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ISRAEL OVERVIEW
Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook: Israel
hps://www.cia.gov/library/publica ons/theworldfactbook/geos/is.htmlThe World Factbook provides informaon on the history, people, government, economy,
geography, communicaons, transportaon,military, and transnaonal issues for 267world
enes.
The Jewish Virtual Library
The AmericanIsraeli Cooperave Enterprise
The Israel Briefing Book
hp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/pub/brief.html
Provides fact sheets, an overview ofmany sectors of Israel,maps, and links tomore
resourcesaboutIsrael.
Britain Israel Communicaons & Research Centre
FAQ
hp://bicom.org.uk/resources/faqs/
BICOM provides basic facts about Israel history, daily life in Israel, the ArabIsraeli
conflict, opinion polls,maps, a meline, and links to other sources of informaon
aboutIsrael.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel in Figures 2011Israel Central Bureau of Stascs
hp://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/facts%20about%20israel/israel figures/
The IsraelCentralBureauofStascs (CBS), responsible fortheofficialstascsof Israel,has
publishedanupdatedbookleton"Israel inFigures"whichcoversabriefsummaryofdataon
broadrangeoftopicsrelatedtoIsraelidemography,societyandeconomy.
Frommers Travel Guides
Introducon to Israel
hp://www.frommers.com/desnaons/israel/0227010001.html
AjourneytoIsraelisajourneytoaplacewherethepastandpresent
callouttotravelersinastonishingways.Therearelayersofmeaning
everywhereyouturninthisintenseland,andwhynot?.
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/israel-and-the-palestinian-territories
TheappealofIsraelsancientandholypastmaybeobviousenoughbutmanynewarrivalsare
surprisedtoseethatitsmuchmorethanalessoninhistory.
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MAJOR UNIVERSITIES
The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
hp://portal.idc.ac.il/en/main/homepage/Pages/homepage.aspx
The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya is Israels first private Instuon for Higher
Educaon.Foundedby renowned IsraeliProfessor,UrielReichman, in1994, IDCHerzliya isa
nonprofitorganizaonmodeledaerIvyLeagueschoolsintheU.S.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
hp://www.huji.ac.il/huji/eng/
TheHebrew
University
ofJerusalem
isone
ofIsrael's
largest
and
most
important
academiccenters.With22,600studentsenrolledeveryyear,ithasavastacademic
researchbothinHumaniesandScience.Informaonaboutthefacules,schools,
admission, courses, research and development, and the Rothberg School for
OverseasStudents.
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
hp://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Pages/default.aspxBenGurionUniversityisamajorcenterforteachingandresearchwithcloseto20,000students,
playingakeyroleinpromongindustry,agricultureandeducaonintheNegev.BGUispartof
theglobalcommunity,sharingresearchinternaonallyinhitech,biotech,medicine,aridzone
agriculture,solarenergy,waterresourcemanagement,andnanotechnology.
BarIlan University
hp://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.php
Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's secondlargest
academic instuon.Located inRamatGan, ithasnearly26,800
students (including 9,000 students in its affiliated regional
colleges)and1,350facultymembers.BarIlanUniversityhaseight
facules:exactsciences,lifesciences,socialsciences,humanies,
Jewishstudies,medicine,engineering,andlaw.
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Weizmann Instute of Science
hp://www.weizmannusa.org/home.aspx
TheWeizmann Instuteof Science isoneof theworlds
leading muldisciplinary research instuons. Hundreds
ofsciensts,laboratorytechniciansandresearchstudents
working on its campus embark daily on fascinang
journeys into the unknown, seeking to improve our
understandingofnatureandourplacewithinit.
Technion Israeli Instute of Technology
hp://www1.technion.ac.il/en
A science and technology research university, among theworld's top ten, dedicated to the
crea
on
of
knowledge
and
the
development
of
human
capital
and
leadership,
for
the
advancementoftheStateofIsraelandallhumanity.
Tel Aviv University
hp://www.tau.ac.il/index eng.html
LocatedinIsrael'scultural,financialandindustrialheartland,TelAvivUniversityisthe
largestuniversityinIsraelandthebiggestJewishuniversityintheworld.Itisamajor
centerofteachingandresearch,comprisingninefacules,106departments,and90
The University of Haifa
hp://www.haifa.ac.il/index_eng.htmlTheUniversityofHaifaisthemostpluraliscinstuonofhighereducaoninIsrael:sonsand
daughters of both veteran cies and development towns, kibbutzim and moshavim, new
immigrants,Jews,Arabs,andDruzes,IDFofficersandsecuritypersonnelallsingtogetheron
thebenchofknowledgeinanatmosphereofcoexistence,tolerance,andmutualrespect.
MAJOR UNIVERSITIES
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AMERICAN AND ISRAELI THINK TANKS
Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University
hp://www.brandeis.edu/crown/
Established through thegenerosityof theCrownFamilyFoundaon, theCenter'sgeographic
scopeencompassesthetwentytwomembersoftheArabLeague,stretchingfromMoroccoto
Saudi Arabia, aswell as Israel, Turkey, and Iran. The Center's research focus extends well
beyond ArabIsraeli tensions to include Arab polics, Islamic studies, economic and social
developments,andregionalsecurityandarmscontrol.
The BeginSadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)
hp://www.biu.ac.il/Besa/
TheBegin
Sadat
(BESA)
Center
for
Strategic
Studies
seeks
tocontribute
tothe
advancement
of
Middle Eastpeace and securityby conducngpolicyrelevant researchon strategic subjects,
parcularlyastheyrelatetothenaonalsecurityandforeignpolicyofIsrael. heBESACenteris
anonparsanandindependentinstute,affiliatedwiththepolicalsciencedepartmentatBar
IlanUniversityinIsrael.
Council on Foreign Relaons (CFR)
hp://www.cfr.org/region/middleeast/ri397
The Council on Foreign Relaons (CFR) is an independent, nonparsan
membershiporganizaon,thinktank,andpublisher.
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
hp://www.jcpa.org/
TheJerusalemCenterforPublicAffairsisaleadingindependentresearchinstute
specializinginpublicdiplomacyandforeignpolicy.Foundedin1976,theCenterhas
producedhundredsofstudiesandiniavesbyleadingexpertsonawiderangeof
Foreign Policy The Middle East Channel
hp://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/
ForeignPolicyisanawardwinningmagazineofglobalpolics,econom
ics,andideas. Itdrawsontheworld'sleadingjournalists,thinkers,and
professionalstoanalyzethemostsignificantinternaonaltrendsand
eventsofourmes.
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AMERICAN AND ISRAELI THINK TANKS
The Washington Instute for Near East Policy
hp://www.washingtoninstute.org/templateI01.php
Foundedin1985,TheWashingtonInstuteforNearEastPolicywas
established to advance a balanced and realisc understanding of
AmericaninterestsintheMiddleEast.
The Instute for Naonal Security Studies
hp://www.inss.org.il/ins.php
TheInstuteforNaonalSecurityStudies(INSS)isanindependentacademic
instute that studies key issues relang to Israel's naonal security and
MiddleEastaffairs.
Middle East Instute
hp://www.mei.edu/
Providingnonparsan,expertinformaonandanalysisontheMiddleEast.
RAND Corporaon
hp://www.rand.org/
TheRANDCorporaonisanonprofitinstuonthathelpsimprovepolicyanddecisionmaking
throughresearchandanalysis.Theyfocusonhealth,educaon,naonalsecurity,internaonal
affairs,lawandbusiness,theenvironment,andmore.
BrookingsSaban Center for Middle East Policy
hp://www.brookings.edu/about/centers/saban
TheSabanCenterfostersresearchanddiscussiononsomeofthemostcrucial
problemsfacingtheUnitedStatestoday.TheSabanCenterdrawsonadiverse
staff withexperseinsuchissuesasregimechangeandnaonbuildinginIraq,
PalesnianIsraelipeace,andU.S.RelaonswiththeIslamicWorld.
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SAMPLE OF NONPROFIT/NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Abraham Fund Iniaves
hp://www.abrahamfund.org/main/siteNew/index.php
TheAbrahamFundIniaveshasbeenworkingsince1989topromotecoexistenceandequalityamongIsraelsJewishandArabcizens.
AgudaThe Israeli Naonal LGBT Task Force
hp://www.glbt.org.il/en/aguda/
The Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Associaon
(The Aguda) was established in 1975 as a naonal,
grassroots organizaon dedicated to furthering the rights of the
B'Tselem
hp://www.btselem.org/
BTselemendeavorstodocumentandeducatetheIsraelipublicandpolicymakers
abouthumanrightsviolaonsintheOccupiedTerritories,combatthephenomenon
of denialprevalentamongtheIsraelipublic,andhelpcreateahumanrightsculture
Ir Amim
hp://www.iramim.org.il/eng/
IrAmimofferspolicaltoursofJerusalemtothegeneralpubliconaregularbasis.
ThetourprovidesathoroughintroducontoIsraelipolicyinJerusalemsince1967
anditssocioeconomicandpolicalimplicaons.
Ayalim Associaon
hp://ayalim.org.il/en/
TheAyalimAssociaonwasfoundedin2002withthegoaltostrengthenexisng
communiesandsocialinvolvementintheNegevandGalileethroughthe
establishmentofstudentandentrepreneurvillages.
The Center for JewishArab Economic Development
hp://www.cjaed.org.il/
TheCJAEDisanonprofitorganizaonpromongJewishArabeconomic
cooperaoninIsrael.CJAEDseekstointegratetheArabcommunityintotheIsraeli
economybypromongJewishArabeconomiccooperaonandjointventures.
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SAMPLE OF NONPROFIT/NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Rabbis For Human Rights
hp://rhr.org.il/eng/
RabbisforHumanRightsistheonlyrabbinicorganizaoninIsraeltodaythatspeaksabout
humanrightsinthevoiceoftheJewishtradion.Theorganizaonwasfoundedin1988,and
todayhasover100members ordainedrabbisandrabbinicalstudents.
Save a Childs Heart
http://www.saveachildsheart.org/
From thisbeginning,SACHhas repaired theheartsofmore than2,800children fromawide
varietyofcountries.Ourgreatestachievementisthatallthechildren,regardlessofrace,color,
gender, religion,orfinancialconsideraonare treatedwithfinestmedicalcareat thecung
edgeoftechnology,providedbySaveaChild'sHeartincooperaonwiththeWolfsonMedical
Center.
Van Leer Jerusalem Instute
hp://www.vanleer.org.il/eng/
TheVanLeerJerusalemInstuteisaleadingintellectualcenterforthe
interdisciplinarystudyanddiscussionofissuesrelatedtophilosophy,
society,cultureandeducaon.
Kishorit
hp://www.kishorit.org/
Kishorit isa community in thehillsof theGalilee,dedicated to serving Israeliswith
specialneeds.Itisanintegravecommunityfacilitangselfsufficiencyforthosewithphysical,emoonalandmentalchallenges theonlyendeavorofitskindintheMiddle
East.
IsraAID
hp://israaid.co.il/Since its creaon in 2001, IsraAID has coordinated and facilitated aid programs all over the
world, notably: relief to cyclone vicms inMyanmar, long term aid programs for starving
communies inMalawi, rehabilitaonand relief inSouthEastAsia following thedevastang
tsunami, psychosocial programs forDarfur refugees on the ChadSudan border, and aid to
SomaliwarrefugeesinKenya,aswellasmanymore.
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MEDIA
The Jerusalem Post
hp://www.jpost.com/
Latestonlinenews fromTheJerusalem Post, theworld's topEnglishlanguage
dailynewspapercoveringIsrael,theMiddleEastandtheJewishWorld.
Haaretz
hp://www.haaretz.com/
The world's leading Englishlanguage Website for real
menewsandanalysisofIsraelandtheMiddleEast.
Ynet News
hp://www.ynetnews.com
Israel'smostcomprehensive,authoritavedailysourcefor24/7breakingnews
¤teventsfromIsraelandJewishcontentonline
The Times of Israel
www.timesofisrael.com
Youronestop site fornews, features, liveblogs and
more onIsrael,theregion&theJewishworld
Israel 21C
hp://www.israel21c.org/
Nonprofitorganizaongivingup todatenewsonhealth, technology,
democracyandglobalesinIsrael.
No Camels: Israel Innovaon News
hp://nocamels.com/
Covers all the latest Israeli innovaons in the fields of technology,
health,environmentandsocialawareness.
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GOVERNMENT, FOREIGN POLICY & MILITARY
Office of the Prime MinisterNaonal Security Councilhttp://www.nsc.gov.il/nscweb/templatesenglish/homepageen.aspx
ThemissionoftheNaonalSecurityCouncilistoserveasanadvisoryorganizaonforthePrime
Minister.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
www.mfa.gov.il
TheIsraelMFAisdedicatedtopromongdiplomacrelaons,economiccooperaonand
friendshipbetweentheStateofIsraelandtheNaonStatesoftheWorld.
Israeli Government Portal
hp://www.gov.il/firstgov/englishThegov.ilsitepresentsaconcentraonofonlineservicesandinformaonpro
videdbytheIsraeliGovernmentandAuthories.
The Knesset
hp://www.knesset.gov.il/main/eng/home.asp
TheKnesset(lit.thegathering,thesing)istheunicamerallegislatureofIsrael
locatedinJerusalem.
The Judicial AuthorityThe State of Israel
hp://elyon1.court.gov.il/eng/chief/index.html
Thejudiciary,togetherwiththelegislatureandtheexecuve,comprisethethreebranchesof
government inademocracy.Throughoutthehistoryofthestate,animposing,autonomous,
professional,andindependentjudicialsystemhasbeenbuilt.
Israel Defense Forces
hp://www.idf.il/english/
TheIsraelDefenseForces(IDF)wasofficiallyestablishedonMay31,1948,shortlyaerthefounding
oftheStateofIsrael.
Mutlinaonal Force & ObserversDynamic Sinai Map
hp://www.mfo.org/sinaimap.php
TheMulnaonalForce&Observers(MFO)isanindependentinternaonalorganizaon,head
quarteredinRome,withpeacekeepingresponsibiliesintheSinai.
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Internaonal Human Development Indicators
Israel Country Profile: Human Development Indicators
hp://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/ISR.html
Eachyearsince1990theHumanDevelopmentReporthaspublishedtheHumanDevelopment
Index (HDI) which was introduced as an alternave to convenonal measures of naonal
development,suchaslevelofincomeandtherateofeconomicgrowth.
Adva CenterInformaon on Equality and Social Jusce in Israel
hp://www.adva.org/default.asp?pageid=33 Adva Center is a nonparsan policy analysis instutewhosemandate is to examine Israeli
society from the perspecve of equality and socialjusce. Adva's studies of Israeli society
presentcricalanalysesofpublicpolicyintheareasofbudgets,taxaonandsocialservices
educaon, health, housing, social security andwelfare and transportaon including their
implicaonsforIsraelisocietyasawholeandforeachofitsmajorsocialgroups.
Friedrich Ebert Sung (FES)
All of the Above: Identy Paradoxes of Young People in Israel
hp://fes.org.il/internal.asp?PiD=0.700&id=702
The 2010 Youth Study of the FES constutes the third survey conducted by the
FoundaonincollaboraonwiththeMacroCenterforPolicalEconomics.Itspurposeis
toexaminetheatudesandideologicalperceponsofadolescentsandyoungpeoplein
Israel.Theresultsofthestudyinfrontofusdocumenttherealityofthelivesofyouths
whofaceaworldthatlackssecurityandclarity.
ECONOMY, BUSINESS, SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT
Organisaon for Economic Cooperaon and Development (OECD)
hp://www.oecd.org/country/0,3731,en_33873108_39418575_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
AnOECDreportplacesIsraelinsecondplaceintermsofthenumber
ofitsacademics.ReadaddionalreportstascsfromtheOECD.
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WEST BANK & GAZA
The Huffington PostBlog: Hagit Ofran
hp://www.huffingtonpost.com/hagitofran
HagitOfranisthedirectortheSelementWatchprojectoftheIsraeliPeaceNowmovement.Widely
recognized as Israels foremost expert on West Bank and East Jerusalem selements, Hagit is
responsible for monitoring, scrunizing and analyzing of Israeli construcon and planning of
United Naons
Office for the Coordinaon of Humanitarian Affairs in the oPt
hp://www.ochaopt.org/fsonlinemaps.aspx
TheOCHAofficeintheoPtwasestablishedinresponsetothedeterioranghumanitariansituaon
in theWest Bank and Gaza caused bymilitary incursions and closures mobility restricons
imposedonthePalesniancivilians,localandinternaonalserviceproviders.
Palesnian Center of Policy and Survey Research (PSR)
http://www.pcpsr.org/index.html
PSR programs and acvies are organized through the Domesc Polics Unit, the
StrategicAnalysisUnit,andtheSurveyResearchUnit.Theseunitsconductandorganize
fourtypesofacvies:researchandpolicyanalysis,empiricalsurveysandpublicopinion
polls,taskforcesandstudygroups,andmeengsandconferences.
Palesne Naonal AuthorityOffice of the Prime Minister
hp://www.palesnecabinet.gov.ps/default.aspx?Lang=en
Hamas Covenant (1988)
hp://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp
TheCovenantoftheIslamicResistanceMovement
The Palesnian Human Rights Monitoring Group
hp://www.phrmg.org/
ThePalesnianHumanRightsMonitoringGroup(PHRMG)wasfoundedinDecember1996inresponse
to the deteriorang state of democracy and human rights under the newly established Palesnian
Authority.
Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook: West Bank and Gaza
hps://www.cia.gov/library/publicaons/theworldfactbook/geos/we.html
hps://www.cia.gov/library/publicaons/theworldfactbook/geos/gz.html
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CULTUREARTS, SOCIETY & DAILY LIFE
The Jewish Daily Forward
The Poet Who Invented HimselfYehuda Amichai: The Making of Israels Naonal Poet
hp://forward.com/arcles/14134/
Even to thosewho havenoHebrew, thename YehudaAmichaimight sound like a line of
poetry,andpoetry,atitsbest,shouldcommunicatethroughsoundalone.
The Jewish Daily Forward
The Other Israel Film Fesval Turns Five
hp://forward.com/arcles/146152/
During theopening fesvies, theexecuveDirectorof theOther IsraelFilmFesval, Yitzi Zablocki, discussed this years fesval with Forward arts and
cultureeditor,DanFriedman.
Schusterman Center for Israel Studies
Amos Oz
Israel: A Personal Perspecve
hp://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/newsEvents/oz.html
Acclaimedauthorandpublic intellectual,AmosOz,addressedBrandeisaudienceswithhis
personalperspecveonIsraelandtheartofstorytellingonNovember15th.
Naonal Geographic
hp://worldmusic.naonalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/country/content.country/
israel_36
OverviewofIsraelimusicandfeaturedIsraelarsts,linksto related topicsandmusic.
Haaretz
Shoong Israel / In Pursuit of Fear and Desire
hp://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week send/shoongisraelin
pursuitoffearanddesire1.397626
Twelveoftheworld'sleadingphotographersareparcipanginan
unprecedentedprojectaimedatrevealingIsraelastheyseeit...
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CULTUREARTS, SOCIETY & DAILY LIFE
Israel21c
(Hand)made in Israel [video]
hp://israel21c.org/culture/handmadeinisraelvideo
TofindthelargestcrasfairinIsrael,cometoTelAviv'sNachlat
BinyaminneighborhoodanyTuesdayorFriday rainorshine.
HABIMAHNaonal Theater of Israel
hp://www.habima.co.il/show_item.asp?levelId=64339 "TheHaBimaTheaterisnotjustanarscinstuonitisthecornerstoneoftherevivalofthe
HebrewlanguageandcultureaswellasdesigningthecultureoflifeinIsraelitself. AB
Yehoshua,AmosOz,DavidGrossmanandYehoshuaSobol,intheirleertotheMinisterof
Educaon,dated27.04.2005
Frommers
The Most Important Holy PlacesIsrael
hp://www.frommers.com/desnaons/israel/0227020883.html
Thegreatsacredsitesallpossessextraordinarypower,mystery,andbeauty,
atleastpartlyconveyeduponthembycenturies,ifnotmillennia,of
reverence.
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
hp://www.ipo.co.il/eng/HomePage/.aspx
The Israel Ballet
hp://www.iballet.co.il/
Israel21c
Tel Aviv The Capital of Cool [video]
hp://israel21c.org/travel/telavivthecapitalofcoolvideo
It'sthecitythatneversleeps.Whetheryouwanttoeat,drink,danceorevenjustplay
chess,TelAviv'sclubsandbarsareopenallnightlong.Anythingcanhappen,and
everythinggoes.
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CULTUREFOOD AND DRINK
Israel21c
Jerusalem's Market is Mahane Yehuda
hp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XOWwgNojM8w&list=PL23BAFDE62442B0DD&index=3&feature=plpp_video
MahaneYehuda,whichwasfirstopenedmorethan100yearsago,istheMiddle
Easternmarket,parexcellence.Inbetweentheveggieandnutstands,newcafesand
evengourmetrestaurantsareopeningthesedays.
Haaretz
99 boles of homemade beer on the wall
hp://www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo file/99bolesofhomemadebeeronthewall
1.386172
MicrobreweriesarepoppingupalloverIsraelthankstosomeforwardthinkingbyimmigrants.
Beeristhenewwine,sayobserversoftheIsraelibeverageindustry.Thelocalwinebusiness
explodedoverthelastdecadeandnowit'sbeer'sturn,theyagree.
Israel21c
It's not all about Cabernet or Merlot
hp://israel21c.org/culture/itsnotallaboutcabernetormerlot
ThelocalwineindustryhasmaturedtothepointwhereconnoisseurscometoTel
Aviv
each
year
to
sample
the
latest
off
erings
at
IsraWineExpo.
The Jewish Daily Forward
Geng Back to Their Roots
hp://forward.com/arcles/143896/gengbacktotheirroots/
ChefEyalShanistheatricsarehissignatureathisthreeTelAvivrestaurants.Hehasbeen
knowntoservefoodonpiecesofcardboard,insteadofplates,andwithoutsilverware.
A Taste of Israel Photos From a Food Tour
hp://www.thekitchn.com/a tasteofisraelphotosfromafoodtour175786
WhatisIsraelicuisine?Thiswasthequesononeveryone'smindduringmy5dayIsraelfoodtourinlateJune.Here'saquicklookatwhatweexperienced.
Nazareth as an Eang Desnaon
hp://travel.nymes.com/2011/12/25/travel/nazareth asaculinarydesnaon.html?
pagewanted=all
InthemiddleofNazarethsOldCityquarter,menandwomenordersalmonwithmintleaves,
blacktahiniandokra;andtoastwithcomplicatedcocktailsandshotsoftequila.
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Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
hp://www.yadvashem.org/ AstheJewishpeopleslivingmemorialtotheHolocaust,YadVashem
safeguardsthememoryofthepastandimpartsitsmeaningforfuture
generaons.
The Museum of the Jewish People Beit Hautsot
hp://www.bh.org.il/
BeitHautsot,theMuseumoftheJewishPeople,ismorethana
museum.Thisuniqueglobalinstuontellstheongoingand
extraordinarystory
ofthe
Jewish
people.
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
hp://www.english.imjnet.org.il/htmls/home.aspx
TheIsraelMuseum,JerusalemTheIsraelMuseumisthelargestcultural
instuonintheStateofIsraelandisrankedamongtheleadingartand
archaeology.
MUSEUMS
Israel21cFlocking to Tel Aviv Art Museum's New Wing
hp://israel21c.org/culture/flockingtotelavivartmuseumsnew
wing
WorksbyIsraeliarstsfindahomeinthe$55millionHertaandPaul
AmirBuilding,designedtomovevisitorsandofferaremarkablesocial
experience.'
Independence Hall
IndependenceHall
Located inTelAviv, themembersoftheNaonalCouncil, representavesof the
JewishselementsandtheZionistmovement,gatheredonFriday,May14,1948
tosigntheScrollofIndependence.