Azerbaijan is one of the few countries with predominantly Muslim populations that shares a strategic alliance with Israel.

Today, Israel is a major arms supplier to the country.

The Battle of Qarqar is mentioned in extra-biblical records, and was perhaps at Apamea where Shalmaneser III of Assyria fought a great confederation of princes from Cilicia, Northern Syria, Israel, Ammon, and the tribes of the Syrian desert ( 853 BC ), including Ahab ( A-ha-ab-bu < sup > mat </ sup >) ( Adad -' idri ).

* 1948 – 1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.

The Book of Amos is set in a time when the people of Israel have reached a low point in their devotion to the God of Israel-the people have become greedy and have stopped following and adhering to their values.

Through Amos, God tells the people that he is going to judge Israel for its sins, and it will be a foreign nation that will enact his judgment.

For the people of Israel " the day of the LORD " is the day when God will fight against their and his enemies, and it will be a day of victory for Israel.

However, Amos and other prophets include Israel as an enemy of God, as Israel is guilty of injustice toward the innocent, poor, and young women.

As it is with all nations that rise up against the kingdom of God, even Israel and Judah will not be exempt from the judgment of God because of their idolatry and unjust ways.

Other major ideas in the book of Amos include: social justice and concern for the disadvantaged ; the idea that Israel's covenant with God did not exempt them from accountability for sin ; God is God of all nations ; God is judge of all nations ; God is God of moral righteousness ; God made all people ; God elected Israel and then liberated Israel so that He would be known throughout the world ; election by God means that those elected are responsible to live according to the purposes clearly outlined to them in the covenant ; if God destroys the unjust, a remnant will remain ; and God is free to judge whether to redeem Israel.

Tu Bishvat is not an official holiday in Israel.

Only in Israel decompression is used on all luggage to check for pressure sensor detonators.

Of notable importance is Isaiah 7: 14, where the prophet is assuring king Ahaz that God will save Judah from the invading armies of Israel and Syria ; the sign that will prove this is the forthcoming birth of a child called Emmanuel, " God With Us ".

Israel Finkelstein proposed that the oval or circular layout that distinguishes some of the earliest highland sites, and the notable absence of pig bones from hill sites, could be taken as a marker of ethnicity, but others have cautioned that these can be a " common-sense " adaptation to highland life and not necessarily revelatory of origins.

The archaeological remains that are considered to date from the time of Solomon are notable for the fact that Canaanite material culture appears to have continued unabated ; there is a distinct lack of magnificent empire, or cultural development-indeed comparing pottery from areas traditionally assigned to Israel with that of the Philistines points to the Philistines having been significantly more sophisticated.

Other notable organizations Israel is an active member of include the Education For All movement, the European Centre for Higher Education ( CEPES ), the World Heritage Committee ( WHC ), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ( ICCROM ), and the International Council on Monuments and Sites ( ICOMOS ).

The protocol only applies to those countries that have ratified it, notable states that have not ratified it are the United States, Israel, Iran, Pakistan and Iraq.

Hampstead is notable for having the highest percentage of Jewish residents of any city outside of Israel.

In one particularly notable episode, Hackett was asked which was the country with the highest ratio of doctors to populace ; he answered Israel, or in his words, " the country with the most Jews ".

Other areas with notable Alicante Bouschet plantings include Algeria, Israel and parts of central and southern Italy.

There are a number of notable exceptions to the rule that Elohim is treated as singular when referring to the God of Israel, including Gen. 20: 13, 35: 7, 2 Sam.

A notable achievement in counter-espionage was the 1961 capture of Israel Beer, who was revealed to be a Soviet spy.

He later served as a notable voice for American conservatism in his writings and in his television appearances while taking differing views on issues such as U. S .- Israel relations and the invasion of Iraq.

A small number of non-whites from outside the United States have also played in the NFL through the years, with notable examples from the past including running backs Rueben Mayes and Tim Biakabutuka ( both Black Canadians ) and Christian Okoye ( Nigerian ) and current examples including defensive linemen Israel Idonije ( also a Black Canadian ), Amobi Okoye ( also Nigerian ), and Osi Umenyiora ( Black British ) as well as fullback Jehuu Caulcrick ( Liberian ).

When Israel declared independence, Givati consisted of 5 battalions, with notable commanders such as Jehuda Wallach ( 51st Battalion ), Ya ' akov Pri ( 52nd Battalion ), Yitzhak Pundak ( 53rd Battalion ), Tzvi Tzur ( 54th Battalion ) and Eitan Livni ( 55th Battalion ).

Herzog was born at Cliftonpark Avenue in Belfast, the son of notable Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, who was Chief Rabbi of Ireland from 1919 to 1937 ( and later, of Palestine and Israel ), and Sara ( née Hillman ).

He served for four years in the Israel Defense Forces as an officer in Sayeret Matkal, one of the more notable IDF special forces units.

Since the 1960s, they have been notable for their activism against former Nazis, efforts to commemorate the Jewish victims from France of the Occupation, and for their support of Israel.

Other notable poskim, from non-Zionist Ashkenazi circles, placed a halakhic safek ( doubt ) over the Jewishness of the Beta Israel.

Most notable among these is: " For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

Mandel is a notable alumnus of Beth David B ' nai Israel Beth Am's Hebrew School located in Toronto, as well as three other Toronto high schools.

* List of notable Mizrahi Jews and Sephardi Jews in Israel

To grant it authority, it bears letters of endorsement from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg of the Supreme Rabbinical Court of Israel, both the Chief Rabbis of Israel, and letters of blessing and approbation from various other notable rabbis around the world.

Other notable poskim, from non-Zionist Ashkenazi circles, placed a halakhic safek ( doubt ) over the Jewishness of the Beta Israel.

) was a sister of Israeli politician and notable scientist Chaim Weizmann ( the first President of the State of Israel ).

Though God commanded instruments to be used in Temple worship, and the daily life of Israel, the first recorded example of a musical instrument in Roman Catholic worship was an organ introduced by Pope Vitalian into a cathedral in Rome around 670.

Yahweh, as the main character in the book, takes the initiative in conquering the land, and it is Yahweh's power that wins battles ( for example, the walls of Jericho fall because Yahweh is fighting for Israel, not because the Israelites show superior fighting ability ).

The editors / authors of the Deuteronomistic history cite a number of sources, including ( for example ) a " Book of the Acts of Solomon " and, frequently, the " Annals of the Kings of Judah " and a separate book, " Chronicles of the Kings of Israel ".

To take just a single example, Omri's accession to the throne of Israel in the 31st year of Asa of Judah ( 1 Kings 16: 23 ) cannot follow the death of his predecessor Zimri in the 27th year of Asa ( 1 Kings 16: 15 ).

For example, " Israel " becomes 以色列 yǐsèliè, " Paris " becomes 巴黎 bālí.

This most likely applies to King Solomon, but may also refer to his successors as the Bible referred to Judah as Israel in Kings / Chronicles for example.

The title Son of David identifies Jesus as the healing and miracle-working Messiah of Israel ( it is used exclusively in relation to miracles, and the Jewish messiah is sent to Israel alone ); as Son of Man he will return to judge the world ( a fact his disciples recognise but of which his enemies are unaware ); and as Son of God he has a unique relationship with God, God revealing himself through his son, and Jesus proving his sonship through his obedience and example.

For example, whilst the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics defines the area of Israel to include the annexed East Jerusalem and Golan Heights and to exclude the militarily controlled regions of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it defines the population of Israel to also include Israeli settlers living in the West Bank.

The father gives his name to his children ; for example: the sons of Israel are called Israelites, because the land belonged to the father, and every one of his twelve sons gave his name to his descendants.

The PLO's " vicious terrorist attacks in Israel " dating from this period were countered by Israeli bombing raids in southern Lebanon, where " 150 or more towns and villages ... have been repeatedly savaged by the Israeli armed forces since 1968 ," of which the village of Khiyam is probably the best-known example.

Malaysia's participation in international politics also affects domestic politics for example the Israel – Malaysia relations.

Similar passages include, for example, Exodus 17: 14, " And YHWH said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven ;" Exodus 24: 4, " And Moses wrote all the words of YHWH, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel ;" Exodus 34: 27, " And Yahweh said unto Moses, Write thou these words, for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel ;" and " These are the decrees, the laws and the regulations that the LORD established on Mount Sinai between himself and the Israelites through Moses.

For example, the Masorti movement in Israel rejected a decision by the Conservative movement in the United States permitting Jews living far from synagogues to drive to synagogue on Shabbat.

One example is the differing set of interpretations of UN Security Council Resolution 242, which calls on Israel to withdraw " from territories occupied " in the 1967 Six Day War.

Saudi Arabia repaid the debt it owed the countries whose forces had defeated Iraq, particularly the United States, in cash ( for example, $ 15 billion to the US alone ) and by purchasing large quantities of weapons from American companies and by supporting the U. S .- led peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

For Evangelical Christians Samuel is considered to be a Prophet, Judge, and wise Leader of Israel, and treated as an example of fulfilled commitments to God.

The king's garden ( for example ) can be viewed in the light of the Garden of Eden (), bringing to mind the Messiah who was expected to restore Israel to an Edenic state.

Jonathan Israel, for example, in Enlightenment Contested: Philosophy, Modernity, and the Emancipation of Man, 1670 – 1752 ( 2006 ), constructs an argument that is primarily intellectual in scope.

For example, in Israel marriage is governed by officially recognized religious bodies who each provide marriage services for their respected adherents, yet no form of civil marriage ( free of religion, for atheists, for example ) exists nor marriage by non recognized minority religions.