It has the final say in the country's most important cases.

Israel is a democratic republic in which citizens 18 years of age or older can do this.

This government official heads the Cabinet, Israel's top policy making body.

The number of Knesset seats a political party wins if it gets 50 percent of the vote in an election.

Most people in urban areas live in them...

This city has great religious importance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

These are the names of Israels official languages.

Most members of these two groups have limited contact with each other.

The total number of years Israeli children normally attend school.

It flows through the Rift Valley and Sea of Galilee

At more than a thousand feet below sea level, it is the lowest point on the earth's surface.

It carries water to dry parts of the country, including the Negev Desert.

The number of months of nearly continuous sunshine in Israel.

The geographic region where most Israelis live, and where the nation's industry and agriculture are located.

Many people travel by bus, but most use one of these for transportation.

Because of its dry climate and lack of major rivers, Israel does not have this energy source

The majority of workers in Israel are employed by these industries

The percentage of people in agricultural jobs has declined because of the use of them.

This Israeli city is both a manufacturing center and a deep water port.

More than 2,000 years ago, the Romans drove them out of their homeland.

They conquered Palestine during the 600s A.D.

After World War II, it proposed dividing Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

It carried out terrorist attacks against Israel

The campaign by European Jews to establish a Jewish state in Palestine.