Culture and Identity
What is the name of the Israeli National Anthem?
Hatikvah
What is the Capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
What year was Israel established?
1948
Who was Israel’s first Prime Minister?
David Ben-Gurion
What year were the Oslo Accords signed?
1993
Who wrote, “The Jewish State” in 1896?
Theodore Herzl
The lowest point on earth is located in Israel. What’s it called?
The Dead Sea
Who controlled Palestine before World War I and who gained control after World War I?
The Ottoman Empire / The British
Who was Israel’s first female Prime Minister?
Golda Meir
Which UN Security Council Resolution provides the basis for most Arab-Israeli peacemaking and what is its basic premise?
Res. 242, land for peace
What year did the US officially open its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem?
2018
What strategically important region provides a buffer between Israel and Syria?
The Golan Heights
What does UN General Assembly Resolution 181 call for?
The partition of British-ruled Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.
Which prominent Arab leader visited Israel in November of 1977 and what country was he from?
Anwar Sadat, Egypt
Which two heads of state signed the Camp David Accords in 1978, and what countries were they representing?
Anwar Sadat (Egypt) and Menachem Begin (Israel)
What are the four quarters in the Old City of Jerusalem?
Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Armenian
What is the oldest port in Israel, located near Tel Aviv?
Jaffa
Where did the majority of people in the First Aliyah come from and what drove them to Palestine?
Russia/Pogroms
Which Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated in 1995 because of his participation in the Oslo Peace Process?
Yitzhak Rabin
Which US Secretary of State engaged in what became known as shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East to end the Yom Kippur War?
Henry Kissinger
What are the four most-spoken languages in Israel?
Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, English
Name all the countries that border Israel.
Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon
What year did Israel unilaterally disengage from the Gaza Strip and who put forth the plan?
2005, PM Ariel Sharon
Who was prime minister during the Six-Day War?
Levi Eshkol
What is the "Green Line?"
The 1949 Armistice line between the armies of Israel and its neighbors after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War; de facto borders until 1967.