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Complete details about Israel in Asia with capital city Jerusalem
| Country Name | Israel (Yisra?el/Isra?il) |
| Country Code | ISR |
| Capital City | Jerusalem |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Middle East |
| Independence Year | 1948 |
| Population | 6217000 |
| Surface Area | 21056.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 78.6 years |
| GNP | 97477.0 (old 98577.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Arabic [official] (18.0%) Hebrew [official] (63.1%) Russian (8.9%) |
Major Cities |
Jerusalem, Jerusalem (population 633700) Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel Aviv (population 348100) Haifa, Haifa (population 265700) Rishon Le Ziyyon, Ha Merkaz (population 188200) Beerseba, Ha Darom (population 163700) Holon, Tel Aviv (population 163100) Petah Tiqwa, Ha Merkaz (population 159400) Ashdod, Ha Darom (population 155800) Netanya, Ha Merkaz (population 154900) Bat Yam, Tel Aviv (population 137000) Bene Beraq, Tel Aviv (population 133900) Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv (population 126900) Ashqelon, Ha Darom (population 92300) Rehovot, Ha Merkaz (population 90300) |
Israel's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Fox News | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:32:22 -0700 | |
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ANKARA, Turkey ? A Turkish court was asked Wednesday to approve murder charges against members of Israel's military for the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish ship trying to break an Israeli blockade of Gaza in 2010, Turkey's state-run news agency ... read full story |
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| Publisher: New York Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:50:02 -0700 | |
| Turkey May Indict Israeli Generals Over Flotilla Raid read full story | ||
| Publisher: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Wed, 23 May 2012 04:09:35 -0700 | |
| Turkey prepares Indictments against 4 Israeli commanders over flotilla incident read full story | ||
| Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle (press release) | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:03:53 -0700 | |
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The prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu tells participants of Jewish Agency's Masa program that they have seen Israel as it really is, and urged them to share their stories and observations with others to counter negative perceptions and ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Daily Beast | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:46:56 -0700 | |
| Who's Racist? read full story | ||
| Publisher: Boston Globe | Tue, 22 May 2012 21:16:59 -0700 | |
| Peace process harmed Israel's reputation read full story | ||
| Publisher: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:05:32 -0700 | |
| Israel to transfer Palestinian terrorists' bodies to PA read full story | ||
| Publisher: New York Times | Tue, 22 May 2012 18:26:47 -0700 | |
| Power With Purpose read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:15:46 -0700 | |
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi | GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli gunboats and an Egyptian clampdown on fuel smuggling into the Gaza Strip are strangling the Palestinian enclave's little fishing fleet, slowly turning a generation of fishermen into fishmongers. read full story |
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| Publisher: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Wed, 23 May 2012 08:32:03 -0700 | |
| Israeli soldiers injured by Palestinian snipers read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Indypendent | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:46:06 -0700 | |
| Israel's Prison Regime Can No Longer Go Unnoticed read full story | ||
| Publisher: Fox News | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:01:34 -0700 | |
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JERUSALEM ? Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2700-year-old seal that bears the inscription "Bethlehem," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what experts believe to be the oldest artifact with the name of Jesus' traditional ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Houston Chronicle | Wed, 23 May 2012 02:43:06 -0700 | |
| Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post | Wed, 23 May 2012 02:31:23 -0700 | |
| Archaeologists in Jerusalem dig find oldest seal inscribed with 'Bethlehem' in ... read full story | ||