.
    8) There temperature can reach up to 110 degrees!
    9) Water from Kinneret is pumped all across the country to use for drinking
    10) There are 120 legistlaters that make laws and debates policies.
    11) You have to be 21 to be in the member of the Knesset.

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  5. 1. Israel national anthem is named Hatikva.
    2. In Israel there money a Shekel is 25 cent.
    3. In Israel a menorah is there national symbol.
    4. In Israel the people read right to left instead of left to right.
    5. The Decoration Independence was written by Minister David Ben Gurion.
    6. The first Prime Minister was Minister David Ben Gurion.
    7. The first king was King Saul.
    8. Some people think that Abraham and his wife Sarah where the first people in Israel
    9. Some people believe Jesus was born in Jerusalem.
    10. In 1967 Israel fought in a six day war

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  6. Daesha Slocum


    1. Jews like to go to the temple mount which is located on the southeastern in old city Jerusalem.
    2. The dome rock is shaped like an octagon to symbol the earth.
    3. The al-aksa mosque is for the Muslims In the southeastern. The mosque was builted in the 1035.
    4. The people in Israel read right to left not left to right
    5. Near the Red Sea in the southernmost tip of Israel is a beautiful resort city.
    6. The Dead Sea has the lowest point on earth it is 1,300 feet below sea level.
    7. Israel has a big sea and it’s called the Sea of Galilee.
    8. The water that in the sea is pumped across the country so its drinkable.
    9. Christians go there because we believe that’s were Jesus preach to his disables
    10. tel Aviv is the center of Israel is pretty much the rich part. The countries deliver money and gold there

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  7. EmaniPurcell
    1.10.2011
    Facts from Website!!!

    1. Israeli windsurfer Gal Freidman.
    2. Israel signed a peace treaty with Jordan.
    3. During the Golf War Israel was attacked by an Iraqi missile. But miraculously no people were killed.
    4. Israel and Palestinian leader signed the “Declaration of Principles”.
    5. Israel was attacked by Egypt but they were surprised but they came out with a victory and won.
    6. A peace treaty was signed between Israel and Egypt with the help of the United States in 1979.
    7. On May14, 1984 Israel signed its declaration of independence and became a country.
    8. As a result of World War 1,400 years of ottoman rule ends as the British takes over Israel.
    9. One the site of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock was built by Caliph Abd elk-Malik. From 99.
    10. Jesus was born in Jerusalem.

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  8. Good Job daija Love It ! @ Alicia Fantasic love it ..

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  9. I Like All Of Your Facts! And I Was Talking About How When People Immigrate They Mostly Come To Israel It Is Home To 70 Different Countries.

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  10. Global Studies



    1. Israel is slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey.
    2. Some immigrants of Israel are France, Russia, Ethiopia, Morocco, Argentina, India, Egypt, United States, Iran and Mexico.
    3. The three main religions are Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
    4. The main industries include hi-tech, computer, software, fruit, vegetables, paper products and so on.
    5. There are to main climates and they are dry and rainy.
    6. More than 80% of all framers worldwide use this technique.
    7. Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria on Yom Kippur.
    8. There are men and women to help create the state of Israel.
    9. There are 120 members of the Knesset.
    10. The Prime Minister is the head of the government.

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  11. 1.) The Boardwalk in Israel is known as the Tayelet
    2.) The Tayelet is on the coast of the Mediterranean sea
    3.) Many people jog eat and skate in the day time at the Tayelet
    4.) At night time clubs are very exciting and crazy in Israel
    5.) Tel Aviv is Israel’s business and cultural center
    6.) Tel Aviv was the first all Jewish city
    7.) Today is the both cultural and financial center of Israel
    8.) The tower of David is known as the citadel
    9.) The citadel has multiples of towers and walls to defend the Jerusalem
    10.) The church of holy sepulcher was first built in 335

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  12. Jalea McClain
    January 10, 2011
    Israel Facts
    1.Tel Aviv is Israel’s business and cultural center.
    2.It was also the first all Jewish city built in the land of Israel in modern times.
    3.In 1909, it began as a suburb of Jaffa.
    4.However today it is both the cultural and financial center of Israel.
    5.It is also Israel’s second largest city.
    6.Tel Aviv is known for its sandy beaches, exciting life and great shopping.
    7.The Boardwalk, which is also known as the tayelet is located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
    8.It (the boardwalk) is one of the city’s major attractions.
    9.In the daytime people come to go rollerblading, jogging and eat at one of the numerous cafes.
    10.Tel Aviv is the center of Israel’s cultural life.
    11.Tel Aviv was nicknamed they city that never stops by the Israeli’s.

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  13. Kianna Bird
    1.10.2011
    Global studies

    • The first king of Israel was King Saul.
    • In 1994 Israel signed a treaty with Jordan.
    • The star on the Israel flag is King David’s star.
    • About 3000 years ago during prayers services Jewish used the menorah.
    • Jewish people write backwards.
    • Arabic and Hebrew are the two popular languages in Israel.
    • In 1492 Jewish were forced to leave Spain.
    • In 1517-1917 Jewish left Portland and Russia because they were being persecuted.
    • Shekel is the Hebrew name for Israeli currency.
    • Cell phones in Israel cost 500 shekel.

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  14. 1.) The first prime minister of Israel was named David.
    2.) The name of the kinneret in English is sea of galilee.
    3.) The first temple was built in 1000bce.
    4.) The president of U.S. has a center named after him was harry Truman.
    5.) Jesus was born in Bethlehem in 0.
    6.) In 1994 Israel sing a peace treaty with Jordan.
    7.) Israel won the first gold medal in the Olympics.
    8.) Israel palpation is 6.8 million.
    9.) They mostly have dry and rainy seasons.
    10.) In Israel the religions is Christianity.

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  15. Tahira's yours was amazing, it was a lot of details, good job. Vinessa and Daija ya'll two amazing too.

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  16. Katelyn Dallasta
    1/11/11
    Israel Facts




    1. Israel’s founders where, Golda Meir, Chaim Weizman, David Ben Garion and Theodore Herd.
    2. In 1992 The U.S congress calls for the establishment of a Jewish homeland.
    3. And In 1948 The United States recognizes 11 minutes after Statehood is declared.
    4. In 1951 U.S congress approves the first aid package to Israel.
    5. Also In 1998 U.S congress celebrates 50 years of U.S Israel friend ship.
    6. In 2005 Israel sends airlifts of relief aid to the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
    7. Also In 1994 President Clinton helps broker the peace Agreement between Israel and Jordan.
    8. And in 1993 President Clinton helps broker the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians.
    9. Also 1983 Israel Achieves status of a U.S ally who is not a member of NATO.
    10. Israel and U.S are good friends.

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  17. 1.) Crusaders toke over Isreal.
    2.) The Jewish had a war.
    3.)One of there languages is Hebrew.
    4.)Israel attacked Iqwea.
    5.)In 538 the Jews made the second temple.
    6.)The dead sea is the lowest point on earth.
    7.)The have a monument called the western wall.
    8.) Also the temple of Mount
    9.) Israel is a country.
    10.)Israel fought against arab in 1962.

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  18. 1. The Boardwalk there is known as Tayelet it is located along the Mediterranean. A lot of people like to go to the boardwalk. It the daytime a lot of people go there and do activities.
    2. Israel is a country.
    3. The water there is so salty that anyone can float even if they don’t know how to swim to me I think that it is really cool.
    4. The water sits there and evaporates under the hot sun.
    5. It is warm all year around and in the summer the temperature can go up more than 110 degrees.
    6. It is likely there that when you go swimming or any activates that involve water you will be swimming with dolphins or other underwater creatures.
    7. They write and read backwards.
    8. Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
    9. Years ago Jew smoke Hebrew on the streets.
    10. Their Independence day is on May 14th 1948 and that’s when Israel became its own country.
    11. Hebrew is an ancient language and it has been used by the jew’s since the times of the Holy Bible.
    12. Israel is smaller than New Jersey. On a jet it takes 6 minutes.
    13. In the year of 1948 the United States was the first to recognize Israel about 11 12 minuates after it became a state.

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  19. Israel Facts

    1)Two offical languages in Israel are Hebrew and Arabic.

    2)The Israel flag was originaly was made to be a Jewish prayer shaw.

    3)Israels Nations symble or as they call is emblem is a Menorah.

    4)Israel has a nation anthem called Hatikvah which means hope in hebrew.

    5)They have to main seasons dry and rain.

    6)It is small and it is 290 miles in length

    7)There indapendence day is on May 14th

    8)The population is 6.8 million

    9)Many Immigrants live there from 70 diffrent countries.

    10)The dead sea in Is rael is the lowest sea in the world with 1,300ft.

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  20. Sadiah Sass
    January 10, 2011
    Facts about Israel from the website

    1) In 166-160 BCE Jews and Greeks fought and the Jews won.
    2) In 1947 UN proposed to found that Jews and Arab states in Israel.
    3) In 1492 The Jews were forced to move from Spain to move to North America or Israel later on they moved to Israel in the 1950”s
    4) On Ma 14, 1948 Israel signed the “Declaration of Independence.
    5) In 2003 Israel accepts the Roadmap to Peace.
    6) In the Biblical Times the first Jew discovered the land of Israel.
    7) In 1991 Israel was attacked by Iraqi scud missiles.
    8) Jesus was born in Bethlehem year 0.
    9) In 1979 Israel and Egypt made a peace treaty signed with the help of the United States.
    10) In 1517-1917 Israel became apart of Ottoman Empire ruled by Sultan in Turkey.

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  21. 1)prayers are worth more than god.
    2)The first temple was destroy and the jews were cast out to israel babylonia.
    3)Jerusalem became the capital of israel.
    4)jewish macabees fought against the greeks.
    5)jesus was born in betltehem.
    6)the dome of the rock was built by caliphabd el-mailk.
    7)Israel and Palestinian leader signed the “Declaration of Principles”.
    8)One the site of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock was built by Caliph Abd elk-Malik. From 99

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  22. 1. Jewish pioneers created the first farm in Israel on the shore of an ocean called Galilee.

    2. Jews had a temple, but it was destroyed so Jews had to attend a Babylonia.

    3. Jesus was born in the year 0.

    4. Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on a special holiday but Israel won the war.

    5. Israeli and Palestinian had a conflict they tried to work out, but even though
    Palestinian terrorizes them Israeli still want peace.

    6. Israel gets help from the U.S to help stop conflict with Palestinian.

    7. Crusaders took over Israel, but Israel rained supreme with a Muslim army led by Saladin.

    8. Jews and the Greek fought for the kingship over Israel, the Jews won and restored leadership amounts Israel.

    9. Another temple was built and Jews returned to their own religious sanctuary.

    10. A treaty for all Arab countries was hosted by Israel, and Egypt was the first too sign it.

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  23. sakin bayete
    1.10.11
    1. Israel is located, between 29°-33° north of the equator, which is characterized as a subtropical region, between the temperate zone and the tropical zone.

    2.this is there caliches Jewish: 80.1%
    Muslim: 14.6%
    Christian: 2.1%

    3. Israel has 640 Km of Railroad tracks.

    4. Zelman Shazar was Israel’s president since 1963 to1973

    5. Israel is 3000 years old.

    6. Israel’s population is 7,105,000

    7. In 2004 Israel offered to withdraw its forces and Jewish settlements.

    8. israels 3 language are Jewish, Muslim, Christian

    9. the capitol of Israel is Jerusalem

    10. Palestinians want their capital in Jerusalem. Israel claims that Jerusalem is its capital and that its status is not negotiable.

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  24. Love yours J'mya it had perfect details and didn't have mastakes like mines did.

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  25. 1) King David ruled over Israel.
    2) Israel is over 3,000 years old.
    3) The Holy Sepulcher Church was built in 335.
    4) The Church was destroyed and rebuilt.
    5) The Yad Yashem Museum is Israel’s national.
    6) Israels first Minister was David Ben Gurion.
    7) The Declartion of Independence took place on May 14th 1948.
    8) The Israel flag was made to look like a Jewish prayer.
    9) A famous theater is the Habima National Theatre.
    10) Israel’s population is 6.8 million people.

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  26. Anthony Sheard



    1. Israel is slightly smaller than tae state of New Jersey. It is 29 miles long take a jet six minuets to get there.

    2. There are 6.8 million people there in Israel.

    3. Israel is a home to immigrants from more than 70 deterrent countries like Russia, Egypt and India.

    4. There is two main seasons: dry rainy.

    5. It is dry till April to October and it is rainy till November to March.

    6. 104 degrees in the summer and 31 degrees in the winter.

    7. In Israel they have hi-tech computer software and diamonds.

    8. There are only three religions in Israel and there are Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

    9. Israeli scientists made pumping water that make the plats grow in the desert.

    10. 1000 B.C.E the first King was King Saul

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