Israel

In Tel Aviv, stop by Independence Hall on Rothschild Blvd., where this leader declared the state of Israel on May 14, 1948

David Ben-Gurion

Bat Yam, or "Daughter of the Sea", is a suburb of this Mediterranean metropolis

Tel Aviv

Degonia Alef was the first of these communities based on equality & subservience to community needs

Kibbutz

Adopted in 1949, 9 months after statehood, the emblem of Israel features this symbol of Hanukkah, but with only 7 branches

the menorah

The Tayelet, or Promenade, runs along the shores of this sea, beginning at Gordon Street in Tel Aviv

The Mediterranean Sea

Middle East 28

David Ben-Gurion (2) the menorah (2) (Anwar) Sadat (1) a Green Revolution (1) Yitzhak Rabin (1) Chagall (1) Iraq (1) bonds (1) the Israeli Supreme Court (1) Yom Kippur (1)

Other 12

Kibbutz (2) Saladin (or Salahuddin) (1) Bahá'í Faith (1) David Ben-Gurion (1) shekel (1) diamonds (1) Haifa (1) Augustus (1) Negev (1) the miracle of the loaves & fishes (1)

Europe 7

The Mediterranean Sea (2) Tel Aviv (2) Neanderthal (1) Sephardic (1) English, Hebrew & Arabic (1)

Africa 2

Egypt & Jordan (1) Washington, D.C. (1)