‘Necessity is the mother of invention’, is a famous saying we all know. So far, most of the inventions in the history of mankind happened only after a need related to them was felt. In modern times, only a society that by understanding its needs, takes efforts to meet them with the use of science […]
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For a nation to achieve all-round development as a society, sports play a role as important as arts. Sports, especially the outdoor games, hold unique importance in keeping the citizens of a nation healthy and ‘fit’. Knowing of it, after achieving independence, Israel gave importance to sports equal to that given to several art forms. […]
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Israeli society, though appears much like any other society in the world, is deeply rooted in Judaism and is closely tied to the Jewish culture. As a result, tours are organized in Israel that showcase the Israeli culture that is blessed with thousands of years of rich heritage. Also held are the excursions which challenge […]
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Arts and culture reflect the image of a nation. They also represent the nature and the feelings of its people. The works and forms of arts created in a country through various periods help understand the proclivity of the masses in those times. Israel is primarily a Jewish state. It was because of Judaism that […]
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The name Arieh Sharon naturally appears before us when we talk about the ‘Development Towns’ in Israel. Likewise, when the subject is the ‘development achieved in the Negev Desert’, the name ‘Menachem Perlmutter’ is not to be missed. Born in 1928 in Czechoslovakia, the name ‘Menachem Perlmutter’ inspires respect as the ‘Architect of the Negev […]
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Israeli architect Arieh Sharon added about 180 experts from the various fields like town planning, housing construction, architecture, finance, etc. to his team and with their assistance designed the ‘National Outline Plan’. It proved to be the ‘master plan’ for infrastructure development in Israel. The master plan primarily aimed at – reducing the clogging of […]
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For Israel, the decade of 1950 proved to be one of the ‘rationing system’ or the ‘austerity measures’. However, the foundation of the future Israeli social system got laid in this decade. Even as Israel is considered a developed nation today, in the 1950s, it was miles away from this status. Going forward in our […]
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The ‘Austerity measures’ did not prove viable beyond a certain limit. On the one hand, the Jewish diaspora continued to remit aid to Israel, but on the other, the hordes of Jewish immigrants continued to reach Israel ceaselessly. With the kind of news coming in from Germany, an alternate plan had been on Prime Minister […]
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Israel won the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. However, despite winning the war against the Arab nations, having to fight the war right at its creation had left Israel’s condition weak. All the resources of the country had come under strain due to the colossal war expense. At the same time, the number of Jews immigrating to […]
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David Ben-Gurion’s anxiety grew as the 15th of May 1948 came closer. Actually speaking,in the on-going Arab-Jew Civil War, the Jews appeared to win across the land of Palestine while the Palestinian Arabs, fearing for their life, continued to flee with their families and whatever belongings they could carry. However, the upper hand, the Jews, […]
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