Israel

In may 14, 2008 is the 60th anniversary of the creation of the modern state of Israel. In the early 1820's the Jewish begun to move in Palestine. During the 1930's jews persecuted by the Hitler regime poured into Palestine. The Land of Israel was divided for many years into two rival and sometimes warring states the smaller kingdom of Judah in the south [from which derives the word "Jew"], and the larger, more luxurious and more powerful kingdom of Israel (or Shamron-Samaria) to the north.

Judea (as the southern part was to be termed) was a semi-autonomous Persian (Iranian) vassal state, administered by the high priest of the Jerusalem Temple, while the Samaritans had their center on Mt. Gerizim. The invasions of Alexander the Great, which replaced Persian by Greek dominance, resulted in the establishment of Greek colonies along the coastal plain and around the Jordan valley and in giving the entire country a European rather than Asiatic orientation. The general political circumstances were, however, unchanged under the alternate control of the Ptolemies of Egypt and the Seleucids of Syria.

The Koran is a great, inspiring work that motivates millions of people worldwide to prayer, good deeds and self improvement. Jews especially should recognize and appreciate the monotheism and service to the God of Abraham. Many Jewish scholars recognize that Jewish mysticism developed in Babylonia (modern day Iraq) shares many points in common with Islamic mysticism. Theoretically there are many shared values and ideals between Judaism and Islam.

“In 1949, Israel signed separate cease-fire agreements with Egypt on February 24, Lebanon on March 23, Transjordan on April 3, and Syria on July 20. Israel was able to draw its own borders, occupying 70% of Mandatory Palestine, fifty percent more than the UN partition proposal allotted them. These borders have been known afterwards as the "Green Line". The Gaza Strip