Pre-Establishment
What was one of the first manifestations of Zionism that occurred following the Babylonian exile?
The Return of Zion
Which operation started the Six-Day War?
Operation Focus
Who was prime minister at the time of the Munich massacre of athletes?
Yitzhak Rabin
What was the approach by which the first kibbutzim were established?
socialism
Who led the forces on the Egyptian front in the Yom Kippur War and, among other things, conquered a place called the "Chinese Farm"?
Ariel Sharon
Who was referred to by many people as "modern Moses"?
Binyamin Zeev Herzl
In what year did Israel withdraw from Gaza?
2005
Operation Thunderbolt by to commanders. One of them was Yoni Netanyahu. What is the name of the second commander?
Muki Betzer
How many stanzas were there in the original HaTikva?
9
Who was "our man in Damascus"?
Eli Cohen
Which two countries, who hardly agreed on much at the time, both voted in favor of the Partition Plan?
U.S. and USSR
Begin and Saadat had many similarities. List at 2 of them
1.Both started there political carrier from the bottom
2.Both were terrorist operatives who acted against the British
3.They both wanted to leave a mark
4.Both were bold
Operation Thunderbolt took place after which harrowing event in Israeli history, helping to boost Israel’s image and morale?
Yom Kippur War
What is the most common ethnicity among Israeli Jews?
Mizrahim
Which organization did Golda Meir belong to?
Poalei Zion
Chaim Weizmann drafted the Balfour Declaration together with this man. What was the name of that man?
Lionel Walter Rothschild
List 2 reasons why Arabs in the West Bank became more belligerent on the eve of the first intifada?
1.Expansion of construction in the Occupied Territories
2.Promoting higher education in the West Bank
3.High unemployment rate
4.Growth of Israeli left-wing movements
5.Arab nationalism
What are Areas A B and C?
Area A under Palestinian control, Area B under joint control and Area C under Israeli control
Herzl originally envisioned __________ as the official language of Israel.
German
Who was one of the leading figures of the socialist approach?
A.D Gordon
What were the 5 controversial issues regarding the Balfour Declaration?
1.The word state is not specified
2.There were no clear maps
3.There was no reference to the non-Jewish population
4.The British promised the Arabs the territory
5. Sykes-Picot agreements for the division of territory between the British and the French
Which future Israeli prime minister was a key player in the Sinai Campaign?
Ariel Sharon
What contour was the security wall built on around the West Bank?
The Green Line
Was one of the first kibbutzim established in the Land of Israel
Ein Harod
What is the name of the general who suspected Eli Cohen and led an operation at the end of which Cohen's identity was revealed?
Ahmad al-Suadini