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Israel

Discover what Taiwanese think about Israel, from their misconceptions about its location to their love for Israeli food like hummus and falafel. Explore the culture, language, and popular attractions of Israel through a Taiwanese perspective.

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Israel

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  1. Israel (Fili)

  2. What Taiwanese know about Israel… The typical response when I say I’m from Israel: • You don’t look Israeli. I thought Israelis have darker skin. • I‘m Christian, I’ve always wanted to go visit the Holy Land (… but I’m too scared) • Israeli people are very clever. Israelis are very good at making money. • Oh, I know, I know…Israel and Palestine– fight fight.

  3. Where is Israel? Depends who you talk to: • I’m Asian too– Israel is at the far west side of Asia. • Israel is in the middle east– but very different from all other middle eastern countries. • … Which is why, for many things, like international sports competitions, trade agreements etc. Israel is usually considered to be in Europe. • Israel has a very Mediterranean culture– personality, food, music…

  4. On the world map

  5. Israel’s size Compare Taiwan and Israel… And you thought Taiwan was small.

  6. Israel – General facts • Most holy of places : Almost half the world population considers Israel to be the holiest of places. • Israel is a democracy. • Israel’s economy is mainly based on IT. No natural resources. • Israel declared independence in 1948.

  7. Current political situation Neighboring Countries: • Peace treaty with Egypt. • Peace treaty with Jordan. • Very cold cease fire with Syria. • Cease-fire with Lebanon. War during 2006. • An on-going struggle with thePalestinian Authorities and terror groups.

  8. Israelis

  9. Statistics • 7 million people. • 77% Jews, 18.5% Arabs, 4.3% other. • 76% Jews, 16.2% Muslim, 8.8% Christian, 8.4% Druze. • Today : • 68% are Israeli born • 22% from Europe (+Russia) or the US • 10% from Asia, Middle East and Africa.

  10. Language • Official language – Hebrew (希伯來語) • Minorities – Arabic. • Tourists and international Jews – English. • We also have a Hebrew to English name translation problem.

  11. Israeli Jews’ grandparents come from… EVERYWHERE • Israel– some have been in Israel for a long time (~5-10%). • Europe– All over, like Austro-Hungary. ~25%. • Middle East– Morocco, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran… ~25%. • North America - ~5%. • Former USSR– Russia. Over 10%. • A bit from Africa (Ethiopia…) : 3-5%

  12. The orthodox religious מאה שערים Mea Shearim

  13. The Druze and their secret religion

  14. Soldiers … like my sister (high-school tour-guide) ככר ציון Kikar Tzion

  15. Foreign workers… usually from China/Thailand רחוב יפו Jaffa Street

  16. Young Israelis

  17. Food (Actually we have everything but good Asian food)

  18. The most popular Israeli dish - Hummus Made from… In Tainan you can taste some Hummus at the Greek restaurant (80公園路, but, ours is better!)

  19. Another Israeli obsession - Falafel

  20. Falafel usually comes in a Pita or Lafa

  21. Something with meat? We LOVE Shwarma Usually Lamb, but young Chicken is okay too. Comes in a Pita or Lafa. Taiwanese version on 大學路 in the evenings. Taiwanese prefer it to be Chicken in a sandwich.

  22. “Israeli” salad – we LOVE our salads 3 large tomatoes 3 medium cucumber 6-8 large lettuce leafs 1 red pepper (sweet) 4-5 small radishes (optional) 1/2 small onion 1/2 squeezed lemon 3-5 spoonful olive oilsalt, pepper

  23. Visit the Israeli restaurant • If you’re ever in Taipei… • http://www.sababapita.com/ - 4 Branches and growing... • Full Israeli menu.

  24. Want to have a look?

  25. JerusalemMy neighborhood

  26. My parents’ house, where I grew up

  27. My coffee place (sometimes, the Prime Ministers’)

  28. Where I sometimes have breakfast

  29. A 2000 years old grave… just for me and my dog

  30. An old windmill (with a Chinese restaurant)

  31. An old monastery – Jesus did something here…

  32. A view of the old city

  33. More of Jerusalem

  34. The Crying Wall and The Golden Dome of Rock

  35. The Russian Square

  36. Ein Carem – where Jesus met John

  37. The German Colony – first west side settlers

  38. Newer German Colony

  39. Overlooking from the Hebrew University

  40. Jerusalem gets snow about a week a year

  41. Going down southNegev - The desert

  42. Ramon Crater – world’s biggest crater

  43. Desert Wildlife

  44. Eilat – Israel’s tourist resort southern city

  45. Eilat – Diving and sea-life

  46. Haifa up in the north

  47. The Bahay Gardens - Haifa

  48. General overlook on Haifa

  49. Tel-Aviv : West side

  50. The best chillout – the beach!

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