query: who owned israel before it became a country

pos: History of Israel response to growing anti-Semitism), as part of which Aliyah (Jewish immigration) increased. During World War I, the British government publicly committed to create a Jewish National Home and was granted a Mandate to rule Palestine by the League of Nations for this purpose. A rival Arab nationalism also claimed rights over the former Ottoman territories and sought to prevent Jewish migration into Palestine, leading to growing Arab–Jewish tensions. Israeli independence in 1948 was accompanied by an exodus of Arabs from Israel, the Arab–Israeli conflict and a subsequent Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries and Europe to Israel. About 43%

pos: Israel Postal Company Israel Postal Company Israel Post is the trading name of the Israel Postal Company (), formerly called the Israel Postal Authority, which is a government-owned corporation that provides postal services in Israel. Israel Post has 5,000 employees, including 1,650 mail delivery staff and 2,000 postal clerks manning 700 post office branches around the country. It has a network of 4,262 mail boxes and 1,000 mail trucks. Some 2.5 million postal items are sorted every day. In October 2014, mail deliveries were cut to twice a week. The Israel Postal Company has its roots in the postal system from the British

neg: Arab citizens of Israel Israel which was owned by an Arab who had left the country between 29 November 1947 and 19 May 1948, or by a Palestinian who had merely been abroad or in area of Palestine held by hostile forces up to 1 September 1948, lost all rights to that property. Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes by Jewish or Israeli forces, before and during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war, but remained within the borders of what would become Israel, that is, those currently known as Arab citizens of Israel, are deemed present absentees by the legislation. Present absentees are

neg: Denis Shapovalov his father is a Russian Eastern Orthodox Christian. Shapovalov has one sibling, his older brother Evgeniy, who was also born in Israel. The family moved from Israel to Canada before Denis's first birthday. He then lived in Vaughan, Ontario. He started playing tennis at the Richmond Hill Country Club, where his mother got a job as a coach two weeks after arriving in Toronto from Tel Aviv. Denis began playing tennis at age 5, and quickly became obsessed with the game. When it became difficult to get Denis enough time on the Richmond Hill club's courts, his mother left her

neg: Men of North Country and raised in the north of Israel and all are Northern soul fanatics, it was only natural to name it Men of North Country. In 2010 MONC signed with Acid Jazz Records, who put out their debut 7" - the double A-side single "Man of North Country/Debut”. The single garnered positive reviews and was met with excitement all over Europe's mod and soul scene. Although the single was targeted to the European audience, it also became very popular in the band's home country - Israel. The second single, a cover version of The Human League's "Mirror Man", which was released

neg: Foreign relations of Israel defense – Micronesia. The foreign policy goals of the Micronesia are primarily linked to achieving economic development and protecting their vast marine environment. Israel was one of the first to welcome Micronesia into the family of nations, even before it became a member of the UN. According to Micronesia's U.N. deputy ambassador, the country has since sought close bilateral relations with Israel in areas such as agriculture, technical training and health care training. Israel assisted Micronesia in its early development. As one Micronesian diplomat said, "We need Israeli expertise, so I don't see a change in our policy anytime soon."

neg: Foreign relations of Israel Six-Day War. However, from 1969, Sweden became more critical of Israel. In October 2014 Sweden officially recognized the State of Palestine as the first European Union and Western country. The First Zionist Congress was held in Basel in 1897, and 15 out of a total of 22 congresses were held in Switzerland. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Switzerland maintained a consulate in Jerusalem and a consular agency in Tel Aviv. It recognized the new state in 1949 and opened a consulate in Tel Aviv, which was upgraded to an embassy in 1958. The Swiss community in Israel

neg: Edgar Israel Cohen Edgar Israel Cohen Edgar Israel Cohen (1853-1933) was a sponge and cigar merchant working in London, England, who later became involved with retail, entertainment, and popularised the motorised London taxicab in 1906. He became associated with the flotation of several family owned businesses of the period including Harrods departmental store. He was a close friend of Lillie Langtry and provided funding for her theatrical ventures in 1900. Cohen was born in Whitechapel, London in 1853, the son of Israel and Rachael Cohen. His father was a dealer in sponges, as was his grandfather, who came to England from the Netherlands.

neg: Ramat Aviv Mall controversy actually pleased the other store owners, who, because of the mass exposure of the mall, profited more than they expected. In 2006, the McDonald's branch in the mall became kosher. The decision was initiated by McDonald's itself. In late 2007, the administration of the mall announced that it was going to close down the Lev Cinema. This led to some protests. On its place some stores were built, including the first Apple store in Israel. In April 2009, Africa Israel, which owned 73.4% of the mall, sold its part to Melisron, a company owned by the Ofer Brothers Group,

neg: Jewish Agency for Israel throughout the country. The Jewish Agency played a central role in the founding and the development of the State of Israel. David Ben Gurion served as the Chairman of its Executive Committee from 1935, and in this capacity on May 14, 1948 he proclaimed independence for the State of Israel. He became Israel's first Prime Minister. In the years before and after the founding of the state, the Jewish Agency oversaw the establishment of about 1,000 towns and villages in Mandate Palestine. It serves as the main link between Israel and Jewish communities around the world. By law, the Jewish

neg: Israel Postal Company to Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and King David, but only those addressed to God are sent to the Western Wall. Israel Postal Company Israel Post is the trading name of the Israel Postal Company (), formerly called the Israel Postal Authority, which is a government-owned corporation that provides postal services in Israel. Israel Post has 5,000 employees, including 1,650 mail delivery staff and 2,000 postal clerks manning 700 post office branches around the country. It has a network of 4,262 mail boxes and 1,000 mail trucks. Some 2.5 million postal items are sorted every day. In October 2014, mail

neg: Eliezer Zusia Portugal do a "mitzvah" must ask how he can give the most pleasure to God." Instead he inaugurated a network of schools called "Chesed L'Avrohom". In Israel, his schools competed with those of the secular leftists for the children of immigrants to that country. In 1961, Portugal visited Israel for the first time. He took a side trip to a leftist kibbutz to forgive a Romanian socialist who had been one of his fiercest opponents years before. (That man's descendants became observant Jews.) Portugal authored "Noam Eliezer" and "Kedushas Eliezer", as well as composed many popular Hasidic tunes. He died on

neg: Wissotzky Tea three companies formed the Wissotzky Group, a gourmet and delicacies conglomerate. "Visotskis Tey" is the title of a klezmer song by Josh Waletzky, based on a Sholem Aleichem story about a mother who peddles Wissotzky's tea to earn money to buy the freedom of her son who had been drafted into the czar's army. Wissotzky Tea Wissotzky Tea is an international, family-owned tea company based in Israel with offices in London and the United States. It is the leading tea distributor in Israel. Founded in 1849 in Moscow, Russia, it became the largest tea firm in the Russian Empire. By

neg: Eddie Nash Eddie Nash Eddie Nash (April 3, 1929 - August 9, 2014) was a Palestinian-born Los Angeles nightclub owner and restaurateur as well as a convicted money launderer and drug dealer. Nash is best known as the alleged mastermind of the Wonderland Murders. Nash was born Adel Gharib Nasrallah in British Palestine. His family were Orthodox Christian Palestinians from the city of Ramallah, just outside Jerusalem. Before the creation of Israel in 1948, Nash's family owned 48 hotels. He later told a friend he spent time in a refugee camp and fled the country after Israel Defense Forces soldiers gunned down

neg: LGBT rights in Israel collaborate with Israel or face being outed. LGBT rights in Israel Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Israel are the most tolerant in the Middle East, and among the most tolerant in Asia. Although same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1988, the former law against sodomy had not been enforced since a court decision in 1963. Israel became the first country in Asia to recognize unregistered cohabitation between same-sex couples, making it the first country in Asia to recognize any same-sex union. Although same-sex marriages are not performed in the country, Israel recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Discrimination

neg: Haim Ramon He proceeded to privatize most of the Histadrut-owned companies. As a result, the National Health Insurance Law was approved during his term of office. Based on recommendations of the Shoshana Netanyahu Commission from 1990 which undertook an exhaustive review of the health care system in Israel in the late 1980s, the law went into effect on 1 January 1995. Before the law was passed, health insurance was optional. Even so, 96% of the population was insured. Nevertheless, the law revolutionized the healthcare sector in Israel by streamlining the management, delivery and public financing of medical services in the country and

neg: Greyfriars, Leicester gardens were visited by Christopher Wren Sr. (1589–1658) in 1611, who recorded being shown a handsome stone pillar with an inscription, "Here lies the body of Richard III, some time King of England". The Herrick family, who also owned the country estate of Beaumanor, near Loughborough, sold the mansion to Thomas Noble in 1711, who, like Herrick 130 years before him, represented Leicester in Parliament. Thomas Noble's son, also Thomas, put a road across the Greyfriars site in 1740. It spanned from near St Martin's Church (now Leicester Cathedral) to Friar Lane. It became known as "New Street" and provided

neg: Israel Somen Israel Somen Israel "Issy" Somen was a Jewish Kenyan politician businessman and diplomat. He was a one time Mayor of Nairobi and later Israel's Honorary Consul to Kenya. Somen's family emigrated to Kenya in the early part of the twentieth century and was among those that established successful businesses in the country. The Somens owned the leading furniture store Hutchings Biemer as well as coffee and other interests. Somen, who was also a one time president of the Board of Kenya Jews, lived in Kenya for over 40 years. His wife Sophie Biemer was born in Kenya. He was elected

neg: Demographics of Israel Russian and Ukrainian ethnicity, emigrated to Israel, after marrying Muslim or Christian Arab citizens of Israel, who went to study in the former Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. Although most people of Finnish origin in Israel are Finnish Jews who immigrated to Israel, and their descendants, a small number of Finnish Christians moved to Israel in the 1940s before the independence and gained citizenship following independence. For the most part, many of the original Finnish settlers intermarried with the other communities in the country, and therefore remain very small in number. A Moshav shitufi near Jerusalem named Yad

neg: Arab citizens of Israel who have identity cards but are not citizens of Israel. When ILA land is "bought" in Israel it is actually leased to the "owner" for a period of 49 years. According to article 19 of the ILA lease, foreign nationals are excluded from leasing ILA land, and in practice foreigners may just show that they qualify as Jewish under the Law of Return. Israeli law also discriminates between Jewish and Arab residents of Jerusalem regarding rights to recover property owned before the dislocations created by the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The 1950 Absentees Property Law said that any property within post-war

neg: Dalia, Israel audience members. Dalia, Israel Dalia () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee about 30 km southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of . The kibbutz was established in 1939. Kibbutz Dalia was founded by members of two Jewish groups affiliated with the Hashomer Hatzair movement who moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. The first group was called "Ba-Ma'ale" () and was composed of Romanian Jews. They've undergone agricultural training in their country before making an Aliyah and settling in Hadar Ramatayim, Magdiel (now part of

neg: Dalia, Israel Dalia, Israel Dalia () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee about 30 km southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of . The kibbutz was established in 1939. Kibbutz Dalia was founded by members of two Jewish groups affiliated with the Hashomer Hatzair movement who moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. The first group was called "Ba-Ma'ale" () and was composed of Romanian Jews. They've undergone agricultural training in their country before making an Aliyah and settling in Hadar Ramatayim, Magdiel (now part of Hod HaSharon)

neg: LGBT rights in Israel LGBT rights in Israel Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Israel are the most tolerant in the Middle East, and among the most tolerant in Asia. Although same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1988, the former law against sodomy had not been enforced since a court decision in 1963. Israel became the first country in Asia to recognize unregistered cohabitation between same-sex couples, making it the first country in Asia to recognize any same-sex union. Although same-sex marriages are not performed in the country, Israel recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation was

neg: Quorn Hunt Kirby Bellars, near Melton Mowbray. Before gaining its present title in the mid-19th century, the hunt was often known by the name of its Master: for instance, from 1827 to 1831 it was called 'Lord Southampton's Hounds'. Until 1884, the hounds were owned by the Master, and a change of mastership took place either by purchase or inheritance. The hounds are now said to be "owned by the country", that is, by the hunt organization. Among many notable Masters was George Osbaldeston, who in 1823 became the first to return to the Mastership after having previously retired. Three Hunt-class warships

neg: Chicago Hearing human rights activist completing her doctorate at Oxford University. Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions spoke extensively about the property right issues which came into being following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, and how they continue today. "In 1948, 94 percent of the country that was called Palestine...was owned by Palestinians. By the end of 1949...94 percent of the land that became Israel was now in Israeli Jewish hands." Lisa Kosowski, daughter of a Holocaust survivor and a board member of the Arab-Jewish Partnership, introduced this topic. Jad Isaac spoke about the physical

neg: Timeline of the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict who was in the country illegally, was arrested in Beit Shemesh. Amid the stalemate regarding the negotiations in Cairo, hours before the end of the 72-hour cease-fire, Israel announced fire from southern Gaza into Israel resumed, however Hamas denied it. At 04:02, rocket sirens sounded in southern Israel, and at 04:35, mortar rounds landed in southern Israel as well. No injuries were reported. At 08:00, at the end of the ceasefire, rockets from Gaza were fired at Ashkelon, with one rocket downed by the Iron Dome. Within the first few hours after the ceasefire's end, over 35 rockets were fired

neg: Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People Ever since I began promoting the law, I was told that it was obvious, but the remarks of the Joint List could not be missed: ‘We will win – we were here before you, and we will be here after you.’ This law is the clearest answer to those who think this way. No minority will be able to change the state’s symbols. This Basic Law does not harm the Arabic language or any minority – that’s fake news. Israel is not a bilingual country; it never was. Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people and guarantees the

neg: Edgar Israel Cohen Cohen's daughter, Hilda Brighten, published a book called "No Bridge to Yesterday" about her early family life. One passage in the book relates to Lillie Langtry. She wrote that her father admired and adored Langtry and regarded her as "the most exquisitely lovely woman he had ever met". Edgar Israel Cohen Edgar Israel Cohen (1853-1933) was a sponge and cigar merchant working in London, England, who later became involved with retail, entertainment, and popularised the motorised London taxicab in 1906. He became associated with the flotation of several family owned businesses of the period including Harrods departmental store. He was

neg: Oil Refineries which then changed its name to Oil Refineries Ltd. Since then the complex has undergone significant expansion and upgrades. In the past, ORL also owned the Ashdod Oil Refinery in southern Israel and therefore as a company, it held a monopoly over oil refining in the country. This changed in 2006, when Israel's Government Companies Authority, headed by Eyal Gabbai started privatization processes. The Ashdod facilities were sold to the Paz Oil Company, while at the same time ORL became a public company and its shares were listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Oil Refineries Ltd.'s vast petrochemical plants

neg: Howard DGA-6 Howard DGA-6 The Howard DGA-6 was a pioneer racing plane, nicknamed "Mister Mulligan". It was the only airplane ever designed for the specific purpose of winning the Bendix Trophy. The plane was designed and developed by Ben Howard and Gordon Israel, who later became an engineer for the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. "Mister Mulligan" was designed to fly the entire length of the race nonstop and at high altitude. Neither had ever been done before. "Mister Mulligan" won the trophy, and thus changed the way in which long distance airplanes were designed. The Bendix Trophy was a cross-country race from

neg: WPUL WPUL WPUL AM 1590 is a radio station that serves the Daytona Beach area. Most recently, the station had an urban gospel and progressive talk format targeted toward the African American community. It is owned by Glenn Cherry. The station went on air in 1957 under the call letters WDAT as a country-western station. Its call letters changed to WELE in 1959, and its format changed to a black music format in 1963 before going back to country by 1967. In 1981, the station took in new call letters WZIP and became an oldies station before returning to country in

neg: Shalom Ronli-Riklis until stepping down in 1960. During that time, Riklis significantly improved the quality of the IDF brass band. This was the first full brass band in Israel. Under his leadership, it became a prominent musical ensemble in Israel. Many of its members in the brass and percussion sections were among the first Israelis to join the Israel Philharmonic orchestra. IDF at the time was the only army in the world who had two orchestras: the symphonic orchestra, founded by Riklis, and a wind ensemble. The symphonic orchestra toured the country, while the wind ensemble played military parades, light music, and

neg: Nitzhonot Nitzhonot Nitzhonot (Hebrew: נצחונות, "victories") is a form of Goa trance that emerged during the mid-late 1990s in Israel. Nitzhonot blends hard pulsating basses, sometimes referred to as "laserkicks", with the Eastern melodies typical for Indian Goa trance from 1996 and 1997. The tracks are usually in a range of 145–155 BPM. At the height of its popularity, nitzhonot reached mainstream success in Israel. The most notable artist from this genre is Eyal Barkan, who released his album "Good Morning Israel" in 1998. It became the first trance record that achieved gold status in its home country, selling more than

neg: Moshe Podhorzer during this period Tempo became "Tempo Beer Industries Ltd" after acquisition of the only beer company in Israel. Also during those years, Tempo began producing and marketing Pepsi Cola, which brought about an "earthquake" in the beverage market in Israel. Tempo was chosen by the Dutch company "Heineken" and became Heineken's representative in Israel. In 1989 - Moshe initiated, established, and privately owned the "Neviot" company (mineral water), which within a short time managed to hold 50% of the market shares in Israel. After only three years from its establishment, in 1992, it was issued on the Israeli Stock Exchange.

neg: Eurovision Song Contest 1979 themselves. At the close of the penultimate jury's votes, Israel were one point behind Spain, and only the Spanish jury had yet to give their votes. Spain ended up giving Israel 10 points, causing the crowd to erupt into enormous cheers. At one point before the contest Turkey was going to participate. The country would have appeared 11th on stage (between Israel and France), represented by Maria Rita Epik and 21. Peron with the song "" ("I'm Loving"). However Turkey was forced to retire from the contest under pressure from Arab states who objected to a predominantly Muslim country taking

neg: Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs Coalition, to name two, were instrumental in defeating Congressional allies of Israel in the 1980 election. These organizations opposed foreign aid to Israel—and foreign aid in general. They favored prayer in schools and religious symbols in the public arena. They became adept at using the media to bring about the victory of their candidates. JACPAC women reached out to their networks across the country. Their message was this: the way to support Israel and be a positive alternative to the organized political right is to be engaged in the political process. Before long, support for Israel began to be taken

neg: KHAT KHAT KHAT (1210 AM, New Country 96.7) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Laramie, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Appaloosa Broadcasting Company, Inc. The station was assigned the call letters KLDI on November 1, 1985. On March 25, 2002, the station changed its call sign to KRRR. On April 1, 2002 the station became KKHI. Finally, on December 1, 2003 it became the current call letters KHAT. Prior to obtaining its current format (and call letters), the station carried an Oldies format, then ESPN before switching to Country in early 2012.

neg: KHAT KHAT KHAT (1210 AM, New Country 96.7) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Laramie, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Appaloosa Broadcasting Company, Inc. The station was assigned the call letters KLDI on November 1, 1985. On March 25, 2002, the station changed its call sign to KRRR. On April 1, 2002 the station became KKHI. Finally, on December 1, 2003 it became the current call letters KHAT. Prior to obtaining its current format (and call letters), the station carried an Oldies format, then ESPN before switching to Country in early 2012.

neg: Israel Jacob Kligler a pioneer in the study of silicon compounds; Nathan Grossowicz (1914–2904) who became a professor in the Department of Microbiology of the University and worked on Legionnaires' disease; Deborah Kaplan – an immunologist at The Chicago Medical School; Zvi Saliternik (1897–1993) who was awarded the Israel Prize in 1962 for his contribution to the control of malaria in the country; Prof. Shlomo Hestrin (1914–1962) who won the Israel Prize for Exact Science in 1957; Hannah Farkas – a bacteriologist who was married to Ladislaus Farkas; Emanuel Eylan (Oleinik) – a bacteriologist and David Nachtigal – a cellular immunologist at the

neg: Music of Israel are universally revered in the Yemenite community. Shabazi's poetry dealt with both religious and secular themes, giving Yemenite music a wider lyrical range than many other forms of traditional Jewish music, which tend to be liturgical in nature. Greek-style bouzouki music became increasingly popular in the early 1960s. Aris San, a non-Jewish Greek singer who moved to Israel and became an Israeli citizen, was the driving spirit behind this trend. One of Aris San's hit songs was "Sigal" (lyrics by Yovav Katz). Aris San, who worked at the Zorba club in Jaffa, owned and opened by Shlomo Bachramov wrote songs

neg: Standard of living in Israel spans over 17,870 kilometers, including over 230 kilometers of freeway. Israel Railways is Israel's government-owned railway network, which is responsible for all inter city and suburban passenger railways, and for all freight rail traffic in the country. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, and runs through much of the country. The railway has seen investment and growth since the 1990s after decades of neglect and low passenger numbers. There are also six cable car systems, and 47 airports in Israel, as well as seven seaports. Israel also has 176 kilometers of gas pipelines and 261 kilometers

neg: Vestborg Upper Secondary School with its current name. Vestborg Upper Secondary School Vestborg Upper Secondary School () is a Christian boarding school in the municipality of Stranda, in Møre and Romsdal county, Norway. The school is owned by the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. It offers general studies as well as supplementary studies qualifying for higher education for students who have previously attended vocational studies. The school accepts students from all over the country. The school started out as a mercantile school, named Storfjord handelsskole, January 9th 1949, before it changed names to Vestborg handelsskole in 1954. It was not until 1981 that the school became

neg: Vestborg Upper Secondary School Vestborg Upper Secondary School Vestborg Upper Secondary School () is a Christian boarding school in the municipality of Stranda, in Møre and Romsdal county, Norway. The school is owned by the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. It offers general studies as well as supplementary studies qualifying for higher education for students who have previously attended vocational studies. The school accepts students from all over the country. The school started out as a mercantile school, named Storfjord handelsskole, January 9th 1949, before it changed names to Vestborg handelsskole in 1954. It was not until 1981 that the school became an upper secondary school,

neg: The Amazing Race second-to-last or last challenge before reaching the Finish line. In the fourth and fifth Israeli seasons, while the Finish Line was still located outside the home country of Israel (which was usual in the series), teams who arrived at the Finish Line (an empty Pit Stop mat and the final clue box) was only told to return back to Israel and travel to a specific location before being informed the final "Race" outcome. The French version was identical to the Israeli season, except that Finish Line was held at the home country of France. In seasons 25 and 26, four

neg: Greek music in Israel Greek music in Israel Greek music in Israel is very popular and Greek musicians often visit Israel while on world tours. Popular Greek singers who have performed in Israel include Eleftheria Arvanitaki, George Dalaras, Haris Alexiou, Glykeria and Natassa Theodoridou. In December 2012 Natasa Theodoridou performed some of her songs in Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center in Hebrew. In 2007 during the interview of Shimon Peres by Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation on George Dalaras concert in Israel, President Peres stated: "In Israel we love the Greek Music. For us Greece is a country but also a melody". Greek-style bouzouki music became

neg: Fenn Tower roster of student programs. The National Town and Country Club Building was supposed to house the gentleman's club for Greater Clevelanders who wanted a central location to hold club meetings and events in. Fenn Tower Fenn Tower is a 22-story skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. It is owned by Cleveland State University. It was built for the National Town and Country Club, but was only used for one event before closing. It was originally known as the National Town and Country Club before being sold. It was purchased by Fenn College in 1937 for $250,000. It is currently being used as

neg: Bank Leumi bank was renamed "Bank Leumi Le-Israel" (National Bank of Israel). When the Bank of Israel was established in 1954, Bank Leumi became a commercial bank. In 1971, Bank Leumi acquired Arab Israel Bank (Ai Bank; est. 1960), which serves mainly the Arab Citizens of Israel in the north of the country. Ai Bank has 35 branches located in Israel's northern and Triangle regions. The Government of Israel nationalized Bank Leumi in 1983, as a result of the Bank Stock Crisis. In 2007, the bank denied being in possession of funds deposited by Jews who had died in the Holocaust. Although

neg: Israel Jacob Kligler kept piling up. Kligler was a key contributor to the eradication of malaria in Israel. Malaria was a major factor in morbidity and death in the country, and had important repercussions for Jewish settlement. Before aliyah, Kligler gathered information about the health issues in the country and acquired experience in the field by joining a delegation for the Study of Yellow Fever in South America. Kligler prepared a malaria eradication program that was sent to several organizations and public figures, including Justice Louis Brandeis, who visited the country in 1919 and was shocked by the morbidity from malaria. After failing

neg: Marian Thayer firm of Morris Wheeler and Co., which was a prosperous iron and steel company. Her grandfather, Israel Morris II, who owned the firm, bought the Dundale Estate at Villanova, Pennsylvania as a country residence for himself and his children. On this estate he built numerous large houses for his sons, one of which was for Frederick (shown on the left). It was in this house that Marian spent much of her childhood. In 1892, at the age of 20, Marian married John Borland Thayer, who at that time was a clerk in railway administration and ten years her senior. Over

neg: Heart Bristol the time did try to secure the name Great Western Radio, however it was already the trading name of a Bristol electronics shop, who refused to relinquish the title. It should also be noted that GWR's oldies service was originally called Brunel Classic Gold, after the Great Western Railway's founding father Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The company which formerly owned GWR, the GWR Group, expanded from the late 1980s / early 1990s onwards to purchase other stations throughout the country. Many UK stations now follow the GWR format. It became the largest radio company in the UK, before merging with its

neg: Nilit the USA. NILIT employs 1200 people worldwide. NILIT is privately owned. It is run by Michael P. Levi who manages the Levi family companies, which include NILIT and MCA Ltd., the sole importer and distributor of Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Iveco and Subaru in Israel. Nilit NILIT Ltd. (Hebrew: נילית בע"מ) is a privately owned, international manufacturer of nylon 6.6 (polyamide) fibers headquartered in Migdal HaEmek, Israel. NILIT Fibers specializes in the polymerization, spinning and texturing of nylon 6.6 yarns for textile applications. thumbnail NILIT Ltd. was founded in 1969 by Ennio Levi, a man who immigrated to Israel

neg: Media coverage of the Arab–Israeli conflict through the creation of groups. Because the website allows users to join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region, Facebook has become embroiled in a number of regional conflicts. Facebook groups such as "'Palestine' Is not a country... De-list it from Facebook as a country!" and "Israel is not a country! ... Delist it from Facebook as a country!", among others reflecting the mutual non-recognition of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, have protested Facebook's listing of Israel and Palestine, respectively, as countries. This controversy became particularly heated when, in response to protests over Palestine being listed as a country, Facebook delisted

neg: Israel–Yemen relations transfer Yemeni Jews to Israel. When the London Sunday Times reported that Israel was preparing to airlift Yemeni Jews to Israel, Yemeni sources denied that San'a decided to expel the Jews and added that "Yemeni citizens, including Jews have the right to travel to any country except Israel. Ariel Sharon, who later became Israel's Minister of Housing was reported to have said that 1,600 Yemeni Jews were about to emigrate to Israel, and Integration Minister Rabbi Yitzhak Perez stated that Israel was using "secret efforts to bring 1,500 Jews from Yemen." In May 1992, Radio Monte Carlo in Arabic announced

neg: Ben Gurion Airport 2009 surveys. <br> Ben Gurion Airport Ben Gurion Airport () , commonly known as Natbag (), is the main international airport of Israel and the busiest airport in the country, located on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod, which is about northwest of Jerusalem and to the southeast of Tel Aviv. Named after Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, the airport serves as a hub for El Al, Israir Airlines, Arkia, and Sun D'Or. It is operated by the Israel Airports Authority, a government-owned corporation that manages all public airports and border crossings in Israel. In 2017, Ben

neg: Ben Gurion Airport Ben Gurion Airport Ben Gurion Airport () , commonly known as Natbag (), is the main international airport of Israel and the busiest airport in the country, located on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod, which is about northwest of Jerusalem and to the southeast of Tel Aviv. Named after Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, the airport serves as a hub for El Al, Israir Airlines, Arkia, and Sun D'Or. It is operated by the Israel Airports Authority, a government-owned corporation that manages all public airports and border crossings in Israel. In 2017, Ben Gurion handled 20.8

neg: Israel–Yemen relations a statement to Al Ahram, Basindwah said that his country was not ready to end the boycott of Israel before a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East became reality. The Yemeni government seemed determined to maintain friendly relations with Egypt, even though the latter concluded a peace agreement with Israel. During his visit to Cairo in August 1993, Basindwah said: "The relations between Yemen and Egypt are deep rooted. These relations were baptized by blood when the Egyptian people and Army helped Yemen during our revolution against the defunct imams' rule and British colonialism". In an interview with

neg: McDonald's Israel McDonald's Israel McDonald's Israel () is the Israeli master franchise of the fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. Operated and licensed by Alonyal Limited (, "Alonyal Ba'am"), McDonald's Israel is the largest of Israel's burger chains with a 60% market share. The company sells hamburgers, chicken nuggets, French fries and soft drinks in branches across the country. Since its opening in Israel in 1993, McDonald's Israel has been in competition with Burger Ranch, Israel's second largest burger chain. The world's first kosher McDonald's opened in Mevaseret Zion in October 1995. McDonald's Israel is owned and run by Israeli businessman Omri Padan.

neg: Israel Post Israel Post Israel Post (), originally "Metro Israel", is an Israeli Hebrew-language free daily newspaper based on the concept of the "Metro" newspapers. Co-owned by Eli Azur (who owns controlling interest in "The Jerusalem Post") and David Weisman, it was first published on August 5, 2007. It is Israel's only afternoon newspaper and distributed mainly in establishments owned by Weisman, such as Blue Square supermarkets, the AM-PM convenience stores and Dor-Alon gas stations. Part of the material is translated from the English-language "Jerusalem Post" and "The Business Post" newspapers. Most of the advertisements during the preliminary period are of Weisman's

neg: Haaretz States, as a newspaper of record. In 2007, Shmuel Rosner, the newspaper's former U.S. correspondent, told "The Nation" that "people who read it are better educated and more sophisticated than most, but the rest of the country doesn't know it exists." According to former editor of the paper, Hanoch Marmari, the newspaper has lost its political influence in Israel, because it became "detached" from the country's political life. Andrea Levin, executive director of the American pro-Israel Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA), said the newspaper was doing "damage to the truth" and sometimes making serious factual errors but

neg: Druze in Israel Druze in Israel The Israeli Druze (, ) are a unique religious and ethnic minority among Arab citizens of Israel. In 2012, there were 130,600 Druze living in the country. Even though the faith originally developed out of Ismaili Islam, Druze are generally not considered Muslims. In 1957, the Israeli government designated the Druze a distinct ethnic community at the request of its communal leaders. The Druze are Arabic-speaking citizens of Israel who serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Members of the community have attained top positions in Israeli politics and public service. Before the establishment of the State of

neg: Belardi Auto Racing Belardi Auto Racing Belardi Auto Racing is an American racing team in the Indy Lights series. The team is owned by Brian Belardi, who competed in SCCA. Belardi was previously located in Illinois before moving to Brownsburg, Indiana. Jorge Goncalvez, Anders Krohn, and Jacob Wilson drove for the team during the 2011 Indy Lights season. Alon Day joined the team for the 2012 Indy Lights season and became the first racer from Israel in the United States. Peter Dempsey joined the team during the 2012 Indy Lights season and remained with the team into the 2013 Indy Lights season Belardi

neg: Gregory Freiman the 1970s and early 1980s Freiman participated in the refusenik movement. His samizdat essay "It seems I am a Jew", described the discrimination against Jewish mathematicians in the Soviet Union. It was published in the US in 1980. Later, Freiman was driven out of Russia for his different views. He chose Israel as his new home country, leaving his son, daughter, and wife. In Israel he became professor in Tel Aviv University, and met a woman who he then married. They are still together to this day. Gregory Freiman Gregory Abelevich Freiman (born 1926) is a Russian mathematician known for

neg: Brownsville, Tennessee markets for cotton. The town is notable for its many well-preserved antebellum homes owned by wealthy planters before the Civil War, and multi-generational family-owned farms. The Tabernacle Campground was founded in 1826 by the Rev. Howell Taylor, soon after Brownsville was founded. In the 21st century, it serves as the site of an annual "camp-meeting" for descendants of Taylor. Brownsville's synagogue, Temple Adas Israel, was built in 1882 by German Jewish immigrants, who founded the congregation in the 1860s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is believed to be the oldest synagogue in Tennessee,

neg: Samuel Brand was the first official visa issued by the Immigration Department of the Government of Israel. It said: Samuel Brand Samuel Brand was a German Jew who became officially the first immigrant to enter the State of Israel after its creation on 14 May 1948. He was also a survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp in Nazi Germany. Brand carried with him the first visa ever issued by the Government of Israel. Before the establishment of the state, Jewish immigration to Israel had been severely restricted by the then-governing British authorities of the Mandate of Palestine. There were rigid quotas and

neg: KHKI the station was acquired by American Radio Systems, flipping to a country music format. It switched its call sign to KHKI, billing itself as "97.3 KHKI, Hawkeye Country." That referred to the team name for the University of Iowa, the Hawkeyes. Later, it shortened the moniker to "The Hawk 97-3" before becoming "97.3 The Hawk." On May 24, 2014, KHKI became "Nash FM 97.3" as part of Cumulus' plan to convert most of its 84 Country-formatted properties to the "Nash FM" brand. KHKI KHKI (97.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station is owned

neg: Dan Burley the country. He also wrote for the "Chicago Bee", owned by S.B. Fuller who also owned the "Pittsburgh Courier", in which Burley had a syndicated column, and who co-owned "The New York Age" with Burley after he moved to New York. After moving to New York City Burley became theatrical editor of the "Amsterdam News". From 1936 to 1937 he worked as a writer on the paper; three years later he became the managing editor, a position which he held for over twelve years. He became the managing editor of the "New York Age", which he co-owned with S. B.

neg: Robert Maxwell Aarons, who described Maxwell's contacts with Czechoslovak anti-Stalinist Communist leaders in 1948 as crucial to the Czechoslovak decision to arm Israel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Czechoslovak military assistance was both unique and crucial for the fledgling state as it battled for its existence. It was Maxwell's covert help in smuggling aircraft parts into Israel that led to the country having air supremacy during their 1948 War of Independence. Shortly before Maxwell's death, a former employee of Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate, Ari Ben-Menashe, approached a number of news organisations in Britain and the U.S. with the allegation that Maxwell and

neg: Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency) there seem to have been about 65 by the time the borough was abolished. Since these properties could be freely bought and sold, the effective power of election rested with whoever owned the majority of the burgages (who, if necessary, could simply assign the tenancies to reliable shortly before an election). For more than a century before the Reform Act, Boroughbridge was owned by the Dukes of Newcastle, who controlled around fifteen seats across the country; however, in the 1790s, they sold one of the seats for £4,000 to the banker Thomas Coutts, who used it to put his son-in-law,

neg: Marbury Hall, Anderton with Marbury (1746–1801), an art collector who also owned the adjacent Belmont Hall. In 1819 the Marbury Hall collection of artworks and sculpture was published by Barry's son. James Hugh Smith Barry's grandson of the same name had the hall extended and remodelled by Anthony Salvin in around 1856. It served as the family home of the Smith-Barry family until 1932, when it was sold and became a country club. In 1940, during the Second World War, the house was requisitioned for war use. British soldiers camped in the park before huts and roads were built to serve the military, including survivors

neg: Osman Ahmed Osman Nasser's confrontational strategy with Israel required construction such as bunkers, airports, missile silos, etc. In 1961, Nasser's regime fully nationalized the Arab Contractors. Osman was abroad at the time, and faced a choice of whether to return, or continue pursuing his wealth abroad. Osman returned to Egypt, claiming that he felt it his duty to his country and his employees. Osman pledged that the company would continue to operate at the same level regardless of who it was owned by, which seemed difficult at the time. Osman had practiced a wage-incentive program within his company, which would be illegal for

neg: Economy of Israel on geopolitical grounds, to use the gas within the country instead of other energy sources. In early 2012 the Israeli cabinet announced plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund (called "the Israeli Citizens' Fund") that would allocate part of the royalties from energy exploration to education, defense and overseas investments. Since the founding of the state through the mid-2010s decade, the state-owned utility, Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) had an effective monopoly on power generation in the country. In 2010 the company sold 52,037 GWh of electricity. Until the mid-2010s the country also faced a persistently low operating reserve, which

neg: Włodawa were also 8 schoolmasters, 2 educators, a cantor, a bass player and a cymbal player. There were 2,236 Jews in 1827 and 6,706 in 1907. In the late 19th century Włodawa had a Jewish-owned steam-powered flour mill, tannery and soap factory. Of the 184 stores in the town, 177 were owned by Jews. Włodawa's first Zionist organization was formed in 1898, the town also had Bund, Agudath Israel and Poalei Zion organizations. There was a Beis Yaakov school for girls also. Following Poland's return to independence, Włodawa became a seat of the Włodawa County. In 1939, before the onset of

neg: Blankney Hunt Blankney Hunt The Blankney Hunt is an English foxhound pack, based in the village of Blankney, Lincolnshire, with hunting country of around by within Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. The hunt dates from 1871, when the old Burton Hunt was divided; the "country" as now constituted has existed since the end of the nineteenth century. The hounds were owned by a Mr. Cockburn from 1896, before being sold to Edgar Lubbock in 1904. Lubbock (1847–1907) was a lawyer who moved to nearby Caythorpe following his marriage in 1886 and after riding with both the Belvoir and Blankney Hunts, became Master of the

neg: Women in Israel of women in the workplace. In the same survey, Israel was ranked 24th for the proportion of women serving in executive positions. Even before the state of Israel was created, there were women fighting for women's rights in the land that became the state of Israel, for example women in the New Yishuv. Yishuv is the term referring to the body of Jewish residents in Palestine before the establishment of the state of Israel, and New Yishuv refers to those who began building homes outside the Old City walls of Jerusalem in the 1860s. In 1919 the first nationwide women's

neg: Israel Plus Israel Plus Israel Plus (, ) is a television station in Israel rebranded as 9 Kanal. It primarily broadcasts in the Russian language, with or without Hebrew subtitles, but also broadcasts some shows in Hebrew with Russian subtitles. As of 2013, it is primarily owned by investor Alexander Levin. In September 2001, Africa Israel Investments, a financial group headed by Lev Leviev won the tender for the creation of Israel TV channel in Russian. Established in November 2002, the channel's first CEO was Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, who led the company until February 2004. The station began broadcasting on 12 November 2002.

neg: Jaime Lagunez Having links to the Weizmann Institute of Science, in October of 2018, he flew from New York to Israel to continue his campaign to promote his World Medicine project (#WorldMedicine). It was conceived for the facilitation of making new medical treatments in a context of a world-wide cooperatively owned company where the profits would go directly to each citizen of each country. He has been nominated twice for Harvard's prestigious Gleitsman Award, given also to Nelson Mandela in 1994 and Malala in 2018. Jaime Lagunez Image from National Newspaper Jaime Lagunez is a scientist included in Marquis' of Who's Who

neg: WPLY (AM) WPLY (AM) WPLY is a Sports Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving Southwest Virginia the New River Valley. WPLY is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc. WPLY launched with the callsign WSLS just before noon on October 1, 1940. For over 50 years, the station would carry a Country format. At one time, the now defunct Roy H. Park Broadcasting had owned WSLS-AM-FM-TV, but sold the radio stations because Park also owned a newspaper in Roanoke. After the purchase, the AM became WSLC at midnight on August 1, 1972, but stayed Country, and the FM

neg: Palestinian art the country are largely abstract. Before 1948, Jerusalem was an important theme. After 1948, memory of place and distance from homeland became a central theme. Even Palestinian artists born and raised in Israel explore alienation and a sense of growing up as foreigners in the land of their ancestors. The question of cultural memory and belonging is a recurrent theme. Nidaa Badwan is an artist from who created a beautiful space in her room where she could isolate herself and escape from reality of Gaza. She says living in a city where she "lost basic rights as a human being"

neg: Castern Hall Madding Crowd" (1997) and "". (1999) Castern Hall Castern Hall, also known as Casterne Hall, is a privately owned 18th-century country house in the Manifold Valley, near Ilam, Staffordshire, England. It is the home of the Hurt family, who have owned the land since the mid-16th century. The grange at Castern was owned by Burton Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It was acquired by Roger Hurt, youngest son of Nicholas Hurt of Ashbourne, who settled there in the mid-16th century. Later, Nicholas Hurt (1649-1711) married the heiress of Alderwasley and in time Alderwasley Hall became the family's principal

neg: Castern Hall Castern Hall Castern Hall, also known as Casterne Hall, is a privately owned 18th-century country house in the Manifold Valley, near Ilam, Staffordshire, England. It is the home of the Hurt family, who have owned the land since the mid-16th century. The grange at Castern was owned by Burton Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It was acquired by Roger Hurt, youngest son of Nicholas Hurt of Ashbourne, who settled there in the mid-16th century. Later, Nicholas Hurt (1649-1711) married the heiress of Alderwasley and in time Alderwasley Hall became the family's principal residence. The Castern house was remodeled

neg: WIWF music station WEZL. However, the changes left Charleston without any adult contemporary radio stations. Shortly after the flip to country, the WSUY call letters were changed to WIWF. WXLY 102.5 FM soon became an adult contemporary station. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. On February 3, 2014 WIWF along with 9 other Cumulus owned country music stations, made the switch to the Nash FM branding. Jessica Chandler and Jay Shadix moved to afternoons as their morning show was replaced by "America's Morning Show". On November 19, 2018, WIWF reverted back to it's previous branding before it became

neg: KDZN KDZN KDZN is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Glendive, Montana, serving East Central Montana. KDZN is owned and operated by Staphen A. Marks Radio Group. KDZN signed on in 1969 as KIVE. In 1985, the station became KGLE-FM; at the time, it was owned by crosstown Friends of Christian Radio, Inc, who still own KGLE AM 590. In 1986, Magic Air Communications bought KGLE-FM, switching the calls to KDZN and the format to country, where it remains today. Stephan Marks, through Glendive Broadcasting Corporation, bought Magic Air in 1995, making KDZN a sister station to KXGN AM-TV,

neg: Antisemitic canard sales from consumers (both Jewish and non-Jewish) who look for kosher certification when shopping, and is actually specifically sought by marketing organizations within food production companies. A canard found in "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion", but dating to before that document, is that Jews are more loyal to world Jewry than to their own country. Since the establishment of the state of Israel, this canard has taken the form of accusations that Jewish citizens of countries such as the United States are more loyal to Israel than to their country of residence. In the book The Secret Relationship

neg: Gretsch in the footsteps of Eddie Cochran, who also played a 6120 (though modified with a Gibson P-90 pickup in the neck position) and Gene Vincent's guitarist Cliff Gallup, who played a Duo Jet. Elvis Presley later owned a Gretsch Country Gentleman — (recently manufactured as the "Gretsch Country Classic" but renamed the Chet Atkins Country Gentleman) — playing it briefly both on stage and in the studio. Gretsch quickly became a legitimate competitor to both Gibson and its main rivals, Fender and Rickenbacker. Gretsch fortunes rose again in the early Sixties when George Harrison played a Gretsch Country Gentleman on

neg: Owen Franks team to win every test they played in a calendar year. After busy seasons in 2014 and 2015, Franks was selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and once again started in all three of the knockout rounds for New Zealand. Franks opened the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, against Australia on 31 October 2015, with a huge tackle on Wallabies fullback Israel Folau and played for 54 minutes before being replaced by Charlie Faumuina, who had returned from injury to take part in the tournament. New Zealand beat Australia 34-17 and became the first country to win the Rugby

neg: WIDG the early 1990s, WIDG once again adopted separate programming from WMKC, airing first oldies (as "Cool 940") and then classic country (as "Classic KC Country") before the sports-talk format was introduced. WIDG was initially an affiliate of One-on-One Sports (which later became Sporting News Radio) before switching to the ESPN Radio feed. WIDG operates with an omnidirectional antenna and with very low power after local sunset to avoid interference with the now-defunct CINW (formerly CBC Radio-owned CBM-AM) in Montreal. In WIDG's heyday, it constantly fought for a good signal into the north and was stymied by 10 kW CKCY-920 Sault

neg: Aliyah previous Argentine immigrants already there. The crisis in Argentina also affected its neighbour country Uruguay, from which about half of its 40,000-strong Jewish community left, mainly to Israel, in the same period. During 2002 and 2003 the Jewish Agency for Israel launched an intensive public campaign to promote aliyah from the region, and offered additional economic aid for immigrants from Argentina. Although the economy of Argentina improved, and some who had immigrated to Israel from Argentina moved back following South American country's economic growth from 2003 onwards, Argentine Jews continue to immigrate to Israel, albeit in smaller numbers than before.

neg: Gaza flotilla raid affirmed that Israel would only consider exploring the removal of the Gaza blockade if peace ("quiet") is achieved in the area. On 26 May 2014, the criminal court in Turkey issued arrest warrants for the four Israeli military officers who oversaw the attack, turning over the warrants to Interpol. In December 2016, Turkish courts finally dismissed the cases brought before them, under extraordinary security measures due to the "angry and disappointed Islamists" involved. In Israel, the Israel Police and Israel Prison Service were placed on high alert throughout the country, residents of communities close to the border with the Gaza

neg: Chinese people in Israel Jin who arrived in Israel with his wife Dina and daughter Shalva in 2000. He had entered the country on a tourist visa and overstayed, and was almost deported before his right to remain was recognised. Shavei Israel has helped 14 Chinese citizens make aliyah and undergo the process of immigration and conversion. Founder Michael Freund states that his organisation would bring more if the Israeli bureaucratic and religious procedures were less complicated. In 2012, "FrontPage Magazine" stated that 3,000 Kaifeng Jews had made aliyah. In 2001, the number of Chinese workers in Israel was estimated at 23,000, of whom

neg: Muslim supporters of Israel the delegitimisation and demonisation of Israel." Mohammed Mostafa Kamal is a freelance journalist from Bangladesh based in the United Kingdom. He has said, "No Muslim country boycotted East Timor or banned its citizens from traveling there after it became independent from mainly Muslim Indonesia. Christian-majority South Sudan became independent from mainly Muslim United Sudan in 2011. As with East Timor, we did not see any Muslim boycotts. However, when Israel became independent in 1948, Muslim countries acted with unrelenting hostility. Why?" Kamal has said that when comparing Israel's actions since 1948 with those of East Timor or South Sudan, "the

neg: Rami Levy Communications Rami Levy Communications Rami Levy Communications () is a mobile virtual network operator in Israel, using the network from Pelephone. Founded in 2011, it is owned by Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing. The prefix assigned to Rami Levy Communications is 0556. In September 2010, Rami Levy became the fourth company in Israel to receive a mobile virtual network operator license from the Israel Ministry of Communications. The company previously announced in a 2010 statement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that upon receiving this license, it would open a new subsidiary, Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing Communications Ltd., and sell advanced mobile

neg: Foreign relations of Israel migrated to Israel. Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail has published numerous books linking the Afghans to the Lost Tribes of Israel. Both the Israeli government and general public supported the Bangladesh Liberation War. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 the new born country was recognised by Israel in as early as 1972 before any Arab country although Bangladesh "categorically rejected" the recognition. Bangladesh does not recognize Israel as legitimate and officially forbids its citizens to travel to Israel by putting 'Valid for travel to all countries except Israel' on Bangladeshi passports. Bangladesh supports a sovereign Palestinian state and an end to

neg: Yam Kaspers Anshel Yam Kaspers Anshel Yam Kaspers Anshel (; born February 15, 1998) is an Israeli beauty pageant titleholder who came in second-place in Miss Israel 2016, thereby winning the title to compete for Israel in Miss Universe. She represented her country at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant. Yam was born in 1998 in Herzliya, Israel. Yam grew up living onboard a boat in the Herzliya marina. She was labeled an academically gifted child, and at age 14 she became a youth horse-riding champion in Israel. She graduated high-school, and is currently preparing for IDF enlistment. On June 6, 2016 Yam Kaspers

neg: Israel Israel described as a response to more than a hundred Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israeli cities, Israel began an operation in Gaza on 14 November 2012, lasting eight days. Israel started another operation in Gaza following an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas in July 2014. In September 2010, Israel was invited to join the OECD. Israel has also signed free trade agreements with the European Union, the United States, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey, Mexico, Canada, Jordan, and Egypt, and in 2007, it became the first non-Latin-American country to sign a free trade agreement with the Mercosur

neg: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Technion – Israel Institute of Technology The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ( "Ha-Tekhniyon — Makhon Tekhnologi le-Yisrael") is a public research university in Haifa, Israel. Established in 1912 during the Ottoman Empire and more than 35 years before the State of Israel, the Technion is the oldest university in the country and is ranked the best university in Israel and in the whole of the Middle East in the Shanghai Ranking. The university offers degrees in science and engineering, and related fields such as architecture, medicine, industrial management and education. It has 19 academic departments, 60 research centers

neg: Sheldon Adelson "Israel Hayom", was published on July 30, 2007. On March 31, 2014, Adelson received the go-ahead from a Jerusalem court to purchase "Maariv" and the conservative newspaper "Makor Rishon". In 2016 Adelson's attorney announced that he does not own Israel Hayom, but that it is owned by a relative of his. According to a Target Group Index (TGI) survey published in July 2011, "Israel Hayom", which unlike all other Israeli newspapers is distributed for free, became the number-one daily newspaper (on weekdays) four years after its inception. This survey found that "Israel Hayom" had a 39.3% weekday readership exposure, "Yedioth

neg: WETC but only with reduced power. WETC's call letters were said to stand for "We Entertain Tobacco Country." It was a long-time country music station. In 1992 it became the first radio station to target the Research Triangle's Spanish-speaking community. It went completely Spanish by the late 1990s. WETC was owned by East Wake Broadcasting and later Carolina Regional Broadcasting before being sold to Prieto Communications in 2004. Prieto Communications sold WETC to Marta Sanchez's Sanchez Broadcasting Corporation for consideration of the forgiveness of $1.45 million in debt; the transaction was consummated on January 4, 2013. WETC's programming was once simulcast

neg: Su canción the last country to perform, it was also the last to vote. Before its points were awarded to the other countries, it had led the Contest by one point. When it awarded Israel and its song "Hallelujah" 10 points it had, by extension, granted it the win. According to the official Eurovision website, it was rumored after the contest that Spain gave high marks to Israel to prevent their own country from having to host the Contest in 1980, thus saving themselves the high expenses of an international production. "Su canción", ending in second place, was the best showing for

neg: Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. teams and also receive help with their schoolwork. Families of fans make up a large part of the crowd and membership owners. Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. () is an Israeli fan-owned association football club in Jerusalem, Israel. It was conceived and founded in 2007 by Hapoel Jerusalem fans unhappy with the team's management. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit and is based at Teddy Stadium. At its founding, Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem became the first fan-owned football club in Israel. Football club Hapoel Jerusalem was founded in 1926. The team belonged to the "Histadrut", Israel's organization

neg: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Hovi Star performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 14 May. Israel placed fourteenth in the final, scoring 135 points: 11 points from the televoting and 124 points from the juries. Voting during the three shows was conducted under a new system that involved each country now awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their