Outline of Israel

Outline of Israel
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Israel is a sovereign state located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia, an area known historically in the Western World as the Near East or Middle East.[1] It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.[2] The West Bank and Gaza Strip, which are partially administrated by the Palestinian National Authority, are also adjacent. With a population of about 7.2 million, the majority of whom are Jews, Israel is the world's only Jewish state.[3] It is also home to Arab Muslims, Christians, Druze, and Samaritan, as well as other religious and ethnic minority groups.

The modern state of Israel has its roots in the Land of Israel, a concept central to Judaism for over three thousand years. After World War I, the League of Nations approved the British Mandate of Palestine with the intent of creating a "national home for the Jewish people."[4] In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of the Mandate of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab.[5] The Arab League rejected the plan, but on May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. The new country's victory in the subsequent Arab-Israeli War expanded the borders of the Jewish state beyond those in the UN Partition Plan. Since then, Israel has been in conflict with many of the neighboring Arab countries, resulting in several major wars and decades of violence until this day.[6] Since its foundation, Israel's boundaries and even the State's very right to exist have been subject to dispute, although Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, and efforts are being made to reach a permanent accord with the Palestinians.

Israel is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system and universal suffrage.[7][8] The Prime Minister serves as head of government and the Knesset serves as Israel's legislative body. In terms of nominal gross domestic product, the nation's economy is estimated as being the 44th-largest in the world;[9] Israel ranks the highiest among Middle Eastern countries on the basis of human development,[10] freedom of the press,[11] and economy.[12][13] Jerusalem is the country's capital, seat of government, and largest city, and Israel's main financial center encompasses Tel Aviv.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Israel:

Contents

General reference

Geography of Israel

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Main article: Geography of Israel

Environment of Israel

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Main article: Environment of Israel

Natural geographic features of Israel

Regions of Israel

Ecoregions of Israel

Administrative divisions of Israel

Main article: Administrative divisions of Israel
  • Districts of Israel (6)
    • Subdistricts of Israel (15)
      • Natural regions of Israel (50)
        • Municipalities of Israel
Districts of Israel
Main article: Districts of Israel
Subdistricts of Israel
Natural regions of Israel
Municipalities of Israel

Demography of Israel

Main article: Demographics of Israel

Government and politics of Israel

Main article: Politics of Israel

Branches of the government of Israel

Executive branch of the government of Israel

Legislative branch of the government of Israel

Judicial branch of the government of Israel

Main article: Israeli judicial system
  • The Supreme Court of Israel serves as an appellate court, High Court of Justice and constitutional court
  • District Courts serve as appellate courts and also serve as courts of first instance for some cases
  • Magistrate Courts serve as the court of first instance; some magistrate courts deal with specific affairs
  • Separate systems, which include religious courts, military courts, labor courts

Foreign relations of Israel

Main article: Foreign relations of Israel

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Israel

The State of Israel is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Israel

Main article: Law of Israel

Military of Israel

Main article: Israel Defense Forces

Local government in Israel

Main article: Local government in Israel

History of Israel

Main article: History of Israel and Current events of Israel

Years in Israel

1940s
1948 – 1949
1950s
1950 – 1951 – 1952 – 1953 – 1954 – 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 – 1959
1960s
1960 – 1961 – 1962 – 1963 – 1964 – 1965 – 1966 – 1967 – 1968 – 1969
1970s
1970 – 1971 – 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979
1980s
1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1983 – 1984 – 1985 – 1986 – 1987 – 1988 – 1989
1990s
1990 – 1991 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 – 1997 – 1998 – 1999
2000s
2000 – 2001 – 2002 – 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008 – 2009
2010s
2010 – 2011 – 2012

Culture of Israel

Main article: Culture of Israel

Art in Israel

Sports in Israel

Main article: Sports in Israel

Economy and infrastructure of Israel

Main article: Economy of Israel

Education in Israel

Main article: Education in Israel

See also

Portal icon Israel portal
Portal icon Southwest Asia portal
Main article: Israel

References

  1. ^ a b "Israel". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ Skolnik 2007, pp. 132–232
  3. ^ "Israel". Country Report. Freedom House. 2007. http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2007&country=7199. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  4. ^ "The Palestine Mandate". The Avalon Project. Yale University. 1922-07-24. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/palmanda.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-06. 
  5. ^ "United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181". The Avalon Project. Yale University. 1947-11-29. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/un/res181.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 
  6. ^ "Global Peace Index Rankings". http://www.visionofhumanity.com, In cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit. 2007. http://www.visionofhumanity.com/rankings. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
  7. ^ Rummel 1997, p. 257. "A current list of liberal democracies includes: Andorra, Argentina, ... , Cyprus, ... , Israel, ..."
  8. ^ "Global Survey 2006: Middle East Progress Amid Global Gains in Freedom". Freedom House. 2005-12-19. http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=70&release=317. Retrieved 2007-07-01. 
  9. ^ "Total GDP 2006" (pdf). The World Bank. 2007-07-01. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/GDP.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
  10. ^ "Human Development Report 2006". United Nations Development Programme. http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/statistics/. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  11. ^ "Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007". Reporters Without Borders. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=24025. Retrieved 2008-02-29. 
  12. ^ "Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007". World Economic Forum. 2007-02-14. http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  13. ^ See Economic Freedom of the World article
  14. ^ Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics [1]. Note: Includes over 200,000 people in East Jerusalem, about 270,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and about 20,000 in the Golan Heights (July 2007 estimate)

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