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Middle East > Israel

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Background:

Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo Accords") guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. In addition, on 25 May 2000, Israel withdrew unilaterally from southern Lebanon, which it had occupied since 1982. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. In April 2003, US President BUSH, working in conjunction with the EU, UN, and Russia - the "Quartet" - took the lead in laying out a roadmap to a final settlement of the conflict by 2005, based on reciprocal steps by the two parties leading to two states, Israel and a democratic Palestine. However, progress toward a permanent status agreement was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between September 2003 and February 2005. An Israeli-Palestinian agreement reached at Sharm al-Sheikh in February 2005, along with an internally-brokered Palestinian ceasefire, significantly reduced the violence. In the summer of 2005, Israel unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military. The election of HAMAS in January 2006 to head the Palestinian Legislative Council froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Ehud OLMERT became prime minister in March 2006; following an Israeli military operation in Gaza in June-July 2006, he shelved plans to unilaterally evacuate from most of the West Bank. The kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Lebanese Hizballah led to a 34-day conflict in Lebanon in June-August 2006.

Borders:

Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km

Population:

6,923,600

GDP per capita:

$17,827.95 per capita

Capital with population:

Jerusalem - 704,900

Largest city with population:

Jerusalem - 704,900

Alternative names:

Israel, State of Israel, Medinat Yisra'el, Yisra'el

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Israel - Land Utilization
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Israel - Population Density 		Gaza Strip, Israeli Settlements
Gaza Strip, Israeli Settlements 		Reference Map of Ancient Palestine
Reference Map of Ancient Palestine
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stephen marks
27th May 2005 		There is a new post-graduate research institute to be built on israel/jordanian border in association with stanford university palo alto any details as to exact site and progress
LBS
2nd October 2005 		The summary is slightly misleading, outdated, and many words are uncapitalised.

For example, when you say "Most of the British UN Trust Territory of Palestine became independent as Israel in 1948," I think what you really meant to say is that "Over 80% of British Mandate Palestine became Jordan, and a remaining sliver became independent as Israel in 1948."
FACT FINDER
29th October 2005 		NATION MASTER IS WRONG THERE IS NO COUNTRY CALLED ISRAEL AS SUCH ALL WHAT IS NOW CALLED ISRAEL WERE ARAB LANDS WHICH JEWISH GANGS WITH BRITISH WEAPONS OCCUPIED. PLEASE INCLUDE THESE FACT ALSO. THIS COUNTRY IS THREAT TO WORLD PEACE.
Justin (Ohio)
21st September 2006 		I read in Al-Ahram that Israel has a poverty rate of approximately 25 percent. Is this true? Where can I find poverty rates on NationMaster?
Bill (Mexico)
17th April 2007 		Fact finder, I guess you haven´t found too many facts lately. I suggest you do much more research before posting your opinions.
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