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Tables of Contents for Understanding Israel
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
5
2
The Land of Israel
Israel in the World
7
1
Geography of Israel
8
1
Israel's Weather
9
1
The Regions of Israel
10
2
The Environment
12
2
Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel
14
2
Tel Aviv--Yaffo
16
2
Haifa
18
2
Beersheba
20
2
People of Israel
The Druze
22
1
The Bedouins
23
1
The Samaritans
23
1
The Russians
24
2
On Wings of Eagles
26
2
The Muslims
28
2
A Coat of Many Colors
30
2
The Government of Israel
Symbols of Israel
32
2
Politics in Israel
34
2
The Histadrut
36
2
Israel Defense Forces
38
2
Religion in Israel
The Jewish Religion in Israel
40
2
Israel Celebrates Holidays
42
2
Culture in Israel
The Hebrew Language
44
2
Israeli Schools
46
2
Books and Newspapers
48
2
Theater, Music, Art, Television
50
2
Sports in Israel
52
2
Economy of Israel
The Kibbutz
54
2
The Moshav
56
2
A Land of Milk and Honey
58
2
Ocean Transportation
60
1
E1-A1
61
1
Water in Israel
62
2
Discovering the Past
Archaeology
64
2
The Dead Sea Scrolls
66
2
The Synagogue in Israel
68
2
History of Israel
The Jewish Ancestors
70
1
The Kingdom is Divided
71
1
The First Return
72
2
The Maccabees
74
2
The Second Temple
76
2
Masada
78
2
The Second Jewish Revolt
80
2
The Birth of Christianity
82
2
Mishnah and Talmud
84
2
The Byzantine Empire
86
1
The Rise of Islam
87
1
The Crusades
88
2
The Mamluks Rule Israel
90
1
The Ottoman Empire
91
1
The First Aliyah
92
1
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
93
1
The Second Aliyah
94
1
Theodor Herzl
95
1
Joseph Trumpeldor
96
1
The Balfour Declaration
97
1
The Third Aliyah
98
1
The Fourth Aliyah
99
1
The Fifth Aliyah
100
1
Charles Orde Wingate
101
1
Henrietta Szold
102
1
Hannah Senesh
103
1
Displaced Persons
104
1
David Ben-Gurion
105
1
The War of Independence
106
2
David Marcus
108
1
Golda Meir
109
1
The Suez Campaign
110
1
Eichmann the Butcher
111
1
The Haganah
112
1
Diplomats and Spies
113
1
The Six-Day War
114
2
The Yom Kippur War
116
1
The Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty
117
1
Rescue at Entebbe
118
1
Mission to Iraq
119
1
Peace for Galilee
120
1
Israel and the Gulf War
121
1
The Politics of Peace
The Peace Agreement
122
1
Reasons for the Agreement
123
1
Hebron Pre-1967
124
2
Hebron Under Israeli Rule
126
1
The Assasination of Rabin
127
2
The Wye River Accord
129
1
Jerusalem and the Arabs
130
2
Israel and Jordan--1996
132
1
Ehud Barak
133
2
Israel and the Jews of Russia
135
2
Time Chart
137
2
Glossary
139
2
Index
141
3
Photo Credits
144