Post by State of Israel on Mar 19, 2006 13:47:28 GMT -5
Pre-Palestinian Defeat:
Post Palestinian Defeat (Small Summary):
Current Territory:
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 occupied by Israel 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. On 24 June 2002, US President BUSH laid out a "road map" for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envisions a two-state solution. However, progress toward a permanent status agreement has been undermined by Palestinian-Israeli violence ongoing since September 2000. The conflict may have reached a turning point with the election in January 2005 of Mahmud ABBAS as the new Palestinian leader following the November 2004 death of Yasir ARAFAT.
Modern Background: Immediately after the United States broke into civil war, Israel launched a vicious attack on Palestine, claiming they have violated their holy land for too long. The Palestinians were decimated, and forced to surrender. Israel currently occupies all of Palestine, along with the territory that has been disputed for many years.
Locaton: Minor Europe, Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
Area: total: 20,770 sq km
land: 20,330 sq km
water: 440 sq km
Climate: Temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Natural Resources: Timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand.
Population: 6,276,883
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2005 est.)
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 26.5% (male 851,415/female 812,095)
15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2,010,888/female 1,986,256)
65 years and over: 9.8% (male 264,708/female 351,521) (2005 est.)
Median Age: total: 29.39 years
male: 28.58 years
female: 30.27 years (2005 est.)
Nationality: Israeli(s)
Adjective: Israeli
Religions:
Jewish 76.5%
Muslim 15.9%
Arab Christians 1.7%
other Christian 0.4%
Druze 1.6%
unspecified 3.9% (2003)
Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
Literacy: total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)
Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Colonies: None
Capitol: Jerusalem
Post Palestinian Defeat (Small Summary):
Current Territory:
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 occupied by Israel 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. On 24 June 2002, US President BUSH laid out a "road map" for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envisions a two-state solution. However, progress toward a permanent status agreement has been undermined by Palestinian-Israeli violence ongoing since September 2000. The conflict may have reached a turning point with the election in January 2005 of Mahmud ABBAS as the new Palestinian leader following the November 2004 death of Yasir ARAFAT.
Modern Background: Immediately after the United States broke into civil war, Israel launched a vicious attack on Palestine, claiming they have violated their holy land for too long. The Palestinians were decimated, and forced to surrender. Israel currently occupies all of Palestine, along with the territory that has been disputed for many years.
Locaton: Minor Europe, Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
Area: total: 20,770 sq km
land: 20,330 sq km
water: 440 sq km
Climate: Temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Natural Resources: Timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand.
Population: 6,276,883
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2005 est.)
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 26.5% (male 851,415/female 812,095)
15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2,010,888/female 1,986,256)
65 years and over: 9.8% (male 264,708/female 351,521) (2005 est.)
Median Age: total: 29.39 years
male: 28.58 years
female: 30.27 years (2005 est.)
Nationality: Israeli(s)
Adjective: Israeli
Religions:
Jewish 76.5%
Muslim 15.9%
Arab Christians 1.7%
other Christian 0.4%
Druze 1.6%
unspecified 3.9% (2003)
Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
Literacy: total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)
Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Colonies: None
Capitol: Jerusalem