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General
Official name: | State of Israel (Hebrew: Medinat Yisrael) |
Capital: | Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) |
Language: | Hebrew (Ivrit) |
National symbols: | Flag of Israel Hatikvah: National anthem of Israel Menorah: National emblem of Israel Declaration of independence |
Time: | Standard time: 2 hours ahead of GMT (GMT +2). Daylight-Saving time (DST): GMT +3. According to the "Summer time law", DST starts on last Friday before April 2 at 2:00 A.M. and ends on Sunday before Tishrei 10 at 2:00 A.M. |
Phone system: | Phone dialing codes, and directories |
Currency: | New Shekel (NIS) or shekel for short. One shekel=100 agorot (agora in singular). Currency exchange rates: English, Hebrew |
Power supply: | 220 volts at 50 Hertz. Three pin sockets also match double-pin European electrical appliance plugs. |
Geography and Climate
- Maps of Israel and Middle East
- Weather and Climate
- Satellite photographs of Israel and the Middle-East
History and Society
- Brief History of Israel and the Jewish People
- Declaration of Independence
- Jewish Philosophy and Belief • Jewish Religion
- Minority Communities in Israel
- Arab - Israeli Conflict: Basic Facts
Photographs
- Color photographs and images of Israel
- National Photo Collection
- First Photographs of the Holy Land
- Pictorial Library of Bible Lands (sets of CDs on Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and Galilee)
- Israel and Jerusalem Photo Album
- Israel News Photo Agency Chameleons Eye
- Israel Wildlife Photography
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