geography
The region of the world Israel is found in
What is the Middle East
(I'll take Asia, Eastern Europe, West Asia, North Africa)
This is the biggest city in Israel, sometimes called the Miami of the Middle East
What is Tel Aviv
Before it became Israel, it was the ___ Mandate of ______.
What is the British Mandate of Palestine
The current prime minister of Israel
Who is Bibi Netanyahu?
This is the age of Israeli teenagers when they are drafted
What is 18
The capital of Israel (according to the government but not internationally recognized)
What is Jerusalem
Most Israelis speak Hebrew, but 20% of Israelis speak this related language
What is Arabic
The year Israel became a state
What is 1948
The type of government Israel has, which uses a system of assigning numbers of votes to numbers of seats a party receives
What is a parliamentary democracy
A popular vegetarian street food in Israel usually made of chickpeas
What is falafel
The US state that is roughly the size of Israel.
What is New Jersey?
The experience of Jews being exiled from Israel and spreading around the world
What is the diaspora
He is referred to as the father of modern Zionism
Who is Theodor Herzl
What is the Iron Dome
This mini version of a vegetable (fruit? controversial) was created in Israel
What is a cherry tomato
The 2 regions in Israel with Palestinian governance
What are The West Bank and Gaza
The percentage of Israel's population that is Jewish
What is 73%
I'll take anywhere from 70-75
What is 6 days
The first female prime minister of Israel
The time it takes to drive from the northernmost to the southernmost points in Israel
What is 7 hours
What is Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, or Syria?
A communal living environment where residents work together, usually farming, and share resources
What is a kibbutz
In 1991, Operation Solomon was carried out to rescue Beta Israel Jews from this African country.
What is Ethiopia
Name one Israeli political figure that's not Netanyahu, Meir, or Herzl.
I will take many answers
What it's called when a diaspora Jew moves to Israel (means 'going up')
What is making aliya?