Israeli Geography
This sea borders Israel to the west
Mediterranean Sea
Israel became an independent country in this year
1948
She was Israel's first and only female Prime Minister
Golda Meir
This is a weekly day of rest and spiritual reflection for Jews
Shabbat/ Saturday
This Israeli - developed app helps drivers navigate traffic in real time using crowdsourced data
Waze
This place is the lowest point of earth and located in the south of Israel
The Dead Sea
This is Israel's capital and one of the oldest cities in the world
Jerusalem
This Israeli statesman won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his role in the Oslo accords
Yitzhak Rabin
This Jewish holiday commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and is celebrated with a meal called Seder
Passover
Israel is a world leader in this water saving farming technique, where small amount of water are delivered directly to plant roots.
Drip irrigation
This desert covers 60% of Israel's land area
The Negev Desert
The first Prime Minister of Israel, he declared independence in 1948
David Ben-Gurion
This man is known as the "father of modern Hebrew", he revived the language as a spoken and written form
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
This language once nearly extinct, was revived and is now Israel's official language
Hebrew
This pill-sized israeli camera helps doctors look inside your body without surgery
The PillCam
This city is Israel's capital and home to religious sites like the western wall and Dome of Rock
Jerusalem
This ancient structure in Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans.
The second Temple
This Israeli actress gained international fame for her role as Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot
What holiday marks the beginning of the Jewish year?
Rosh HaShanah
This Israeli developed USB device made it easy to carry and transfer digital files
The flash drive
Israel shares its longest border with this neighboring country to the east.
Jordan
This agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1979 was the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab country
the Camp David Accords
He was the first Israeli astronaut and tragically died aboard the Space shuttle Columbia in 2003
Ilan Ramon
This is a sacred site in Jerusalem is a remnant of the ancient Temple and a place of prayers for Jews
The Western Wall (Kotel)
This Israeli water-from-air system turns humidity into clean drinking water, even in deserts
Watergen