10JHI Israel Week 2

The War of Independence involved particularly heavy fighting along the road to what city?

• Jerusalem

• Haifa

• Be'ersheva

• Tzfat

According to Yehuda Lapidot, what was the cause of the incident at Deir Yassin?

• A misunderstanding over a key password

• Limited training in hand to hand fighting

• They thought the Arabs would surrender

• Poor weather conditions

What is Deir Yassin called nowadays?

• Petakh Tikwa

• Jerusalem

• Har Nof

• Deir Aravi

Who read the Declaration of Independence on May 14th?

• Eli Wiesel

• Avigdor Kahalani

• David Ben-Gurion

• Moshe Dayan

Where was the Declaration of Independence read?

• The Knesset

• The Kotel

• Duvduvan House

• The Tel Aviv Museum

According to the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, complete social and political rights are guaranteed to:

• Jews and Arabs

• Jews only

• Jews, Palestinians, Druze and Bedouins

• All citizens

What phrase in the that same document could be considered a reference to the Divine?

• 'The rock of Israel'

• 'Soil of the homeland'

• 'The redemption of Israel'

• 'Comity of nations'

What year was the National Water Carrier completed?

• 1949

• 2001

• 1967

• 1964

List five of the challenges to Israel's survival.

Hatikvah literally means 'The Hope'. What is the hope expressed for?