Israeli history

Israeli history

The history of Israel encompasses the history of the modern State of Israel, as well as that of the Jews in the Land of Israel.

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Neo-Platonism

History; Israeli history

A line of development from the philosophy of Plato that emphasized the mystical dimensions of its dualistic view of reality, so that union with the ultimate One was a major goal. Influenced the ...

Shtetl

History; Israeli history

A little Jewish village, especially of Ashkenazi Jews of eastern Europe prior to World War II.

messirut hanefesh

History; Israeli history

A major Gus Emunim virtue which implies one's readiness to make immense personal sacrifices.

(1135-1204) A major medieval rabbi, physician, scientist, and philosopher, known by the acronym RaMBaM (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon). Born in Spain, Maimonides fled from persecution to Morocco and finally ...

Protocols of the Elders of Zion

History; Israeli history

A major piece of anti-Semitic propaganda, compiled at the turn of the century by members of the Russian Secret Police. Essentially adapted from a nineteenth century French polemical satire directed ...

Active Organization for the Liberation of Palestine

History; Israeli history

A medical aid organization established in 1967 by Dr. Isam Sartawi. It merged with Fatah for brief periods in 1967 and 1971. The organization dissolved in 1983 when Sartawi was killed by members of ...

Rabat Arab Summit

History; Israeli history

A meeting held in Rabat, Morocco in October 1974 at which Arab participants, except for Jordan, agreed to recognize the Palestinian Liberation Organization as the sole legitimate representative of ...