Geography
How many countries border Israel?
4
Who was the first Women prime minister of Israel?
Golda Meir
What is the name of Israel’s legislature?
Knesset
"Israel was created as a colonial project by Western powers"
The Zionist movement was a national liberation movement of the Jewish people seeking self-determination in their ancestral homeland. Jewish ties to the land date back thousands of years, long before modern European colonialism.
What is Israel's currency?
Shekel
What are the four holy cities in Israel?
Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, Tzfat.
What was the name of the agreement between Britain and France that secretly divided the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories, including Palestine?
Sykes-Picot Agreement
What city is the Mossad headquarters located in?
Tel Aviv
"The Palestinians were expelled in 1948 in a planned ethnic cleansing"
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War was initiated by Arab armies rejecting the UN Partition Plan. While some Palestinians were displaced, many fled due to the war, and in some cases, Arab leaders encouraged them to leave temporarily. In contrast, around 850,000 Jews were expelled from Arab countries around the same time.
Population of Israel?
9.7 million
What is the second largest city in Israel?
Tel aviv
Which country was the first to officially recognize Israel?
USA
Which Israeli political party was founded by Menachem Begin and became the dominant right-wing party?
Likud
"Israel denies Palestinians self-determination"
Israel has repeatedly offered statehood to the Palestinians, but their leadership has rejected multiple peace plans. The primary issue is not Israel’s opposition to Palestinian self-determination but Palestinian leadership’s refusal to accept a Jewish state alongside it.
What is the name of the 1991 covert Israeli military operation to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel?
Operation Solomon
What is the name of the desert of southern Israel?
Negev
Which Israeli Prime Minister signed the Oslo Accords with the PLO in 1993?
Yitzhak Rabin
What is the name of Israel’s national election system?
Proportional Representation
"Palestinian terrorism is a response to Israeli occupation"
Palestinian terrorism against Jews predates the 1967 occupation. The Hebron massacre (1929), Arab revolts (1936-39), and other attacks occurred long before Israel controlled the West Bank and Gaza.
What country was originally offered to the Jews instead of Israel?
Uganda
What are the four bodies of water in Israel?
HaTichon
HaMelakh
Suf
Kinneret
What was the name of the Jewish paramilitary organization that played a significant role in Israel’s War of Independence?
The Hagana
Who was the first Arab minister to serve in an Israeli government?
Raleb Majadele
"Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians"
The claim of genocide is both factually incorrect and legally unfounded. There is a legal and moral distinction between military operations that result in civilian casualties and actions taken with the intent of eradicating a group. Israel’s stated objectives focus on neutralizing threats posed by Hamas, rather than the destruction of Palestinian society or culture.The laws of war under the Geneva Conventions, require parties of a conflict to distinguish between civilian and military targets to avoid civilian casualties to the greatest extent possible (Principle of Distinction). Hamas does not do this and is why the definition of genocide is conceptually stretched in this context.
What is the best Israeli premiere league soccer team?
Maccabi Haifa