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Israel

Israel. By Darcy McKinley Lester. Lay of the Land. Location : Middle East Size : slightly smaller than New Jersey Natural resources : timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand Capital : Jerusalem. General Information.

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Israel

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  1. Israel By Darcy McKinley Lester

  2. Lay of the Land • Location: Middle East • Size: slightly smaller than New Jersey • Natural resources: timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand • Capital: Jerusalem

  3. General Information • Full name: State of Israel • Government: Parliamentary Democracy • Independence Day: May 14, 1948 from British administration • No formal constitution; various documents serve that purpose • Huge conflict with Palestinians over land, especially Gaza and West Bank

  4. People Points! • Population: 7,233,701 • Infant mortality rate: 4.22 deaths/1,000 live births • Life expectancy: 80.73 years • 76.4% Jewish, 23.6% Non-Jewish (mostly Arab) • Official Language: Hebrew • Literacy: 97.1%

  5. Important Persons • President: Shimon Peres http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Peres • Prime Minister: Binyamin Netanyahu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu • Knesset Speaker: Reuven Rivlin • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuven_Rivlin • Supreme Court President: DoritBeinisch • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beinisch.jpg

  6. Media • Journalists work with little restriction • 2008: Reporters Without Borders ranked Israel 46th out of 173 for media freedom • Israel Media Watch: non-profit website monitoring Israel’s media bias • Freedom of the press protected by the constitution and independent judiciary • Palestinian journalists have more restrictions than Israeli journalists

  7. Media Sources • Major newspapers • YediothAhronoth (Latest News): Tabloid, most widely circulated newspaper in Israel • Maariv (Evening): Tabloid, balanced viewpoint • Israel HaYom (Israel Today): free daily newspaper • Major Television Channels • Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Channel 1, Channel 33 • Public-commercial Stations: Channel 2, Channel 10, Knesset Channel, Music 24, etc. • Various cable channels • Radio Stations • Israeli Broadcasting Authority controls many stations

  8. “UN mission finds evidence of war crimes by both sides in Gaza conflict” • UN fact-finding mission investigated both Israelis and Palestinians • Determined that both sides engaged in war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity • Mortar attacks especially terrible • Recommended that the Security Council require that Israel independently investigate alleged crimes and report back in six months • Recommended that same steps be taken with Palestinians • http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32057&Cr=palestin&Cr1

  9. “Bibi Addresses General Assembly, Takes on Iran, UN”http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/133588 • September 24, 2009 • Response to UN report on war crimes in Gaza • Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu bashed the UN’s report, calling it a “perversion of truth” and a “perversion of justice” • Claims that, by criticizing Israel’s response to years of bombing, the UN is “seriously harming the chances for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority”

  10. “UN agency calls on Israel to lift book blockade of Gaza schools”http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32014&Cr=gaza&Cr1= • UN wants Israel to lift blockade on Gaza enough to allow in education materials • Pointed out that school materials can “serve as a major weapon in promoting tolerance and peace” • Two year blockade on Gaza began after Hamas gained control of West Bank-based Palestinian Authority Http://archive.gulfnews.com/images/09/01/16/17_ae_relief_4.jpg

  11. Millennium Development Goals • Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty • No information found on Millennium Development Goals website • 8.4% unemployed • 10.8% below poverty line (2005) (MDG website) • 21.6% below poverty line (2005) (CIA website) • Achieve Universal Primary Education • No information on MDG website • Compulsory education from kindergarten to 10th grade • Schools subsidized by the state

  12. Millennium Development Goals • Promote gender equality and empower women • 1990: 6.7% of Parliament seats held by women • 2007: 11.7% • 2007: 14.2% • Reduce child mortality • Consistently low child morality rate • 5 deaths/1,ooo births • 95% immunized against measles

  13. Millennium Development Goals • Improve maternal health • 2000: 17 maternal deaths/100,000 live births • 2005: 4 maternal deaths/100,000 live births • Combat HIV/Aids, malaria, and other diseases • 0.1% of population living with HIV/AIDs (15-49 years) • Very few people have tuberculosis • Ensure environmental stability • 100% of population using improved water sources • 10.8 metric tons of CO2 per capita

  14. Millennium Development Goals • Develop a global partnership for development • 27.7% of people use the Internet • Maintains diplomatic relations with 161 countries • Has diplomatic relations with 94 countries

  15. Bibliography • Pictures • http://telavivcowboy.com/press/israel_hayom_june_10.jpg • http://74.53.110.130/~lisagold/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/dscf4054.jpg • http://www.davebytes.com/Bits_and_Bytes_Site/old_fashion_radio_microphone_hg_wht.gif • http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/archives/images/set2/radio.jpg • http://image52.webshots.com/152/3/64/87/440536487kmqUUo_ph.jpg • http://www.globalcitizens.org.in/images/CLT/MDG-Badge.jpg • http://africaawards.org/images/img_millenium-goals-hdr.gif • Information • http://www.ips.org/institutional/?s=Israel • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html • http://www.mdgmonitor.org/goal2.cfm • http://mashav.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/missionhome.asp?MissionID=16210& • http://us.oneworld.net/

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