| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet |
A'man
|
| tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East |
Arab-Israeli War
,
Six-Day War
,
Six Day War
|
| Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) |
Begin
,
Menachem Begin
|
| Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) |
Ben Gurion
,
David Ben Gurion
,
David Grun
|
| former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes |
Black September Movement
|
| Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon) |
Book of Proverbs
,
Proverbs
|
| Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between Jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965) |
Buber
,
Martin Buber
|
| Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952) |
Chaim Azriel Weizmann
,
Chaim Weizmann
,
Weizmann
|
| Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981) |
Dayan
,
Moshe Dayan
|
| town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers) |
Entebbe
|
| formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets |
Force 17
|
| Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency |
General Security Services
,
Shin Bet
|
| Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978) |
Golda Meir
,
Meir
|
| Israeli unicameral parliament |
Knesset
,
Knesseth
|
| cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms |
moshav
|
| Israeli foreign intelligence agency |
Mossad
|
| Israeli violinist (born in 1948) |
Pinchas Zukerman
,
Zukerman
|
| native-born Israeli |
sabra
|
