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Jen L. Jones - Based in Canada, Jones writes on human rights, history,and the natural world. She focuses also on Turkish and Scottish travel and ...

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Israel

The tiny sliver of land known as Israel is an anomaly in the Middle Eastern region. With a population of 7.5 million and an area only slightly larger than New Jersey, Israel draws a huge amount of attention from the world's media and from the United Nations.

Formed in 1948 from a small portion of the British Mandate for Palestine, intended as a homeland for the persecuted Jewish people, Israel has faced violent opposition ever since. With 76% of its population being of Jewish ethnicity and religion, the prosperous democracy of Israel stands in contrast to the Muslim-majority states of the Middle East. Yet some neighboring Arab governments are sworn to its destruction. What will the future bring for the world's only Jewish state? Read more here at Suite 101.

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Latest articles in Israel

 Why Israel Supported Iran During the Iran-Iraq War

Israel's support for Iran during the war was driven by its anxieties about Iraq's emergence as a major threat and ambitions to revive its ties with Iran.

Jan 12, 2012 – Enver Guseynov

Israel's Kibbutz System - Caregivers and Collective Education

Israel's kibbutz system founded a revolutionary child-care system - 'collective education'. Caregivers, not parents, raised the children of the kibbutz.

Nov 7, 2011 – Lesley Lanir

Forgotten in the Middle East: Jewish Refugees from Muslim Lands

Arab Palestinian refugees have received much attention for 60 years, unlike the 850,000 Jewish refugees forced to flee Muslim lands after Israel's birth.

Oct 30, 2011 – Jen L. Jones

Soldier Gilad Shalit to be Released: Israel and Hamas Reach Deal

Captive of Hamas for five years, Gilad Shalit will soon be freed. Israeli cabinet approves deal to release 1027 Palestinian prisons in exchange for Shalit.

Oct 11, 2011 – Jen L. Jones

Israel's Kibbutz Movement - Collective Child-Care and Education

Israel's kibbutz system established a radically different way of raising and educating children through their communal and collective education systems.

Oct 6, 2011 – Lesley Lanir

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