The Land of Israel

The Jewish Connection to

the Land

The Creation of Modern Israel

Modern Israeli Society

Israeli Democracy

The People of Israel

PERSPECTIVE

USA 463 times the size of Israel

2000 BCE Today

The Jewish Connection to Israel

vs. the Others

CE

USA established

Islam

Christianity

Judaism

BEAUTY

HUMOR

PRIDE

What is so unique about

Israel’s 1967Six-Day War?Israel defeats 3 Arab armies in 6 days

• Jerusalem liberated• Jews flock to Western Wall• Sinai, Golan, Judea/Samaria

With all this conflict, Israelis must be miserable, right?

Percentage of adults reporting to be “very satisfied” with their lives:

31% of Europeans 58% of Americans

82% of IsraelisUS & Europe stats:http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=585

Israel data from the Jerusalem Post, Nov. 6, 2006

Peace with Jordan, 1994

Camp David Summit, 2000

Road Map for Peace, 2002

Withdrawal from Gaza, 2005

Peace Treaty with Egypt, 1976

Oslo Accords, 1993

Highest number of companies listed on Wall Street after USA

and Canada

Humanitarian AidThroughout the World

Hurricane KatrinaNew Orleans, USAWhen Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, Magen David Adom began the “United Brotherhood Operation,” which sent a plane-load of supplies and financial assistance. IsraAid sent a delegation of medical personnel, psychologists, and experienced search-and-rescue divers. Universities in Israel invited displaced American students to continue their studies in Israel.

Indian Ocean TsunamisSoutheast Asia

The Israeli government sent $100,000 worth of supplies to each country affected by the tsunamis. In addition, an Israeli medical team was dispatched to Sri Lanka, and 150 IDF doctors and rescue and relief teams were mobilized for the region with medicine, food, water, blankets, tents, and power generators. Search and rescue teams from the Home Front Command were offered, and the Israeli Ministry of Health was dispatched to Thailand for medical aid. Body identifiers from ZAKA and the Israeli police were also sent.

State Building: Tel Aviv (~1900)

Tel Aviv today

OURS

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“In Israelin order to be a realistyou must believe in miracles.”David Ben Gurion,1956

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