- The United States was the first country to recognize Israel as a state in 1948, and the first to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017.
- Israel manufactures and deploys a diverse range of technologically sophisticated ballistic missile, cruise missile, and missile defense systems.
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- This variety caters to different segments of Israel's population, ensuring that a wide range of communities have access to news in their preferred language.
- Israel’s main geopolitical dilemma is how to preserve itself as a Jewish and democratic state, within secure and internationally recognized borders.
- The Merneptah Stele (13th century BCE). The majority of biblical archeologists translate a set of hieroglyphs as Israel, the first instance of the name in the record.
- The U.S. Commercial Service in Israel continues to provide business counseling to U.S. companies seeking information on the Israeli market.