DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
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a ice cream flavor
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a state
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a capital city
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a country
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Detailed explanation-1: -Israel is a small country in the Middle East about the size of the state of New Jersey. The country has a diverse climate with snowy mountains in the north and the hot desert in the south. Jordan, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority all border Israel to the east.
Detailed explanation-2: -Israel’s government system is based on parliamentary democracy with a multi-party system, consisting of a legislative, an executive and a judicial branch. Head of State is the president of Israel; the position has limited and largely ceremonial duties. Head of Government (cabinet of ministers) is the Prime Minister.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Land of Israel (Hebrew: ), also referred to as the Holy Land or as Palestine, is the birthplace of the Jewish people and Judaism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Religious Demography. The U.S. government estimates the total population at 8.8 million (midyear 2021). According to the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) classification system (2020 data), approximately 73 percent of the population is Jewish, 18 percent Muslim, 2 percent Christian, and 1.6 percent Druze.