Israel at 60

Sixty years ago, Palestine was divided and Israel was created. The next day, the Arab countries invaded, but they were fought off. Since then, it has been a rough ride. Israel has endured sixty years of war (Syreia is still officially at war with it) and forty years of conflict.

• The Arabs invaded again in 1967 on Yom Kippur, hoping to catch the Jews at their prayers. Israel repelled the invasion and took over the Golan Heights, which overlook it. Israel controls and oppresses its Palestinian workers.
• Peace and security are still distant dreams.
• Almost all the kibbutzim have been privatized
• Nadia Hilou is the only female Arab in the Knesset.
• Social divisions remain.