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Israel True or False?

Can you guess whether these statements about the country of Israel are true or false?
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Aaron197
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1. Arabic is the most commonly-spoken language in Israel
True
False
2. The shores of the Dead Sea have the lowest elevation of any point on land on Earth
True
False
3. While Jerusalem is the official capital of Israel, most foreign embassies are in Tel Aviv
True
False
4. Mossad is the name of the Israeli parliament
Mossad is Israel's spy agency. Israel's parliament is the Knesset.
True
False
5. More than 90% of the world's Jews live in Israel
Israel has about 28–40% of the world's Jewish population
True
False
6. Egypt, Jordan, and Syria have all invaded Israel
True
False
7. King David is said to have built the first temple
It was King Solomon
True
False
8. The Soviet Union was opposed to the creation of Israel in 1947
The Soviet Union was one of the strong supporters of the creation of a Jewish state and hoped it would be a Soviet ally in the Middle East
True
False
9. The Crusaders were never able to successfully capture Jerusalem
True
False
10. Israel is thought to have nuclear weapons
True
False
11. Actress Gal Gadot is Israeli
True
False
12. Both men and women can be drafted to serve in the Israeli military
However, Arab citizens of Israel cannot be drafted
True
False
13. Israel has one of world's highest life expectancies
True
False
14. Visitors to modern-day Israel can visit Nazareth, the childhood home of Jesus
True
False
15. The ultra-Orthodox Jewish population of Israel is shrinking rapidly
It is actually growing rapidly
True
False
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34 Comments
Djilas
+9
Level 86
Jul 1, 2021
Arabs can however chose to do the military service anyway
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Jul 1, 2021
Wow...i did terribly. Good questions though.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 80
Jul 1, 2021
Is there a draft in Israel? My understanding was that ALL Jewish Israeli citizens have to go through compulsory military service when they reach 18, men I think for 3 years and women for 2? (meaning all Israeli 18-19 year old females are in the IDF; this + the fact that Israelis are among the most attractive people on Earth = IDF hands down the hottest armed forces on average in the world) Though people can get exceptions for various reasons. I think the ultra-Orthodox Jews can be exempt. Druze and Circassians are usually mandated to enlist even though they're not really Jewish. Muslim and Christian citizens of Israel are not required to enlist but they are allowed to volunteer and some do.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jul 2, 2021
There is not a lottery or random selection process, if that's what you mean.

In this case draft simply means "conscription", and doesn't imply a drawing such as what happened in the U.S. during Vietnam.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/draft#Noun

kalbahamut
+2
Level 80
Jul 7, 2021
okay. I just wouldn't use the word draft to describe universal mandatory military service.
stankyC
+7
Level 64
Jul 7, 2021
Draft is commonly used to refer to any system of conscription, whether the Vietnam-era U.S. lottery or conscription in the world wars for any power.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 80
Jul 8, 2021
that may well be true. But when I think of draft or conscription in my mind I don't think of universal compulsory military service. I think more of something that is either random or else a one-time thing used during war time to rapidly expand the size of a military. Other countries also have compulsory universal military service, like Syria (though they exempt women). I wouldn't think of what happens in Syria as a draft, either. Perhaps the word associations and connotations in my brain are odd.
MindWax
+6
Level 87
Aug 8, 2023
Good thing the answer to this quiz is about the reality of the situation in the world and not what Kalbahamut's brain's free association turns up then, huh?
blixmiss
+1
Level 33
Jul 7, 2021
Nazareth is in Belgium, though
Greg2765
+3
Level 58
Oct 13, 2021
It is also a city in Israel as well as being a municipality in Belgium. Many places in the west have Israeli names because of their biblical connotation.
Atzuul
+1
Level 45
Apr 8, 2023
fun fact: nazareth is the place where jesus lived
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Jun 17, 2024
So Jesus was Belgian?
Nikki69
+4
Level 62
Feb 16, 2025
Yes
Baalhammon
+1
Level 71
Jul 7, 2021
Good quiz! The term "ultra-Orthodox Jewish population" seems a bit hard to define though. What constitutes an "ultra-Orthodox Jewish" person and how can their growth be measured exactly?
kalbahamut
+4
Level 80
Jul 7, 2021
Ultra Orthodox Judaism
kalbahamut
+6
Level 80
Jul 7, 2021
and their growth is measured by counting how many of them there are year-to-year. They tend to have a lot of kids.
rabbitfood121212
+13
Level 57
Jul 8, 2021
Great quiz! I have been to Israel, and it's probably just as diverse (if not more) than the U.S. Some great people there, all of whom have fascinating but harrowing histories. I noticed that many Israelis have become disenfranchised by the rightward shift in politics since President Begin. It's a real shame that the government (supported by the majority of people) has become so apartheidic toward the Palestinians. I remember one elderly Israeli telling me "We are supposed to be God's chosen ones? Why us? Look at what we do to them."
jraf226
+4
Level 75
Jan 23, 2023
And even more so in the last few months!
Croppies98
+1
Level 70
Dec 30, 2025
David Ben-Gurion was not a right winger, he was a leader of the Jewish Labour movement (Histadrut) in Palestine prior to 1948. He was instrumental in the implementation of Plan Dalet, which led to the Palestinian Nakba (beginning in 1947, before the State of Israel had even been declared). The Palestinians who stayed after 1948 were subjected to military rule until 1966 and continued to to be subjected to discriminatory laws under left wing governments long before the shift to the right in the late 70s. Don't forget, the occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem & Gaza (and the Syrian Golan Heights) began under these same left wing governments.
TheCrusher
+4
Level 70
Jul 11, 2021
Natalie Portman was also born in Israel. Maybe that would make for a trickier question than Gal Gadot?
Hampus
+2
Level 56
Nov 3, 2021
Idk, Natalie Portman is more famous I'd say. I knew she was Israeli, I didn't knew Gal Gadot was (anything).

On another note. Some strange questions:

"Israel is thought to have nuclear weapons"

WHO thinks this? The answer to this question could be yes no matter the country.

"Israel has one of world's highest life expectancies"

Ok... So does Uganda, Chad or North Korea. "one of the worlds" means nothing (except that it's in this world). Israel is on place 12.

kalbahamut
+8
Level 80
Feb 22, 2022
It means something. For example I could say, "this is one of the most pedantic comments I've read on this site." Let's say that there were 10 million comments left on the site in total. Could we conclude that this comment was the 10 millionth most pedantic? Obviously not. The 9 millionth? No, clearly. Maybe the 4 millionth most pedantic? That would be a big stretch and everyone would understand that, but, maybe if I was being a bit of a weasel with my language. Most people would understand that it was at least in the top million - top 10% or so. Chad has the lowest life expectancy in the world, so anyone claiming that they had "one of the world's highest" would obviously be full of poo.
dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 71
Aug 18, 2022
WHO does not deal with nuclear weapons. If anything, it would probably be the IAEA.
Thisisreal
+1
Level 91
Nov 19, 2023
Ah ah ;-)
Croppies98
+1
Level 70
Dec 30, 2025
"WHO does not deal with nuclear weapons. If anything, it would probably be the IAEA."

Is this supposed to be sarcastic? If so, it's somewhat ridiculous. The guy is asking a question, not making a statement. He isn't talking about the World Health Organisation, the reason that he capitalises the word 'who' is to draw attention to the wording of the question. If you're going to try to make fun of someone, you should at least understand the context of the sentence, otherwise you only succeed in making yourself look stupid.

Croppies98
+1
Level 70
Dec 30, 2025
Various past and present Israeli officials have said that they have developed nuclear weapons. He used that wording because we don't know how many they have, or in fact whether they do have them. They won't let UN Weapons inspectors or the IAEA in, so we can only go by what the Israelis say. There was even a suggestion shortly after October 7th, I can't remember whether it was an ordinary member of the Knesset or a member of the government , that they should just nuke Gaza and be done with it.
MichaelOppenheim
+7
Level 55
Apr 6, 2022
"However, Arab citizens of Israel cannot be drafted"

This is false, Druze citizens of Israel which are ethnically Arab often serve in the IDF

trumpit
+2
Level 29
Feb 3, 2025
just because the USSR voted in the UN to create a state of Israel doesnt mean they werent opposed. many people think that the vote was a mistake due to miscomunication. you should update the Q to make it more presice.
Sebbel
+1
Level 20
Mar 26, 2025
bullshit, in contrast, sovietunion even defended Israel in 1947/ 48 against the attacks of the arabic neighbours.

w/o them, the state israel wouldnt have survived for more than few months.

Croppies98
+1
Level 70
Dec 30, 2025
Arabic is a language. I think you mean their Arab neighbours.
Hello2903
+1
Level 21
Oct 13, 2025
Stalin supported early Israel believing it would be socialist and challenge British interests in the region. As Israel became more pro Western, Khrushchev and onwards turned towards Palestine and other Arab nations
trumpit
+1
Level 29
Feb 3, 2025
*precise
Sebbel
+1
Level 20
Mar 26, 2025
Sovietunion even defended Israel in 1947/ 48 against the attacks of the arabic neighbours.

Otherwise, the state israel wouldnt have survived for more than few months.

Croppies98
+1
Level 70
Dec 30, 2025
Jordan has never invaded Israel. In 1948, The Israelis made an agreement with King Abdullah to keep the Arab Legion (Jordanian Army) out of the War, as they were largest, best armed and trained of all the Arab armies. The pact (which some Israeli units subsequently broke by attacking the West Bank) was that the Jordanians could have the West Bank as long as they didn't go beyond its borders. Rather stupidly, the combined Arab forces then made him CIC, even though he no attention of making the Arab Legion do anything other that annex the West Bank.

In 1967, Israel invaded the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, and launched 'pre-emptive' (unprovoked) strikes against Egyptian and Jordanian air forces. They had also launched unprovoked attacks on Jordanian forces in the West Bank in the weeks prior to the start of the war. The Israelis would later paint themselves as the victims of unprovoked Arab aggression, something that former Israeli generals have admitted in the years since.

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