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Alexander the Great is said to have entered Israel in 333 BCE via the caves at Rosh Hanikra.

Israeli scientists have ruled that giraffe milk is kosher.

The diet of animals at the biblical zoo of Jerusalem is altered over Pesach in accordance with kashrut.

Akhzivland, near Nahariya, was declared independent by resident Eli Avivi in 1970, after years battling with the government over planning permission.

Writer Leon Uris’s Israel epic Exodus, stayed on the New York Times Top 10 best-seller list for more than a year.

The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is the world’s oldest continuously used cemetery

Israel was the first country to sign up to the Kimberly process, the international standard that certifies diamonds as being “conflict free”.

People who keep Shabbat can buy car insurance which doesn’t cover Saturdays, making it cheaper.

Israeli inventor Rafi Yoeli is currently building the world’s first flying car.