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Fact Sheets

On Israel

• Israel at 63: Statistical Glimpse
• The 1949 Armistice: The "Green Line"
• Jewish Settlements in the West Bank
• Israel's Liberal Democracy
• Israel's Security Fence

On the Palestinians

• Unilateral Declaration of Independence
• The “Right of Return”
• The Palestinain Refugees
• Mahmoud Abbas
• The Hamas Terror Organization

On the Middle East

• The Threat from Iran
• Nuclear Proliferation in the Mideast
• Revolutionary Upheaval in Egypt
• Christians in the Middle East
• The Failure of Iran Sanctions

Israel Overview

• Agriculture
• Archaeology
• Architecture
• Culture and the Arts
• Education
• Enviornment
• Health
• Immigration
• Israeli Arabs
• Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
• Science & Technology
• Sports
• Water
• Women

U.S.-Israel Relations

• Congress & Israel
• State-to-State Agreements
• Binational Foundations
  • Binational Industrial Research & Development Foundation (BIRD)
  • Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (BARD)
  • Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
  • US-Israel Educational Fund (USIEF)
  • US-Israel Science & Technology Commission (USISTC)
  • Texas-BARD
  • Maryland-BARD Program
  • Cornell University-BARD Program
• Strategic Cooperation

Virtual Israel Tour

• Travel Preparation
• Arrive at Ben-Gurion
• The Road to Jerusalem
  (including Latrun, Castel, Bet Shemesh)
• Jerusalem
  • History
  • The Old City
  • Beyond the Old City Walls
  • The “New” City
• Tel Aviv/Jaffa
• The Mediterranean Coast:
  • Ashkelon
    (including Yad Mordechai, Ashdod, Rishon Lezion, Rehovot,
    Kiryat Gat, Lachish, Beit Guvrin, Amatzia, Tel Ekron)
  • Herzliya
  • Netanya
  • Caesarea
    (including Zichron Ya'acov)
  • Haifa
  • Acre (Akko)
  • Nahariya & Ma'alot
    (including Montfort, Yehi'am, Tefen)
  • Rosh Hanikra
•  The Galilee & Golan Heights:
  • The Golan Heights
    (including The Banyas, Mount Hermon, Gamla , Kiryat Shemona, Metulla, Tel Dan)
  • Safed
    (including Meron, Peqiin, Rosh Pina)
  • Nazareth
    (including Mount Tabor, The Gospel Trail)
  • Zippori
  • Megiddo
• Tiberias & Valleys:
  • Tiberias
  • Bet She'an
• The Negev and Southern Coast:
  • Ein Gedi
  • Masada
  • Dead Sea
  • Negev
  • Eilat
  • Beersheba
    (including Sde Boker)
  • Makhtesh Ramon
    (including the Nabatean Cities)
• The West Bank (Judea & Samaria):
  • Bethlehem
    (including Gush Etzion )
  • Hebron
  • Jericho
  • Nablus
  • Ariel

Maps

• British Mandate Area (1921–1923)
• The Partition Plan - Resolution 181 (1947)
• The Arab Invasion (1948)
• Armistice Lines (1949)
• Israel Before the Six-Day War (1967)
• The Golan Heights Prior to the Six-Day War (1967)
• Cease-Fire Lines After the Six- Day War (1967)
• Israeli Population Centers and the Armistice Lines
• UNRWA Refugee Camps (2000)
• Palestinian Authority’s Map of Palestine
• The Future Borders of Israel & Palestine?
• Hamas Deployment in Gaza City (2009)
• Hezbollah Positions in Lebanon (2010)
• Hamas Rocket Ranges (2011)

Glossary & Bibiliography