The Cultural Analysis of Israel
The Geography of Israel 8,630 square miles is all that the land of Israel is comprised of, out of that 8,367 is just …show more content…
Jerusalem the capital city of Israel has a population of over 760,000 people of mixed cultures, nationalities and religious observers. It is a city of ancient times and the people have been restoring historical cites since its rebirth in 1948. The city consists of historical sites, green landscaped areas, modernized commercial zones and the ever-expanding industrial and urban areas. Tel Aviv a city on the Mediterranean coast is the countries financial and commercial epicenter. It home Israel’s stock exchange, commercial centers, publishing houses and major newspapers. Known as the first all Jewish city founded in 1909 and in 1950 and renamed Tel Aviv-Yafo as it absorbed the ancient port of Jaffa. Haifa a city on the Mediterranean Sea and continues over Mount Carmel. The city consist of 3 topographical levels. The first is the lower level of the city resting on areas recovered from the sea. The second level is the older residential areas and the last level is rapidly growing with modern neighborhoods, parks and wood areas that over look the cities industrial area and sandy beaches. Safed is a city in the hills of Galilee known for its summer tourism and historical synagogues, they are used to this day by observant Jews. Eilat the southernmost city exports the country’s vast industries out of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. The city handles all the trade with Africa and the Far East. It is also know …show more content…
The War better known as the Arab-Israeli War was all about control of territory. The outcome Egypt gained control of the strip in Gaza and Israel gained her independence. On May 15 1948, a day after Israel’s independence neighboring countries of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Saudi Arabia began their invasions. Israel stood tall and ended up gaining 75 percent of Palestine’s territory. An estimated 650,000 Arabs fled the country leaving room for future immigrants to come home. Jewish people from 70 countries around the world would finally have a place to call