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Location
The Resume
(May 18, 1948- )
Located in Middle East
Slightly smaller than New Jersey
Borders Egypt, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and The West Bank (Palestine)
UN approved its Independence (May 14, 1948)
Why Israel might be annoying
Very dry, so everything is used for irrigation, including the Sea of Galilee.
Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but few countries recognize it.
They use the Jewish calendar which is lunar based.
Currency are shekels and agorots.
Israelis go out of their way to have the glue on their postage stamps certified kosher.
Israelis call themselves Sabras.
Why Israel might not be annoying
Life is Western - no turbans caftans or purdahs.
It is the only true democracy in the Middle East.
It is the birth place of the Jewish, Islamic and Christian faiths.
Life expectancy is 78½.
The Soviet Union and the United States both voted for Israel's formation in the UN mandate (The United Kingdom abstained - 1948).
Like the U.S., their Supreme Court justices are appointed for life by the president.
Women and men are equally drafted and utilized by the military.
Durra is a sorghum, that grows there.
There are 300 schools for Arabs, including a teacher's college at Jaffa.
Sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer was a trained sniper when she briefly lived in Israel.
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 739 Votes: 35.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 828 Votes: 35.75% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 4450 Votes: 43.42% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 3696 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 4717 Votes: 63.94% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 9435 Votes: 68.69% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 5365 Votes: 65.39% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 64895 Votes: 34.90% Annoying
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