Israel has also joined many international organizations and institutions, is a member of the Mediterranean Dialogue, and maintains cooperative relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Carry out all-round diplomacy. Maintain traditional friendly relations with western countries; Maintain the status of strategic ally with the United States; Actively develop relations with CIS countries and eastern European countries.
State of Israel (Hebrew:? ; Arabic:), Israel for short. It is a country located in the Levant region of West Asia, on the southeast coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the east and Egypt in the southwest. Israel declared on 1948. In 20 16, the total population of Israel was 8.55 million, including 6.377 million Jews, making it the only country in the world with Jews as its main ethnic group.
1980, Israeli legislation recognized Jerusalem as the "eternal and indivisible capital" of the country. Most countries have embassies in Tel Aviv. 1988 the Palestinian self-government declared Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state. Jerusalem is actually controlled by Israel. 20 17? The United States, Guatemala, the Czech Republic and other countries recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plan to move their embassies to Jerusalem. According to the understanding reached between Israel and Palestine in 2000 and the general aspiration of the international community, the future Jerusalem should accommodate the capitals of two countries: West Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine, that is, "one city, two houses", and the special old city is under international control.
Historical background: Israel originally refers to national appellation, which can be traced back to BC 12 1 1 year. In the past 3000 years of history, Jews regarded Israel as the core of their national and spiritual life, calling it "holy land" or "promised land". Israel has a special meaning in Judaism, including temple relics and related religious ceremonies, which are the important foundation of modern Jewish tradition.