1. For ISRAEL, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population
7. the land size of Israel (compared to a U.S. state):

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

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2. For ISRAEL:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What is the reason for the Palestinian protests on the Israeli border, according to the IDF?
c) Israel's Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said, ”The tunnel, in which millions of dollars have been invested, money which instead of being invested to lighten the desperate situation of the people, has sunk into the sand. Residents of Gaza: Hamas is burning your money on tunnels to nowhere." Is this a reasonable assertion? Explain your answer.