The Modern State of Israel in Textbooks

Pnina Gazit

Ministry of Education

Israel

1. General Background

2. Israel – A varied country 3. Israel – A democratic, young and developed country

Modern Israel – A Developed and Multi-faceted Nation

• Israel’s Declaration of Independence on May 14th, 1948

• Government: Parliamentary Democracy

• Capital: Jerusalem

• Total Area: 22,072 square kilometers

• Population: 8,252,500

Israel General Information

General Information

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

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Israel and its border

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Population: Israel 8,252,500 Hungary 9,919,128

Area(km2): Israel 22,070 Hungary 93,000

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

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Varied Climate

Mediterranean Climate

Desert Climate

Source: The Center for Educational Technology (CET)

The Dead Sea Rift - Israel’s eastern border running approximately 420 Km.

The Dead Sea -the Earth’s lowest elevation

- 427 m

Parts of the Syria-Africa Rift, which lies from the Taurus mountains all the way to Mozambique.

The Dead Sea Rift

• The Mediterranean Ocean’s shore runs across the country’s entire Western border

• Sea Ports, vacations and tourism, power stations, agriculture and towns

The Shore

The Negev Craters

unique and spectacular landscape

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

Internal and External Tourism

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Jerusalem The Dead Sea

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Conservation of international heritage sites (UNESCO)

Internal and External Tourism

Israel Population

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

The Jewish Population

The Jewish Population

Food from around the world

Variety of culture

Arab, Druze and Other Populations

- 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.

Muslems

Christians

Druze

Others

The Residential System Israel is one of the most urbanized countries in the world

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).

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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

Israel A Parliamentary Democracy

120 Knesset Members

what is democracy?

Liberty and equality – the values of democracy

Human and civil rights Pluralism and tolerance

High school Civic education:

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”

“National, Social and Civic Studies”

Books name : Living together in Israel (Year 2 - Year 4(

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

Year 3

Year 4

Israel population:

Different population groups Citizens with equal rights Living together

Main subject of the Ministry of Education : “The other is I”

3. Israel – A democratic, young and developed country

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A rapid development since Declaration of Independence on May 14th, 1948

In a relatively short time Israel has successfully handled complex development challenges — climatic, social and in a

hostile environment .

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

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GDP per capita (in current USD)

Source: The World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/

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Source: The World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

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- A country with almost no natural resources which bases its industry on human capital

- From traditional industry to a Hi-Tech industry: Israel is integrated in the global economy: Startups and multi-national corporations

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

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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.

- A country with almost no natural resources which bases its industry on human capital

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

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Israel – A Hi-Tech Powerhouse

CT Scan – Computed Tomography

MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

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)

Using technology to address natural conditions

Technology-rich agriculture

Using technology to address natural conditions

Technology-rich agriculture

Desalination

drip irrigation systems)

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

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

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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

International Assistance to Developing Nations

Synchronous classes for students and teachers

21st Century Skills in Education

Virtual high school

21st Century Skills in Education

Ebooks

Online activities

21st Century Skills in Education

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Facebook

Email groups

Whats upp

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Innovative Initiative – Computerized Geography Matriculation Exams

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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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