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Israel of Krems Israel of Krems was an Austrian rabbi who flourished in the 14th and 15th centuries. He was the great-grandfather of Israel ben Petahiah Isserlein, who quotes him in his commentary on Rashi to the Pentateuch, section "Wayeḥi.
Israel Oriental Studies Israel Oriental Studies is an annual devoted to the study of the Near East in various disciplines. Appearing under the auspices of the Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University, it began publication in 1971, and quickly earned a reputation for its contribution to scholarship, with major concentrations in the study of Near Eastern languages, philology, history and religions.
Israel painted frog The Israel painted frog, Palestinian painted frog or Hula Painted Frog (Discoglossus nigriventer) is an extinct amphibian, whose range was limited to the Lake Huleh marshes in Israel and adjacent Syria. Due to drainage of the marshes in the 1950s, this rare species disappeared.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisre'elit) is the leading symphony orchestra in Israel, and one of the top orchestras in the world, as it is widely considered the best orchestra in Asia [citation needed]. Originally the Palestine Orchestra, it was founded by violinist Bronisław Huberman in 1936, at a time when many Jewish musicians were being fired from European orchestras.
Israel Pickens Israel Pickens (January 30 1780 – April 24 1827) was an American politician and lawyer, Governor of Alabama (1821 – 1825), member of the North Carolina Senate (1808 – 1810), and North Carolina Congressman in the United States House of Representatives (1811 – 1817).
Israel Police The Israel Police (משטרת ישראל Mishteret Yisrael) is a civilian force in the State of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control and maintaining public safety.
Israel Prison Service The Israel Prison Service (Hebrew: שירות בתי הסוהר, Sherut Batei HaSohar), commonly known by its acronym, Shabas (or IPS in English), is the Israeli prison service. It is responsible for maintaining civilian prisons in Israel, as well as some security prisons containing Palestinian detainees.
Israel Prize The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. It is presented annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the President, the Prime Minister, the Knesset (Israel's legislature) chairperson, and the Supreme Court president.
Israel Putnam Israel Putnam (January 7, 1718 – May 29, 1790) was an American army general who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Although Putnam never quite attained the national renown of famous heroes like Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone, in his own time his reckless courage and fighting spirit were known far beyond Connecticut's borders through the circulation of folk legends celebrating his exploits.
Israel Railway Museum Israel Railway Museum (Hebrew: מוזיאון רכבת ישראל) is the national railway museum of Israel, located in Haifa. The railway museum is onwned by the Israel Railways and is located at the now closed Haifa Mizrach (Haifa East) railway station.
Israel Regardie Israel Regardie (Francis Israel Regudy) (born on November 17, 1907 in London, England, died March 10 1985 in Sedona, Arizona) was one of the 20th century's most significant occultists and a renewer of occult literature.
Israel River The Israel River (also called "Israel's River") is a river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It arises in the township of Low and Burbank's Grant and runs 24 miles (38 km) generally northwest along U.
Israel Sarug Israel Sarug Ashkenazi (also "Saruk") (16th century) was a pupil of Isaac Luria, and devoted himself at the death of his master to the propagation of the latter's kabalistic system, for which he gained many adherents in various parts of Italy. Among these the most prominent were Menahem Azariah da Fano, whom he persuaded to spend large sums of money in the acquisition of Luria's manuscripts, and Aaron Berechiah of Modena, author of the Ma'abar Yabboḳ (Ma'abar Yabboḳ, Ḳorban Ta'anit, i.
Israel Shahak Israel Shahak (April 28, 1933 – July 2, 2001) () was a Professor of Chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the former president of the Israeli League for Human and Civil Rights, and an outspoken critic of the Israeli government and of Israeli society in general.
Israel Schorr Israel Schorr (1886-April 9 RymanĂłw - 1935) was a prominent cantor during the Golden Age of Hazzanut. Born in the Polish region of Galicia then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a Hasidic family, Schorr began his career as a boy, singing soprano in the courts of various hassidic masters, notably the Rebbe (Grand Rabbi) of Rymanow.
Israel Silvestre Israel Silvestre (Nancy 13 August 1621 — Paris 11 October 1691), called the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman and etcher who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings. Orphaned at an early age, he was taken in by his uncle in Paris, Israel Henriet, a draftsman and printseller.
Israel State Cup The State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה) is the second most important tournament in Israeli football after the championship. The Cup games are played in "One Game" system, when the winner is delegated to the next stage.
Israel Tennis Centers Israel Tennis Centers (ITC) is the largest tennis program for children in the world, reaching more than 350,000 families which is 5% of the Israeli population. With 14 centers around the country, they use tennis to promote the social, physical and psychological well being of their students (through other programs such as their Life Skills program).
Israel Vibration Israel Vibration is a reggae band, featuring a vocal harmony trio. Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, and Cecil "Skeleton" Spence all overcame adversity in the form of childhood polio and went on to be one of the most successful roots groups to form in Jamaica in the 1970s.
Israel's Border Wars 1949-1956 (book) Israel's Border Wars 1949-1956 is a 1993 book written by Benny Morris about the Arab infiltration from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria into Israel after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and before the Suez Crisis war in 1956.
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan Israel's unilateral disengagement plan (termed in Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law), also known as the "disengagement plan", "Gaza Pull-Out plan", and "Hitnatkut") was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government and enacted in August 2005, to remove all permanent Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank (Samaria).
Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty The Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (Arabic: معاهدة السلام المصرية الإسرائيلية; transliterated: Mu'ahadat as-Salam al-Masriyah al-Isra'yliyah) (Hebrew: הסכם שלום ישראל-מצרים; transliterated: Heskem Shalom Yisrael-Mitzraim) was signed in Washington, DC, United States, on March 26, 1979, following the Camp David Accords (1978). The main features of the treaty were the mutual recognition of each country by the other, the cessation of the state of war that had existed since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the withdrawal by Israel of its armed forces and civilians from the Sinai Peninsula which Israel had captured during the 1967 Six-Day War.
Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace The Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace (full name: Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) (Hebrew:הסכם השלום בין ישראל לירדן; transliterated: HaSekhem Ha-Shalom beyn Yisra'el Le-Yarden) (Arabic: معاهدة السلام الأردنية الإسرائيلية; transliterated: Mu'ahadat as-Salam al-'Orduniyah al-Isra'yliyah, and commonly referred to as Araba Valley Treaty) is a peace treaty signed in 1994. The treaty normalized relations between the two countries and resolved territorial disputes between them.
Israel-New Zealand relations Israel-New Zealand relations, which soured in 2004 amid allegations of clandestine Israeli spying in New Zealand, recovered in 2005 after the Israeli Foreign Minister apologized to the New Zealand government for the actions of several Israeli citizens who were suspected of working for Mossad.Israeli ambassador to meet NZ Governor-General New Zealand has a consulate in Tel Aviv and Israel has an embassy in Canberra, Australia which also serves New Zealand.
Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition (or Israel-PLO Recognition or Letters of Mutual Recognition) were a series of official letters of recognition between the government of Israel and its Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Palestine Liberation Organization's Chairman Yasser Arafat dated September 9, 1993. The letters set the stage for, and were in reality the "preamble" to, the Oslo Accords ("Declaration of Principles On Interim Self-Government Arrangements") of September 13, 1993.
Israel-South Africa relations Israel and South Africa developed a strong relationship throughout the 1970s and 1980s, although Israel joined the West in the late 1980s in boycotting South Africa before the collapse of apartheid. Relations between modern-day Israel and South Africa are increasingly warm, although South Africa has been an outspoken critic of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
Israel-United States relations Israel-United States relations have evolved from an initial United States policy of sympathy and support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in 1948 to an unusual partnership that links a small but militarily powerful Israel, dependent on the United States for its economic and military strength, with the U.S.
Israel-Venezuela relations Israel-Venezuela relations have historically been strong. Relations soured in 2006, following comments made by President Hugo Chávez about the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict and partly due to the Foreign policy of Hugo Chávez and Iran.
Israel: Opposing Viewpoints Israel: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints Series, presenting selections of viewpoints on four central questions about Israel and conflicts in the Middle East: should Israel exist, and, if so, as what type of state; what are the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; is peace possible; and what should U.S.
Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל, Zroa HaAvir VeHaḤalal, "Air and Space Division") is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. The current Commander in Chief is Major General Elyezer Shkedy.
Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest The Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest (Hebrew: תחרות קריקטורות אנטישמיות ישראלית) was initiated by two Israeli artists in response to the Muhammad cartoons controversy and the subsequent "Holocaust Cartoon Competition" by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri. Illustrator Amitai Sandy announced the contest on the website of his Tel Aviv-based graphic arts company on February 14, 2006, stating, "We'll show the world we can do the best, sharpest, most offensive Jew hating cartoons ever published!
Israeli Armor Corps The Israeli Armor Corps is a corps of the Israel Defense Forces, since 1998 subordinate to GOC Army Headquarters. The Armor Corps is the principal maneuvering corps, and primarily bases its strength on campaign tanks.
Israeli Black Panthers The Israeli Black Panthers, HaPanterim HaShkhorim (Hebrew: הפנתרים השחורים), is an Israeli protest movement of second generation olim from Muslim countries, that is Mizrahi Jews. They were one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for the Mizrahi Jews.
Israeli cricket team The Israeli cricket team is the team that represents the country of Israel in international cricket matches. Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council.
Israeli Central Command The Israeli Central Command (), often abbreviated to Pakmaz (פקמ"ז), is a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is responsible for the units and brigades located in the West Bank (under the West Bank Division), Jerusalem, the Sharon, Gush Dan, and the Shephelah.
Israeli Central Elections Committee The Israeli Central Elections Committee is the body charged under the Knesset Elections Law of 1969 to carry out the elections for the upcoming Knesset. The committee is comprised of Knesset members (and delegates) representating various parliamentary groups and is chaired by a Supreme Court Justice.
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) describes itself as "a non-violent, direct-action group originally established to oppose and resist Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses in the Occupied Territories."It was founded by Jeff Halper, a former professor of Anthropology] at [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Israeli Computer Service Directorate The Israeli Computer Services Directorate is the Israel Defense Forces body which charts the communication, wireless transmission, computerization, command and control over and defense of information in the IDF. The Directorate was created on March 3, 2003, on the basis of some functions previously held by the C4I Corps, which on December 26, 2005, was transferred from its jurisdiction to that of GOC Army Headquarters.
Israeli Daylight Saving Law Israeli Daylight Saving Law historically differed from the daylight saving rules of most other countries. For years, the law only established that the period of Daylight Saving Time (DST, also called "summer time") must last at least 150 days.
Israeli Education and Youth Corps The Israeli Education and Youth Corps (Hebrew: חיל החינוך והנוער, Heyl HaHinuh VeHaNo'ar) is the IDF Human Resources Directorate corps responsible for the education of soldiers and commanders in Israel's military. It is designed to instruct and develop national values among the troops.
Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires The Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires was a bomb attack against Israel's embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 17, 1992. A pickup truck, driven by a suicide bomber and loaded with explosives, smashed into the front of the Israeli Embassy located on the corner of Arroyo and Suipacha, and detonated, destroying the embassy, a Catholic church, and a nearby school building.
Israeli Embassy Attack in London In the Israeli Embassy Attack in London — which took place on July 26, 1994, eight days after the AMIA Bombing in Argentina — a car bomb exploded outside the Israeli embassy in London, injuring 20 people. The car was packed with 20 to 30 pounds of explosives, and blew up minutes after the driver left it.
Israeli football league system The Israeli football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Israel. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system.
Israeli Field Intelligence Corps The Israeli Field Intelligence Corps is the newest of the IDF GOC Army Headquarters’ five corps, created in April 2000, and is tasked with collecting combat intelligence and is responsible for intelligence units from the battalion level and up to the entire force. Accordingly, it is professionally subordinate to Aman.
Israeli Freedom Jump The Israeli Freedom Jump is a parachuting event held annually in Israel since 2005. It is staged by the Israeli Freedom Jump Organization with the support of the Israel Ministry of Tourism and the Israel Defense Forces, and serving or former military paratroopers from various countries are invited to participate.
Israeli Gaza Strip barrier The Israeli Gaza Strip barrier is a separation barrier along the armistice line of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The barrier is one of several constructed by various governments in a variety of locations to prevent the unauthorized movement of people across the barrier.
Israeli home front in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict Already in the beginning of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict Hezbollah started in massive shelling of the Israeli sovereign territory with tens of 122 millimeters Grad rockets that reaches to range of 20 kilometers and carry luggage of about 10 kilograms of explosive material ("Katyushas" as the media call them), in order to cover up the kidnapping. The rockets hit confrontation line settlements such as Qiryat Shmona and Nahariya, but also hit as far as Safed.
Israeli Home Front Command The Israeli Home Front Command is a relatively recent Israel Defense Forces regional command, created in February 1992 following the Gulf War, which was the first war since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War where the Home Front faced a significant threat.
Israeli Human Resources Directorate The Israeli Human Resources Directorate ( Agaf Mash'abei Enosh), formerly called the Manpower Directorate, is the Israel Defense Forces body that coordinates and assembles activities related to the control over human resources and its placement. It draws plans for these following the standards of the Planning Directorate, and attends to the service conditions of individuals.
Israeli Intelligence Community The Israeli Intelligence Community (Hebrew: קהילת המודיעין הישראלית) is the designation given to the complex of organizations responsible for intelligence collection, dissemination, and research for the State of Israel. The organizations included are listed bellow, principal ones in bold.
Israeli Intelligence Corps The Israeli Intelligence Corps is an Israel Defense Forces corps which falls under the jurisdiction of Aman and is responsible for collecting, disseminating, and publishing intelligence information for the General Staff and the political branch. The corps is also engages in counter-intelligence and information security work, and presents general assessments.
Israeli legislative election, 1949 The Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in newly-independent Israel on 25 January, 1949. Two days after its first meeting on 14 February, 1949, legislators voted to change the name of the body to the Knesset (Hebrew: כנסת, translated as Assembly).
Israeli legislative election, 2006 The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. The voting resulted in a plurality of seats for the then-new Kadima party, followed by the Labour Party, and a major loss for the Likud party.
Israeli Logistics Corps The Israeli Logistics Corps is a support corps in the IDF Central Technological, Logistics, and Medical Directorate, which centralizes the logistical activity in the IDF, including the transporting of supplies, shipments of fuel, construction, and transport. Its training base, Bahad 6, is located in Tzrifin and is intended to be moved to the Training Base City in the Negev, whose construction is expected to be complete by 2009.
Israeli Medical Corps The Israeli Medical Corps is an Israel Defense Forces corps responsible for providing healthcare services and medical treatment and instruction to all levels of the IDF. During wars or emergencies, it also assumes authority over the civilian healthcare system in Israel.
Israeli Military Censor The Israeli Military Censor is a unit in the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence which watches over the publication of information regarding the military network, and generally, the security of Israel. The Military Censor, as part of its duty, has authority to suppress information it deems compromising from being made public in the media.
Israeli Military Court of Appeals The Israeli Military Court of Appeals is the supreme military court of the Israel Defense Forces. It considers and judges over appeals submitted by the Military Advocate General which challenge decisions rendered by the District Military Tribunals:
Israeli Military Police The military police of the Israel Defense Forces (Hebrew: חיל המשטרה הצבאית, Heil HaMishtara HaTzvayit) is the Israeli military police. The military police serves the Human Resources Directorate in the IDF, although it falls under a different command during an emergency situation (such as war).
Israeli MIA prisoner exchanges Over the last 30 years, Israel has released about 7,000 prisoners to secure freedom for 19 Israelis and to retrieve the bodies of eight others. A number of diplomatic efforts have been made to secure the release of Israeli IDF personnel following their capture by enemy forces.
Israeli nationality law Israel's Nationality Law defines the terms through which one can be granted citizenship of the state of Israel. Israel is, by its own definition, the state of the Jewish nation, and its leadership believes that one of its primary objectives is keeping a Jewish majority in Israel.
Israeli National Security Council The Israeli National Security Council (Hebrew: המועצה לביטחון לאומי) is a council established by the Prime Minister's Office in 1999 during the prime ministership of Binyamin Netanyahu in the framework of drawing lessons from the Yom Kipur War. The Council draws its authority from the government and operates according to guidelines from the Prime Minister.
Israeli Operations Directorate The Israeli Operations Directorate (Hebrew: אגף המבצעים) is a branch in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, established in 1999, and alongside the regional commands, the Air Force and Sea corps and General Staff directorates, is responsible in planning for the exercising of military force. As of October 2006, it is headed by Aluf Tal Roso.
Israeli Ordnance Corps The Israeli Ordnance Corps (Hebrew חיל החימוש) is a combat-support corps in the IDF GOC Army Headquarters. Before the Israeli Technological and Logistics Directorate was dismantled, it fell under its jurisdiction.
Israeli passport Israeli passports are issued to citizens and nationals of the State of Israel for the purpose of international travelEmbassy of Israel in the US. Consular Section and entitle the bearer to the protection of Israel's consular officials overseas.
Israeli peace camp The Israeli peace camp is a collection of political and non-political movements which desire to promote peace, mainly with the Arab neighbours of Israel (the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon) and encourage co-existence with the Arab citizens of Israel.
Israeli pound The Israeli pound (Hebrew: לירה ישראלית Lira Yisraelit) became the currency of Israel shortly after the creation of the state in 1948 and was abolished in 1980 when it was replaced by the (old) Sheqel.
Israeli presidential election, 2007 The Knesset will elect the next President of Israel in July 2007. The leading candidates are former Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Kadima, former Labor Party chairman Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, former Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin of Likud, former Ashkenazi Chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, and former Supreme Court President Meir Shamgar.
Israeli prime ministerial election, 2001 Prime Ministerial elections were held in Israel on 6 February, 2001, following the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Barak of the Israeli Labour Party. Barak was easily defeated by the Likud candidate, Ariel Sharon.
Israeli Planning Directorate The Israeli Planning Directorate is the central body in the Israel Defense Forces' General Staff which deals with strategic planning, the building of military forces, and military organization. It also serves as a planning body for the Ministry of Defense, and represents the IDF in various related fields to the Minister of Defense.
Israeli salad Israeli salad is a lettuce-less mix of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions, lemon juice, and olive oil. Often it is served with falafel, but the mélange can stand by itself as a side dish or just as a normal salad.
Israeli Sea Corps The Israeli Sea Corps (Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי) is the naval arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the west and to the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, and Gulf of Suez in the south. The Sea Corps current commander is Aluf David Ben Ba'ashat.
Israeli Security Zone Following the Israeli Government's 1985 decision to pull back its positions in Lebanon, thus ostensibly ending Operation Peace in Galilee (or the 1982 Lebanon War), a follow-up decision ordered the Israeli Defense Force to maintain a buffer zone inside of Lebanon. The purpose of this zone, which was dubbed the Security Zone, was to put Israel's border towns out of range of small arms and mortar fire.
Israeli Sign Language Israeli Sign Language or ISL (local name: śfàt ha-simaním ha-iśraelít; abbreviation is vocalized as shássi) is the most commonly used sign language in the deaf community of Israel. Some other sign languages are also used in Israel, among them Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language.
Israeli targeted strikes against Palestinian fighting groups In the course of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has employed what they call "focused foiling" ( sikul memukad) against those considered proven to have intentions of performing a specific act of violence in the very near future or to be linked indirectly with several acts of violence (organizing, planning, researching means of destruction etc), thus raising the likelihood that his or her assassination would foil similar activities in the future. This article presents a detailed review of the Israeli policy of targeted strikes against Palestinian leaders or operatives of fighting groups opposed to the State of Israel or its policies.
Israeli wine The Israeli wine industry is known for its vibrancy, with wineries numbering in the hundreds and ranging in size from small boutique enterprises making a few thousand bottles per year to the largest producing over ten million bottles per year.
Israeli West Bank barrier The Israeli West Bank barrier is a physical barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle-barrier trenches surrounded by an on average 60 meters wide exclusion area (90%) and up to 8 meters high concrete walls (10%).Israel High Court Ruling Docket H.
Israeli West Bank Barrier, Israeli Supreme Court Opinions On two occasions the Israeli government has been instructed by the Supreme Court of Israel to alter the route of the barrier to ensure that negative impacts on Palestinians would be minimized and proportional [http://elyon1.court.
Israeli Womens' Corps The Israeli Womens' Corps was an Israel Defense Forces corps that existed from 1949 to 2001. The corps was responsibile for women soldiers, including: their absorption, recruit training, and transfers to IDF units.
Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Understanding The Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Understanding (also known as The Grapes of Wrath Understandings and the April Understanding) was an informal written agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, reached through the diplomatic efforts of the US, which ended the 1996 military conflict between the two sides. The agreement was announced at 1800 hours, April 26, 1996.
Israeli-occupied territories The Israeli-occupied territories is one of a number of terms used to describe areas captured by Israel from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967. The term is generally used to refer to the Gaza Strip,the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Israeli-Palestinian conflict which is at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing dispute between two peoples, Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians, that both claim the right to sovereignty over the land of Israel/Palestine. There have been many conflicts in this area between peoples, and this particular conflict has complicated roots.
Israelis in China Israelis in China, as compared to other foreign communities, are not large in number. There are at most a few hundred in each of a few major cities, and possibly more scattered around in other locations outside of the major cities.
Israelite An Israelite is a member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob who was renamed Israel by God in the book of Genesis, 32:28. The Israelites were a group of Hebrews, as described in the Hebrew Bible.
Israelite highland settlement Since the 1970's a number of archaeological field surveys have been undertaken in Israel. As a result, it has been determined that there was a large increase in the settled population of the highlands north of Jerusalem, and the increase has been dated to around 1200 B.
Israellycool Israellycool is a well known pro-Israel blog, written by an Australian immigrant to Israel who goes by the name "Aussie Dave." The name Israellycool was chosen by Aussie Dave simply because "it is a nice play on words".
Israfil Mamedov Israfil Maharram oglu Mamedov (or Mammadov, Azeri: İsrafil Məhərrəm oğlu Məmmədov, Azeri Cyrillic: Исрафил Məhəррəм oғлу Мəммəдов, Russian: Исрафил Магеррам оглы Мамедов; May 30, 1919, Çaparlı settlement, Shamkir—1946) was an Azeri military commander (junior-lieutenant and senior sergeant) and the assistant commander of a platoon commander of the Soviet 42nd Infantry Regiment during the Soviet-German War. He was the first Azerbaijanian to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, on December 11, 1941.
Israil Bercovici Israil (Israel) Bercovici (1921–1988) was a Jewish Romanian dramaturg, playwright, director, biographer, and memoirist, who served the State Jewish Theater of Romania between 1955 to 1982; he also wrote Yiddish-language poetry.
Israir Israir Airlines is an airline based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It operates domestic scheduled and air taxi flights from Sde Dov Airport, Tel Aviv, as well as Haifa and Eilat, and international charter services from Ovda Airport and Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, to Europe, Africa, and New York.
Israr Ali Israr Ali (born May 1, 1927) was a member of Pakistan's first Test team that played against India in 1952. Born in Jalandhar, India, he played in just 4 Tests as a top order batsman early in his career before playing as a lower order batsman and opening bowler.
Issa (singer) Issa (pronounced eeee-sah) (formerly known as Jane Siberry, born October 12, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario), is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for such new wave hits as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud" and "One More Colour"; as well as her adult contemporary hit "Calling All Angels" from her 1993 album When I Was a Boy.
Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front (IGLF) was a political faction in eastern Ethiopia, led by Riyaale Ahmed. IGLF, which is based amongst the Issa clan in northern Hararghe, evolved out of the Iil Tire division of the Western Somali Liberation Front.
Issa Hassan Issa (born December 25, 1970 a Kurdish family in Beirut, Lebanon), is a Kurdish musician and music composer. When his grand-parents took the road to exile from Turkish Kurdistan, to a country which, at the time, represented a degree of safety, Lebanon.
Issac Ashmead Isaac Ashmead, (Dec 22, 1790 - March 1, 1870, was a printer. He was born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jacob and Mary (Nagless) Ashmead, part of a family which settled in Philadelphia at the start of the Pennsylvania colony.
Issac Marshall Issac Marshall is a software designer who has made conceptual contributions to video games including Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct and others. He is also a voice-over artist and has provided the voices of many lovable video game characters.
Issachar Issachar or Yissachar () was the fifth son of Jacob and his first wife Leah. Issachar's name is explained in Genesis 30:18: "Leah said, 'God has given me my reward because I gave my maidservant to my husband (as a wife)', and called him Issachar.
Issachar Berend Lehmann Issachar Berend Lehmann, Be(h)rend Lehmann, Jissachar Bermann Segal (born 1661 in Halberstadt, Germany, died 1730 in Dresden) was the Court Jew for August the Strong of Saxony. In his time, the successful banker achieved a great deal for Jews in Germany.
Issachar Jacox Roberts Issachar Jacox Roberts (1802 – 1871) was an American Baptist missionary in 19th century China. Roberts was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, and graduated from Furman University, a Baptist school in Greenville, South Carolina.
Issam Ahmad Dibwan al-Makhlafi Issam Ahmad Dibwan al-Makhlafi (Arabic: ), (born in 1977 in Saudi Arabia, identified as a Yemeni) aka Akrama, became briefly wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts. In early 2002, he had been named in a suspected Yemen plot, for which he became listed on the FBI's third major "wanted" list, now known as the FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list.
Issam Makhoul Issam Makhoul (Arabic:عصام مخول; born July 18, 1952), is the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Israel. Together with the Central Committee of the party (of which he is a member), he directs all communist activities in Israel as well as being responsible for relationship with communist parties in other countries.
Issam Merdassi Issam Merdassi (born March 16, 1981) is a Tunisian football player who – as of 2006 – was playing for CS Sfaxien. He was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.

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