Basic Facts about Israel

• Israel declared it's independence in May 14, 1948 from the Palestinian Mandate. The Arabs living in the Palestinian Mandate and in the Arab State attack, but Israel is victorious and gains their freedom.
• Current Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
• General Democratic System
• The Jerusalem Post-- Israel's oldest English-language newspaper
• Current Population in Israel: 7,695,000 

Information collected from...

http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=201430

http://www.factsofisrael.com

http://www.wikipedia.com

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Politics/how_govt_works.html

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