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Choose a Page:Which is the largest country in th...What was the Soviet Union?Where is the Wailing Wall?*When was Israel founded?*What made the Gulf States rich?What is the taiga?Which famous railroad crosses Russia?Which is the world's deepest lake?Where is the 'Land of the Nomads'?Which country forms a bridge betwe...What is the Kremlin?Which rivers flow right across Russia?Where is the Empty Quarter?Why is the Aral Sea shrinking? When was Israel founded? In 1947 the United Nations voted to establish a Jewish state in the region then called Palestine. The modern State of Israel was founded the following year. The link between the Jewish people and the land of Israel dates back at least 4,000 years, but the area had been ruled in turn by Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Turks and the British. Israel's emblem is the Star of David, a symbol of Judaism.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Human World Chapter: Russia and the Middle East