The Status Quo Agreement
The Status-Quo Agreement, initially established through a letter on the 19th of June 1947, was an understanding reached with religious...
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The differences between a Kibbutz and a Moshav
A Kibbutz (meaning in Hebrew "gathering") is a form of cooperative settlement unique to Zionism, correlated to the Yishuv and the State...
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Administrative Districts (Mehozot)
The State of Israel's administrative organization is based on three levels of governance: The Central Government, Districts, Local...
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The Law of return (Hok Hashvut)
The Law of Return was a law passed by the Knesset (Israel's parliament) on July 5th, 1950, two years after the State of Israel was...
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Hadag Nahash
Hadag Nahash is an Israeli pop music group founded in 1996. The group's logo is a urinating child. The name literally means "The...
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Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Yom Hazikaron laShoah velagvura Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed in Israel every year on the 27th of (the Hebrew month of) Nisan. It...
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Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day
Yom Hazikaron leYitshak Rabin Memorial Day for the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is a national day of remembrance...
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Hatikva, the National Anthem
Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah" ("The Hope"), is about the hope of the Jews to return to Israel, the land of their forefathers,...
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Minorities in Israel
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2021, Israel had 6 873 000 Jews, 1 671 000 Muslims, 179 000 Christians, and...
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The Israeli Flag
The Israeli flag was originally the banner of the World Zionist Organization and was first adopted as a flag during the first Zionist...
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