Judiasm
This "Day of Atonement" is considered the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
What is Yom Kippur?
This first book of the Torah begins with the creation of the world.
What is Genesis (Bereshit)?
Netanyahu holds the record for being the longest-serving person in this specific government role.
What is Prime Minister?
This city is known as the "White City" for its Bauhaus architecture and is the country’s tech hub.
What is Tel Aviv?
This ancient city in the West Bank is often cited as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
What is Jericho?
To be considered this, land animals must have split hooves and chew their cud.
What is Kosher?
This sister of Moses and Aaron is credited with leading the women in song after crossing the Red Sea.
Who is Miriam?
Before entering politics, he served as a captain in this elite IDF special forces unit.
What is Sayeret Matkal?
Found at the lowest point on Earth, this body of water is so salty that humans float effortlessly in it.
What is the Dead Sea?
This black-and-white checkered scarf has become a global symbol of Palestinian identity.
What is a Keffiyeh?
This seven-day mourning period involves family members staying home and sitting on low stools.
What is Shiva?
On this holiday, the annual cycle of Torah reading is completed and immediately restarted.
What is Simchat Torah?
In the 1980s, Netanyahu gained international prominence while serving as Israel's Ambassador to this global organization.
What is the United Nations?
This 1948 declaration, made by David Ben-Gurion, officially established the State of Israel.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
He was the longtime chairman of the PLO and the first president of the Palestinian National Authority.
Who is Yasser Arafat?
During a wedding, this traditional canopy represents the home the couple will build together.
What is a Chuppah?
There are this many Mitzvot (commandments) found within the Torah.
What is 613?
This was the name of the 1976 rescue mission in Uganda where Benjamin's brother, Yonatan, was killed.
What is Operation Entebbe (or Operation Thunderbolt)?
This is the name of Israel's national legislature, located in Jerusalem.
What is the Knesset?
This 1993 set of agreements, signed on the White House lawn, created the Palestinian Authority.
What are the Oslo Accords?
This 12th-century philosopher and physician authored the Mishneh Torah.
Who is Maimonides (Rambam)?
This portion, or "parsha," contains the Ten Commandments and is named after Moses’ father-in-law.
What is Yitro?
Netanyahu is the leader of this right-wing political party, which he has headed for most of the 21st century.
What is Likud?
Israel’s national anthem, "Hatikvah," translates to this English word.
What is The Hope?
This city, the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority, is located north of Jerusalem.
What is Ramallah?