Eastern Mediterranean

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Eastern Mediterranean

• Up close

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Israel
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Israel

• Population 7,112,359
• Capital Jerusalem
• Type of government
• Parliamentary democracy
• Leaders
• President Shimon Peres
• Prime Minister Ehud OLMERT
• Religion
• Judaism

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History

• Since this area was/is good for farming many
  different groups have inhabited this area
  throughout history
• Hebrews or Israelites have had a presence in
  Israel for over 3,300 years
• They settled, ruled, were expelled, and ruled
  again several times over

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History

• Reasons for Modern Day Israel
• Holocaust
• World saw the need for a Jewish homeland
• Rampant anti-Semitism
• Promised in the Bible
• Why not choose an island where no one else lived?
• Strong cultural and historical ties
• Word of God

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What about Judaism?

• What they believe (briefly)
• One God
• Texts
• Torah
• Most confusing practice
• Keeping kosher
• See next slide for the rules

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Kosher

• Certain animals may not be eaten at all. This
  restriction includes the flesh, organs, eggs and
  milk of the forbidden animals. (Pigs, shellfish)
• Of the animals that may be eaten, the birds and
  mammals must be killed in accordance with Jewish
  law.
• All blood must be drained from the meat or
  broiled out of it before it is eaten.
• Certain parts of permitted animals may not be
  eaten.
• Fruits and vegetables are permitted, but must be
  inspected for bugs
• Meat (the flesh of birds and mammals) cannot be
  eaten with dairy. Fish, eggs, fruits, vegetables
  and grains can be eaten with either meat or
  dairy. (According to some views, fish may not be
  eaten with meat).
• Utensils that have come into contact with meat
  may not be used with dairy, and vice versa.
  Utensils that have come into contact with
  non-kosher food may not be used with kosher food.
  This applies only where the contact occurred
  while the food was hot.
• Grape products made by non-Jews may not be eaten.
  
• There are a few other rules that are not
  universal.

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Israel/US relations

• Fully supports Israel
• Sympathy and guilt over Holocaust/anti-Semitism
• Support comes in form of aid
• US aid to Israel amounts to 3 billion per year
  to Israel

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Jordan
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Jordan

• Population
• Capital
• Type of government
• Parliamentary democracy
• Leaders
• President Shimon Peres
• Prime Minister Ehud OLMERT
• Religion
• Judaism