The Modern State of Israel in Textbooks. Pnina Gazit Ministry of Education Israel

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1 The Modern State of Israel in Textbooks Pnina Gazit Ministry of Education Israel

2 Modern Israel A Developed and Multi-faceted Nation 1. General Background 2. Israel A varied country 3. Israel A democratic, young and developed country

3 General Information Israel s Declaration of Independence on May 14 th, 1948 Government: Parliamentary Democracy Capital: Jerusalem Total Area: 22,072 square kilometers Population: 8,252,500 Israel General Information

4 Israel The state of Israel is located in the Middle East, along the Eastern Shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

5 Israel and its border

6 Pnina Gazit, Ministery of Education, State of Israel Israel - Hungary: Area and population Population ,000,000 9,919,128 8,252,500 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 Population: Israel 8,252,500 Hungary 9,919,128 2,000,000 Hungary Israel 0 Area km 2 93, ,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 Area(km 2 ): Israel 22,070 Hungary 93,000 40, ,000 20,000 10,000 Hungary Israel 0

7 2. Israel A varied country - Varied Climate Mediterranean Ocean in the north and center, desert in the south - Varied Landscape Mountains, valleys, the earth s lowest elevation spot - Varied Citizenry A multi cultural society

8 Varied Climate Mediterranean Climate Desert Climate Source: The Center for Educational Technology (CET)

9 The Dead Sea Rift The Dead Sea Rift - Israel s eastern border running approximately 420 Km. The Dead Sea -the Earth s lowest elevation m Parts of the Syria-Africa Rift, which lies from the Taurus mountains all the way to Mozambique.

10 The Shore The Mediterranean Ocean s shore runs across the country s entire Western border Sea Ports, vacations and tourism, power stations, agriculture and towns

11 The Negev Craters unique and spectacular landscape

12 Internal and External Tourism Conservation of national heritage sites (Homa UMigdal, Tel Hai yard, Sharona) Israel is a holy place for the three religions holy sites Varied climate and landscape Eilat Tel Aviv sea of galilee The Dead Sea Jerusalem

13 Internal and External Tourism Conservation of international heritage sites (UNESCO)

14 Israel Population

15 The Jewish Population Jewish Population an Ingathering of Exiles and a Melting Pot In the years since its inception the country has been encouraging Aliya (Jewish immigration to Israel), from many different countries of origin: Poland, Hungary, Morocco, Russian, Yemen, Ethiopia and more. In those first years building a melting pot and creating The Israeli the Sabar Today variety in Israeli society (holidays, culture, food and more) Cultural and religious belief-based variety

16 The Jewish Population

17 Variety of culture The Jewish Population Food from around the world

18 Arab, Druze and Other Populations Muslems Christians Druze Others - The Arab population is comprised of a Muslim majority and Christian minority - Another relatively large minority the population of Druze - Other minorities, such as: Ahmads, Circassians and more - Approximately 25% of Arabs living in Israel live in mixed cities such as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Haifa and Akre.

19 The Residential System Israel is one of the most urbanized countries in the world Moshav Rural Arab villages turned cities Kibbutz is a unique Israeli residential method. Over the last decades the Kibbutz has changed. (At the heart of this change is the process of privatization).

20 Israel A Parliamentary Democracy Civic Participation in Israel: Citizens vote in elections: general, equal, secret, competitive and recurring, in a relative party national method, and elect their Knesset Members 120 Knesset Members High school Civic education: what is democracy? Liberty and equality the values of democracy Human and civil rights Pluralism and tolerance

21 The Israeli Education System: Jews: Secular, Orthodox, Ultra Orthodox Arabs: Muslims, Christians Bedouin, Druze At the Ministry of Education: Curriculums for the various sectors, for example: History Unified curriculums with cultural adaptations, for example: Geography, and National, Social and Civic Studies

22 National, Social and Civic Studies Books name : Living together in Israel (Year 2 - Year 4(

23 Year 3 Knowing the culture variety Multicaltural : Jews, Arabs, religious and non religious, etc.

24 Year 4 Israel population: Different population groups Citizens with equal rights Living together

25 Main subject of the Ministry of Education : The other is I

26 3. Israel A democratic, young and developed country

27 A rapid development since Declaration of Independence on May 14 th, 1948 In a relatively short time Israel has successfully handled complex development challenges climatic, social and in a hostile environment.

28 Israel a developed country (Economy, education, demographics, healthcare, communications, sustainability and more) Examples: Leading processes of development in Hi-Tech Groundbreaking technological developments in Physics, medicine and pharmaceuticals Agriculture, Energy Israel hosts activities for conservation of the environment and export of knowledge

29 Pnina Gazit, Ministery of Education, State of Israel GDP per capita (in current USD) 37,532 36,151 10,514 Source: The World Bank

30 Pnina Gazit, Ministery of Education, State of Israel Life expectancy at birth, total (years) Source: The World Bank

31 Israel A Hi-Tech Powerhouse, Start-Up Nation microsoft google The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel. Both the Pentium-4 microprocessor and the Centrino processor were entirely designed, developed and produced in Israel. intel IBM

32 Israel A Hi-Tech Powerhouse, Start-Up Nation

33 Israel A Hi-Tech Powerhouse MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging) CT Scan Computed Tomography

34 Using technology to address natural conditions Israel overcomes a shortage of 3 elements vital to agriculture: water, land and manpower, by: - Increasing the water supply (desalination, reusing waste and use of treated waste water) Technology-rich agriculture - Developing technological means (greenhouses, sprinklers, drip irrigation systems) - Developing special strains (such as Cherry Tomatoes in the Arava desert) - Disseminating agricultural knowledge and assistance to other countries (agricultural innovations in Africa, and more)

35 Using technology to address natural conditions Technology-rich agriculture

36 Using technology to address natural conditions Technology-rich agriculture Desalination drip irrigation systems)

37 Utilizing Natural Conditions Utilizing the Sun s energy Currently, expansive research and development is being done in Israel in the field of Solar Energy: legislation, sun-heater water tanks on roofs of homes Locating gas on Israeli shores and utilizing it

38 Sustainability and the Environment -Steps to conserve and develop, in partnership with environmental organizations - Addressing desert processes - Protecting open areas - Protecting the sea shore: a natural resource and a public asset - Protecting rivers from pollution, protecting the air from pollution - Solid waste treatment and recycling - Sustainability Education צילם: ד"ר אבישי טייכר

39 Nobel Laureates Since Israel s founding, 12 Israelis have been awarded the Nobel Prize, 7 of those the Nobel Prize for Science 1966, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Literature 1978, Menachem Begin, Nobel Peace Prize 1994, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin, Nobel Peace Prize 2002: Prof Daniel Kahneman, Economics 2004: Prof Avram Hershko and Prof Aharon Ciechanover, Chemistry 2005: Yisrael Oman, Economics 2009: Prof Ada Yonath, Chemistry 2011: Prof Dan Shechtman, Chemistry 2013: Prof Arieh Warshel and Prof Michael Levitt, Chemistry

40 International Assistance to Developing Nations

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47 Israel is an example of a rapid development process over its 66 years of existence. In a relatively short time Israel has successfully handled complex development challenges climatic, social and in a hostile environment.

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