Israel is located in the Middle East, along the eastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. It lies at the junction of three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa. Long and narrow in shape the country is only 290 miles in length and 85 miles in width at its widest point. Israel is a country of immigrants. Since its creation in 1948, the population has increased seven-fold. Today, its over six million inhabitants …showed first 75 words of 1848 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1848 total…immigration, from communications to meteorology, from trade to the status of women. Some UN resolutions have been of crucial significance for Israel, among them Security Council Resolutions providing an agreed framework for settling the Arab-Israel dispute. Over the years, the UN has been active in bringing about a cessation of hostilities between Israel and its Arab neighbors by appointing mediators, extending UN auspices to cease-fire and armistice agreements and stationing UN forces between the adversaries.