As a consequence of his outspoken support for Sadat's Camp David peace treaty with Israel in 1978, his books were banned in many Arab countries until after he won the Nobel Prize.

However, the new system again appeared to have failed, as although Barak's One Israel party ( an alliance of Labour, Gesher and Meimad ) won more votes than any other party in the Knesset election, they garnered only 26 seats, the lowest ever by a winning party, meaning that a coalition with six smaller parties was once again necessary.

Aside from the main European zone matches, Wales, which finished second in its group behind Czechoslovakia, was drawn into a play-off with Israel after Israel won its group by default because its three opponents, Turkey, Indonesia and Sudan, refused to play.

The most awarded foreign country is Italy, with 10 awards won, 3 Special Awards and 27 nominations, while Israel is the foreign country to have the most nominations, 10, without winning an award.

After leading Israel during the 1948 Arab – Israeli War, Ben-Gurion was elected Prime Minister of Israel when his Mapai ( Labour ) party won the largest number of Knesset seats in the first national election, held on 14 February 1949.

Absalom, David's mutinous son, revolted and won over the tribes of Israel ().

Here, during the battle of Ramoth Gilead between Israel and Arameans, Ahab of Israel joined Jehoshaphat in the battle but was mortally wounded by an arrow and died ( 1 Kings 22: 1-36 ), he was propped up in his chariot facing his men but by evening, Ahab died and the Arameans won.

Interestingly, however, he carries on to make an " ephod " out of the gold won in battle, which causes the whole of Israel again to turn away from God.

Spike Lee condemned the second half of the film as propaganda for the state of Israel ; nonetheless the film won an Oscar in 1997 for Best Documentary.

It was also the second year in a row where the winning entry was performed last on the night and the second year in a row in which Israel won 2nd place.

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 ".

On June 19, 1990, Vázquez fought against Israel Contreras, who won by knockout, earning what was regarded as an unexpected victory.

*** On 2006-10-12 won the Geffen Award as the Best Translated SF Novel in Israel for 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom.

This came about after major concerns over funding for the event from the Israeli government arose, alongside the opposition from Orthodox Jews that they would attempt to stop the Contest from coming to Israel after Dana International won the previous year's Contest.

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

Modern dance in Israel has won international acclaim.

In 1964, Israel hosted and won the AFC Asian Cup ; in 1970, the Israel national football team managed to qualify to the FIFA World Cup, which is still considered the biggest achievement in Israeli Football.

To date, Israel has won seven Olympic medals since its first win in 1992, including a gold medal in Windsurfing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Israel has won over 100 gold medals in the Paralympic Games, and is ranked about 15th in the All-time Paralympic Games medal table.

He won a prestigious America Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship in 1959 and played alongside a young Itzhak Perlman.

For many immigrants, for many children, the first thing they knew of Israel and freedom was your mother.

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 ).

Ann Arbor's Jewish community also grew after the turn of the 20th century, and its first and oldest synagogue, Beth Israel Congregation, was established in 1916.

# A son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel.

* 1730 – Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.

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.

In Hilf near Haifa, there is a joint Arab-Jewish Waldorf kindergarten, the first joint Arab-Jewish kindergarten in Israel.

( Chapter 1 is the first of three important moments in Joshua marked with major speeches and reflections by the main characters ; here first God and then Joshua make speeches about the goal of conquest of the Promised Land ; at chapter 12, Joshua looks back on the conquest ; and at chapter 23 Joshua gives a speech about what must be done if Israel is to live in peace in the land ).

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.

The first 39 chapters prophesy doom for a sinful Judah and for all the nations of the world that oppose God, while the last 27 prophesy the restoration of the nation of Israel and a new creation in God's glorious future kingdom ; this section includes the Songs of the Suffering Servant, four separate passages referring to the nation of Israel, interpreted by Christians as prefiguring the coming of Jesus Christ.

Isaiah's first significant acts as a prophet occurred when Judah, under king Ahaz, faced invasion from Israel and Aram Damascus ( Syria ) after refusing to join them in a revolt against Assyria, the dominant imperial power of the age.

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 Deuteronomist's negative view of Saul and desire to show David as the first real king of Israel has obscured Saul's real achievements.

Hosea is believed to be the first prophet to use marriage as a metaphor of the covenant between God and Israel, and he influenced latter prophets such as Jeremiah.

Daniel's nephews, Jesse and Jonathan ( sons of brother Israel Boone ), were founders of the town's first church, Three Forks Baptist, still in existence today.

According to the synoptic gospels, Christ generalised the law into two underlying principles ; The first is Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one ; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

There were different schools of thought on the afterlife in Israel during the first century, AD.

The first Christians were, like Jesus, Israelites resident in Roman Israel who worshiped on occasion in the Temple in Jerusalem and weekly in local synagogues.

The first Masorti communities in the State of Israel were founded in 1979 by North American olim.

This includes the belief that the coming Kingdom will be the restoration of God's first Kingdom of Israel, which was under David and Solomon.

The first sermon recapitulates the forty years of wilderness wanderings which have led to this moment, and ends with an exhortation to observe the law ( or teachings ); the second reminds the Israelites of the need for exclusive allegiance to one God and observance of the laws he has given them, on which their possession of the land depends ; and the third offers the comfort that even should Israel prove unfaithful and so lose the land, with repentance all can be restored.

Their official status in Israel was an ongoing issue for many years, but in May 1990, the issue was resolved with the issuing of first B / 1 visas, and a year later, issuing of temporary residency.

In 1976 Ecuador became the first foreign country to order the Kfir, an advanced jet-fighter equipped with the General Electric J-79 engine produced in Israel under license.