The Middle East, by the numbers.This summer's conflict between Israel Israel, in the Bible Israel (ĭz`rēəl, ĭz`rāəl) [as understood by Hebrews,=he strives with God], according to the book of Genesis, name given to Jacob as eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, the chosen people of God. and Hezbollah Hezbollah [Arab., = Party of God], Lebanese Shiite political party and militia. Founded in 1982 with Iranian help to oppose Israeli forces occupying S Lebanon, Hezbollah launched guerrilla attacks and suicide bombings against Israeli forces (which were a factor in raised many questions about the balance of power in the Middle East, and America's rote rote 1 n. 1. A memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without full attention or comprehension: learn by rote. 2. Mechanical routine. in this volatile region. Since its founding in 1948, Israel has fought six wars with its Arab neighbors, including this summer's war with Hezbollah. Israel has also engaged in conflict with Palestinians The following is a list of prominent Palestinians from Israel and Palestine, as well as Palestinian refugees living in other places. Academic figures
bombing - the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists suicide bombing n → and other attacks by militant groups
The Militant Group was an early British Trotskyist group, formed in 1935 by Denzil Dean Harber, former leader of the Marxist Group, as an entrist group opposed to its existence. Among its neighbors, only Egypt and Jordan have signed peace treaties with Israel. As the graph shows, most nations in the region have large military forces and spend more than the world average on their militaries. (Note: All countries also have thousands of reserve troops subject to callup whenever it is deemed necessary.]) Country Population Egypt 74 million Israel 7 million Iran 69.5 million Jordan 5.8 million Lebanon 3.8 million Saudi Arabia 24.6 million Syria 18.4 million ANALYZE THE GRAPH 1. Iran has the largest military in the region, with a troop strength of about (a) 730,000 (c) 750,000 (b) 740,000 (d) 770,000 2. How many times larger than Saudi Arabia's military is the military of Iran? (a) seven times (c) five times (b) six times (d) four times 3. Lebanon's Gross Domestic Product [GDP]--the value of all goods and services produced in a year--is about $24 billion. About how many millions of dollars per year does Lebanon spend on its military? (a) 300 (c) 700 (b) 400 (d) 900 4. Israel's GDP is about $155 billion, making its military expenditure almost (a) $12 billion (c) $21 billion (b) $4 billion (d) $7 billion 5. The average military expenditure as a percentage of GDP of the seven Middle East countries shown is about (a) 10% (c) 3.5% (b) 6% (d) 9% 6. The percentage point difference between answer number five and the average world military expenditure as a percent of GDP is about (a) 2 (c) 4 (b) 1 (d) 3 7. The Middle Eastern country of--has approximately twice the number of troops as Israel 1. [d] 770,000 2. [b] six times 3. [c] 700 4. [a] $12 billion 5. [b] 6% 6. [c] 4 7. Syria |
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