Independence Day (Hebrew: יום העצמאות Yom Ha'atzmaut, lit."Day of Independence") is the national day of Israel, commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. The day is marked by official and unofficial ceremonies and observances. Because Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, which corresponded with the Hebrew date 5 Iyar in that year, …

Israel has no other stamp-based taxes. New immigrants and returning citizens. New immigrants and returning citizens are entitled to various benefits granted by the Tax Ordinance. These benefits were extended in 2008 in commemoration of Israel's 60th anniversary to try further to provide incentives for Jews to make Aliyah.

Muslim supporters of Israel refers to both Muslims and cultural Muslims who support the right to self-determination of the Jewish people and the likewise existence of a Jewish homeland in the Southern Levant, traditionally known as the Land of Israel and corresponding to the modern polity known as the State of Israel.Muslim supporters of the Israeli state are widely considered to be …

Eilat (/ eɪ ˈ l ɑː t / ay-LAHT, UK also / eɪ ˈ l æ t / ay-LAT; Hebrew: אֵילַת (); Arabic: إِيلَات, romanized: Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of 52,299, a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba.The city is considered a tourist destination for ...

The Joint List (Arabic: القائمة المشتركة, al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah, Hebrew: הָרְשִׁימָה הַמְּשֻׁתֶּפֶת, HaReshima HaMeshutefet) was a political alliance of four of the Arab-majority political parties in Israel: Hadash, Balad, Ra'am and Ta'al.Ra'am left the alliance on 28 January 2021. With Balad wanting to leave the coalition, it was subsequently ...

Arabic is the official and most spoken language in the Arab world, but additional languages are often used in the daily lives of some citizens. Currently, three major languages other than Arabic are used widely: Kurdish in northern Iraq and parts of Syria, Berber in North Africa, and Somali in the Horn of Africa. There are several minority languages that are still spoken today, such as …

Healthcare in Israel is universal and participation in a medical insurance plan is compulsory. All Israeli residents are entitled to basic health care as a fundamental right. The Israeli healthcare system is based on the National Health Insurance Law of 1995, which mandates all citizens resident in the country to join one of four official health insurance organizations, known as …

Arab Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East, founded in 1930 in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, as the first private sector financial institution in the Arab world.Headquartered today in Amman, Jordan, it serves clients in more than 600 branches spanning five continents.Arab Bank is a publicly held shareholding company listed on the …

Israeli–Turkish relations are the bilateral ties between the State of Israel and the Republic of Turkey.Israel–Turkey relations were formalized in March 1949, when Turkey was the first Muslim majority country to recognize the State of Israel. Both countries gave high priority to military, strategic, and diplomatic cooperation, while sharing concerns with respect to the regional ...

Visa requirements for Taiwan passport holders are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan.Although the ROC has only one type of nationality under its nationality law, its nationals' right of abode in Taiwan is based on whether they have established household …