A Look At Israel 's Economy

The economy of Israel is based on market system, and it ranks 16th among 187 nations on the UN’s Human Development Index, which means highly developed economy (Central Intelligence Agency, 2014). Outstandingly, Israel has developed human resources very well due to the fact that the nation has limited natural resources; as a result, it has established remarkably advanced high-tech industry including electronics, telecommunications, and computer and information technology. Not only high-tech industry, the nation has also invested decent amount of resources in agricultural industry and cultivation of land in order to maintain self-sufficiency in food consumption, which was boosted by significant population increase. As export-oriented fields, Israel has specialty in diamond processing, jewelry manufacturing and flower cultivation. Furthermore, the major export products of the nation are computer software, military equipment, and chemical products; on the other hand, crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment are major import items of Israel (CountryWatch, Inc, 2013).

Israel is a country in Western Asia, situated at the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, Egypt to the southwest,

With a total population of 8,049,314 people, they are a relatively small country but due to the size of Israel, about 92% of these people live in urban areas (The World Factbook, n.d.). This fact plays a large role in the Israeli economy. With so much of the country being urban only about 2.5% of their GDP comes from agriculture while the remaining 97.5% is from the Service and Industry sectors that are more common in urban areas (The World Factbook, n.d.). Religion also plays a huge part in shaping the culture of the Israelis with about 75% of the population being Jewish. This not only shapes the more apparent aspects of the Israeli culture like their values, beliefs, and traditions but also effects things like their diet and language which both have their roots in the Jewish religion. In fact, Israel is the only country that Hebrew is the official language. Not everything within the Israeli culture however, centers on the Jewish religion. The people of Israel also value fairness and freedom from religious persecution so much that their court systems are set up in three different branches to cover Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cases to ensure that there is no religious bias in their legal system. This idea is both a product of the fact that Israel is home to about 25% non-Jewish residents and the fact that the Israeli people know firsthand the effects of religious

Palestinians and Israelis fight over Jerusalem, both wanting the holy site as their capital. The U.N. split Palestine asunder, and the adjoining Arab states declared war on the new country. After months of vehement brawling, Israel and her contiguous Arab states acquiesced ceasing the war. Palestine and Israel differ in multifarious ways. Israel has attained land throughout years and has been identified as a country since 1948, whereas Palestine lives in Gaza Strip and West Bank forthwith, and does not classify as an autonomous country. Palestine’s common language is Arabic, however, Israelis speak Hebrew commonly. Also, they practice different religions, Palestinians practice the Islamic religion, while Israelis practice Judaism. This clash

Israel’s economy is very high, and is one of the most highly ranked nations in the Arab and Middle Eastern region. It is an extremely well developed economic country considering that the country only consists of 8 million people. The country lacks a lot of natural resources and products and relies on other countries to support it on this cause, Israel’s education department is one of the merely advanced department throughout its region and competes with other countries. An example of Israel’s economy is Israel’s Dead Sea

Israel is located in Southwest Asia in the Middle East; it is located in both the northern and southern hemispheres. The capital of Israel is Jerusalem which is located at 31° 46 N, 35° 12’ E. The average life expectancy is 79 for men and 83 for women and 92% of people are living the urban areas. Mount Meron is the second tallest mountain in Israel and is located in Northern Israel; it is the largest nature reserve in the Galilee. It is important because it is located next to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s grave. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai is the author of the Zohar, a seminal kabalistic work, on the anniversary of his death there are thousands of Jews that come to Mount Meron to campout, pray and celebrate his life.

Israel is the home location for Hebrew speakers. Israel is home to approximately 4.3 million native Hebrew speakers giving Israel the nickname of the “Jewish homeland”. Hebrew is apart of the Semitic language family, which also encompasses other consonant based alphabetic languages including: Arabic, Canaanite, Aramaic, Akkadian. Hebrew speakers are most prevalent in Israel but in 2013 there were a reported 9 million speakers of the language worldwide and, according to the 2010 Census in the United States there were 216, 615 speakers. However, since California is known as America’s melting pot it is home to approximately 39, 275 speakers.

From the southernmost, desert The Negev, this consumes 50% of Israel, to the splitting crustal plates in The Great Rift Valley (Israel: Geographic Regions). The heartland of agriculture lies in the Mediterranean Coastal Plain where two-thirds of the population lives. The Central and Northern Highlands are continuous north-south mountains whose central portion lies within the western bank, the Highlands are separated also by the fifth and final major geological region which is The Plain of Esdraelon a rough triangular shaped valley. Regardless from the small size, the climate for Israel is diverse. Winds from the north pass over the Mediterranean Sea bringing moisture to the land, the same winds from the southern portion pass thru the Egyptian Sinai Desert causing an extreme arid climate.

After World War II, Israel fought to defend its existence, and they benefited from foreign aid. Most of the initial Israeli leaders were immigrants. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants immigrated to Israel, and with this came population growth and a variety of skills in business and manufacturing. Israel soon became one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. The Middle East region has probably suffered more rivalry and conflict than any other part of the world and in the early 2000's there was an escalation of violence in parts of the Middle East. Past tensions between Palestinians and Israelis fueled wider tensions, which helped engender wider efforts by Islamic terrorists.The Islamic region holds about 60% of the world's

Israel has five major geographical regions, which consist of the Mediterranean coastal plain, the central and northern highlands, the Plain of Esdraelon, the Great Rift Valley, and the Negev. The Mediterranean Coastal Plain extends along the entire Israeli coast, which is also, where two thirds of Israel’s population lives. The central and northern highlands consist of a chain of hills and mountains where Israel’s largest city Jerusalem resides. “Located in the north Galilean highlands Mount Meron is the highest point in Israel at 3963 feet.” (Britannica) The Plain of Esdraelon is the area to the lowland passage between the Mediterranean Coastal areas and the Jordan River Valley. The Great Rift Valley extends from southern Africa to Lebanon. The Negev is a southern Desert region that contains over fifty percent of the total area Israel. Water is a precious commodity is Israel, with its main source coming from the Jordan River, which is the world’s

Israel is a country in the Middle East and is the home of the Jewish Israelis. It was founded on May 14, 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, who

This paper examines a mixture of historical and currents facts about Israel. Specifically, the country is placed under the microscope in order to explain history of origin, geographical location, statistical demographics, government structure, and military structure. Together, these findings based on detailed research suggests that Israel is a country rich in complex history that predates centuries before its inception.

Due to its small size, the different types of landscape are located very close to each other. Israel could be subdivided into four geographical regions: three strips running north to south and an extensive area with mostly

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Located in the Middle East, Israel's neighboring countries include Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The majority of its western side and the