Since the recognition of Israel as a nation state, claims are made in many cases which identify the claimant as a member of the new body politic.

But they refuse, as do the Arab states, to support the United Nations' expenses of maintaining the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East as a buffer between Egypt and Israel, and the U.N. troops in the Congo, which expenses are not covered by the regular budget of the United Nations, but by a special budget.

The first encounter has to do with Elijah, whom Ahab refers to as " the troubler of Israel " ( 1 Kings 18: 17 ), in which Elijah predicts a drought ( 1 Kings 17: 1 ).

His denunciation of the royal dynasty of Israel, and his emphatic insistence on the worship of Yahweh and Yahweh alone, illustrated by the contest between Yahweh and Baal on Mount Carmel, as told in 1 Kings 18, form the keynote to a period which culminated in the accession of Jehu, an event in which Elijah's chosen disciple Elisha was the leading figure.

Leading up to this time, Assyrian armies battled against Damascus for a number of years, which greatly diminished Syria's threat to Israel.

These measures plus the improvement in Israel's relations with Egypt and Jordan, the renunciation of terrorism by the Palestine Liberation Organization, the on-going peace talks between the PLO and Israel, the collapse of the communist states in East Europe, which reduced the scope for sanctuaries for terrorists, and the more cautious attitude of countries such as Libya and Syria after the U. S. declared them State-sponsors of international terrorism, the collapse of ideological terrorist groups such as the Red Army Faction and the tightening of civil aviation security measures by all countries have arrested and reversed the steep upward movement of hijackings.

In chapter 2 ( Sura 2 ) of the Islamic Quran ( Verse 248 ), the Children of Israel, at the time of Samuel and Saul, were given back the Tabut E Sakina ( the casket of Shekhinah ) which contained remnants of the household of Musa ( Moses ) and Harun ( Aaron ) carried by angels which confirmed peace and reassurance for them from their Lord.

" ( Isaiah 40: 17 ), to which Abbahu replied: " Do we not read of Israel, he ' shall not be reckoned among the nations '?

In Hebrew the book is called Divrei Hayyamim ( i. e. " the matters the days "), based on the phrases sefer divrei ha-yamim le-malkhei Yehudah and " sefer divrei ha-yamim le-malkhei Israel " (" book of the days of the kings of Judah " and " book of the days of the kings of Israel "), both of which appear repeatedly in the Books of Kings.

Joshua forms part of the biblical history of the emergence of Israel which begins with the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, continues with their conquest of Canaan under their leader Joshua ( the subject matter of the book of Joshua ), and culminates in Judges with the settlement of the tribes in the land.

Rather than being written as history, the Deuteronomistic history – Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings – was intended to illustrate a theological scheme in which Israel and her leaders are judged by their obedience to the teachings and laws ( the covenant ) set down in the book of Deuteronomy.

Ezra is written to fit a schematic pattern in which the God of Israel inspires a king of Persia to commission a leader from the Jewish community to carry out a mission ; three successive leaders carry out three such missions, the first rebuilding the Temple, the second purifying the Jewish community, and the third sealing of the holy city itself behind a wall.

Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Israel are developing a different device called the BioPen, essentially a " Lab-in-a-Pen ", which can detect known biological agents in under 20 minutes using an adaptation of the ELISA, a similar widely employed immunological technique, that in this case incorporates fiber optics.

On the death of Ahaz, c. 715 BCE, his son Hezekiah followed a policy which Isaiah saw as dangerous, waging war on the Philistine cities and on Edom even though territory under direct Assyrian control ( i. e., the former kingdom of Israel ) now came to within a few miles of Jerusalem.

Another important passage was Isaiah 40: 3 – 5, which imagines the exiled Israel proceeding home to Jerusalem on a newly-constructed road, led by the victorious Yahweh who has conquered the gods of Babylon.

In this third covenant, unlike the first two, God hands down an elaborate set of laws ( scattered through Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers ), which the Israelites are to observe ; they are also to remain faithful to Yahweh, the god of Israel, meaning, among other things, that they must put their trust in his help.

The book opens with the Israelites in the land which God has promised to them but worshiping " foreign gods " instead of Yahweh, the god of Israel, and with the Canaanites still present everywhere.

Chapters 1: 1-2: 5 are thus a confession of failure ; chapters 2: 6-3: 6 are a major summary and reflection from the Deuteronomists, setting out the over all formula which the stories in the main text will follow: Israel " does evil in the eyes of Yahweh ;" the people are given into the hands of their enemies and cry out to Yahweh ; Yahweh raises up a leader ; the " spirit of Yahweh " comes upon the leader, the enemy is defeated, and peace is regained.

A statement repeated throughout the book, " In those days there was no king in Israel ; every man did that which was right in his own eyes ," implies a monarchist redaction.

The essence of Deuteronomistic theology is that Israel has entered into a covenant ( a treaty, a binding agreement ) with the god Yahweh, under which they agree to accept Yahweh as their god ( hence the phrase " god of Israel ") and Yahweh promises them a land where they can live in peace and prosperity.

Deuteronomy contains the laws by which Israel is to live in the promised land, Joshua chronicles the conquest of Canaan, the promised land, and its allotment among the tribes, Judges describes the settlement of the land, Samuel the consolidation of the land and people under David, and Kings the destruction of kingship and loss of the land.

When the boys awakened from death, they rose up and joined in a song of praise to God for the miracle vouchsafed to them ; later, they went to Israel, where they married and reared children.

In the song " Israel " represents the African-American slaves while " Egypt " and " Pharaoh " represent the slavemaster.

A Hebrew translation of the song is a common element in the Passover seder in Israel.

The Israeli song " Prague ", written by Shalom Hanoch and performed by Arik Einstein at the Israel Song Festival of 1969, was a lamentation on the fate of the city after the Soviet invasion and mentions Jan Palach's Self-immolation.

** Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta win the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 for Israel with their song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi ".

** Gali Atari and Milk and Honey win the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 for Israel, with the song Hallelujah.

Her first album, entitled Al Ahavot Shelanu ( Our Love ), was released in 1980 and yielded a string of popular radio hits, including Hageshem ( The Rain ), Shir Ahava La ' chayal ( Love Song For The Soldier ), Kmo Tzipor ( Like A Bird ) and what ultimately became her signature song in Israel, Shir Ha ' frecha ( The Bimbo Song ).

Author and historian John Kennedy O ' Connor notes in The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History that Haza's performance of this song was highly symbolic as it contains the lyric " Israel Is Alive ".

The song of Ascents appears in Hebrew and English on the walls at the entrance to the City of David, Jerusalem, Israel.

It was originally proposed by Markus Reiner, a professor at Technion in Israel, inspired by a verse in the Bible, stating " The mountains flowed before the Lord " in a song by prophetess Deborah ( Judges 5: 5 ).

After their triumphal passage of the Red Sea, Moses and the children of Israel sang their song of deliverance ( Ex.

Controversy erupted in Israel after their song was selected, " Shir Habatlanim " by Datner & Kushnir.

Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the winners of this Eurovision with the song, " Hallelujah ".

Ofra Haza from Israel, who took the second place, had an enduring success with her song " Chai " which became a hit in Europe, launching her career.

With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters-the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest-the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi ".

Two songs selected to compete in Israel were found to be ineligible: Bosnia and Herzegovina's Hari Mata Hari were disqualified after their entry was discovered to have been released in Finland some years previously ; Germany's Corinna May was also disqualified after her song was revealed to have been released in 1997 by a different singer.

The interval act was provided by Dana International, who performed a cover of the Stevie Wonder song " Free ", which caused some controversy in Israel due to the song's lyric.

Dana International from Israel narrowly won this year's Eurovision, with the song " Diva ", written by Svika Pick and Yoav Ginai.

Eddie Cantor ( January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964 ), born Edward Israel Iskowitz, was an American " illustrated song " performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter.

One of the commanders of Lehi, Israel Eldad, claimed this song ( along with two others, written by Uri Zvi Greenberg and Vladimir Jabotinsky ) actually led to the creation of the underground.

In Israel, one of the most popular songs of all time is " Shirat Hasticker " (" The Sticker Song ") by Hadag Nachash, a song composed entirely of bumper sticker slogans.

*" Israel " ( song ), a 1981 song by Siouxsie & the Banshees

The song was a global success reaching number 1 not only in the United Kingdom, but in Israel, Italy, Switzerland and Ireland.

First may be mentioned poems that deal principally with events, being epic-lyric in character: the triumphal song of Israel delivered from Egypt, or the song of the sea ; the mocking song on the burning of Heshbon ; the so-called song of Moses ; the song of Deborah ; the derisive song of victory of the Israelite women ; Hannah's song of praise ; David's song of praise on being saved from his enemies ; Hezekiah's song of praise on his recovery ; Jonah's song of praise ; and many of the Psalms, e. g., those on the creation of the world, and on the election of Israel.