Post by israel on Apr 4, 2011 1:48:31 GMT
• Medīnat Yisrā'el
Name --- Miriam Herzl
Nation --- Israel
Aliases ---
National;
State of Israel - sure
Holy Land– if you want, doesn’t matter
Palestine– don’t make me hurt you
Southern Syria– do you want to die?
Syria Palestina– outdated
Kingdom of Jerusalem– again, outdated
Iudaea Province– outdated
Coele-Syria – Ptolemy?
Retjenu – you have five seconds to start running…
Canaan– outdated…I warned you to start running!
Personal;
Miri – sure
Little One – only for those who are close
Hot shot – annoyance
Jew(any other derogative names) – fuck off!
Apparent age --- 20
Actual age ---
from State declaration: 63
From early records: over 1000 at least
Gender --- female
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Eye color --- hazel
Hair color --- dark brown
Height --- 5’5
Weight --- 115 lbs
Skin tone --- tan
Defining features ---
She is of olive-tan complexion, as most are from the area. Israel's hazel eyes give a small glimpse into the life she has led. You ever want to know anything about her history, just look at her. Actions speak louder than words, right? Due to her tiny frame, most think her as weak or incapable of doing anything. Which is why most end up getting beaten by her. Israel is more than capable, for she is made up of nothing but toned muscle. She had to train herself vigorously so she wouldn't be beaten down by others.
Israel has a lot of scars. Most of them came from major events in her history. We won’t mention the ones from ancient history, though.
When the United Nations tried to solve the Arab-Jewish conflict, the Arabs opposed firmly, stating it was unfair. The United Nations didn’t listen, approving the Partition plan anyway. The Arabs immediately broke out with violence. The blockade of Jerusalem left a tiny scar near her heart. Though it is now faint. Israel has a scar on her right shoulder from the 1956 Sinai Campaign. Terrorists attacked daily. Though, the war only lasted a week, but Egypt refused Israeli shipping on the Suez Canal, threatening they would launch an attack against Tel-Aviv. In the end, all was disregarded. The Six-Day War left a scar on her left shoulder that travels over to her upper arm. She likes to talk about this one a lot.
Tattoos? Yeah, she has one. Wanna know where? You’ll never find out because she’ll never show you. If you’ve ever seen it, it must have been one of those rare occasions when she wasn’t covered up in her typical attire (did I mention that was rare?) It is a star of David on her inner thigh, representing her religion.
Additional features ---
Israel attires herself in typical clothing from her home. This being noted, most of the time she is seen in black layered outfits. Other times, she’s a bit bold and creative and wears bright yellows and blues, as is the trends at her place.
When she's working out with her soldiers, she normally adorns herself in a black tank top and olive green pants and boots. When in combat, she'll wear a long sleeved olive green top with her pants, along with either a white or green belt. As for her overall appearance, Israel is very slim and toned, as she works out vigorously. It is one of her main priorities to be in shape.
Height wise, she’s tiny. She’s about five foot five at most. Israel used to have long wavy hair when she was younger, but ended up cutting it off when she declared her independence. It was her way of showing she was done with her old days of being stepped on.
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Personality ---
Israel tends to like fighting a lot, especially with those around her like Turkey and Egypt. Due to this, she loses her temper a lot and does not watch what she says most of the time. This is her way of showing she wants attention. Those around her like to point out her hot headiness a lot and pick on her. Egypt does this most of the time. This has caused her to have massive trust issues with others, only allowing those who have helped her in the past to be her allies. Though, due to her warrior like nature, her relationships with others are a bit strained. For most believe her irrational when making decisions.
When she isn’t fighting with her neighbors, she tends to dwell on things that have passed. Israel focuses on these things until she either cries for a few hours or makes herself sick. That depends on what memory she is thinking of, though. When she’s sick, she will stay locked up in her room for days to weeks on end. Yet, this happens very rarely.
Though, she wasn't always stubborn. The many years of wars and crusades actually contributed to our modern day Israel's personality. Before, she was a fair and loving person, just looking for a place to be. Then the different rulers came in, forcing Israel to toughen up and shut away most of her emotions. For a while, most thought her a sociopath for she didn't boast well with others. Yet, as the years dragged on, she began to become obnoxious and boastful.
Moving away from her flaws, Israel is a very head strong and determined person. Once something is started, she must finish it, no matter what. When she isn’t fighting with her neighbors, she can be a real sweetheart at times. Though, Israel may seem like a bit pushy and a brat sometime, she is very religious and close to those who are nice to her. She has been noted to help her friends in any type of need. She will even help them all at once, if she has to.
Most of her time is spent with either her religion or her soldiers. Both are very important to her, as well as education. Israel is very intelligent, and her people have the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world. If she isn't focusing on her education or religion, she is most often with her soldiers, training them. Israel takes great pride in her soldiers, making sure they work out vigorously. In fact, anyone at the age of eighteen is drafted into the Israeli military, even women. Israel believes women have the same opportunity as men and expects the same output and input from them.
Likes ---
• falafel-it’s her favorite(even though it originated in Egypt), buy her some, she may even start to like you
•music
•weapons- of all sorts
•fashion- Israel is noted for creative and original styles
•yoga
•sports- Israel mostly likes football(soccer) and basketball
Dislikes ---
•terrorists- she despises them with a passion and has had enough dealings with them
•uprisings- she feels the same about uprisings as she does about terrorists.
•losing- once she starts something she must finish it and win
•ignorant fools – (coughegyptcough)
•alcohol- she can’t hold it, and eventually it gets her in trouble
Fears ---
•getting too close to people
•being destroyed
•post-Mubarak era in Egypt
Lesser known facts ---
•After conquering the land in 1272 bc, Jews ruled it for a thousand years and maintained a continuous presence there for 3,300 years
•Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in the Bible, but not once is it mentioned in the Qur’an.
•There are 22 Muslim countries, not counting Palestine. There is only one Jewish State.
•Arabs started all five wars against Israel, and lost every one of them.
Goals ---
•Eradicate extreme poverty
•Achieve universal primary education; at the moment Israel’s literacy rate is 97.1 percent. This is very high in that area.
•Promote gender equality and empower women
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History ---
1200 BC to 950 BCE
•1209 BCE – first recording of Israel made
• By the 11th century, 40,000 people resided there
950 BCE to 576 BCE
•constant warfare described by Hebrew Bible
•950 BCE, it spilt into the Southern Kingdom of Judah and the Northern Kingdom of Israel
• 720 BCE – Kingdom of Israel destroyed by Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III; the people became the Lost Tribes of Israel
•612 BCE – Assyria conquered by Babylon
586 BCE to 2nd Century BCE
•586 BCE - King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon conquered the Kingdom of Judah and exiled the population to Babylon.
•538 BCE - Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered Babylon and issued a proclamation granting subjugated nations (the people of Judah) their freedom.
•333 BCE - Alexander the Great defeated Persia and conquered Judea; the first translation of the Hebrew Bible was begun in Alexandria
• 2nd century - Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ruler of the Seleucid Empire) tried to eradicate Judaism in favor of Hellenistic religion; lead to the 174–135 BCE Maccabean Revolt led by Judas Maccabeus
64 BCE to 324 CE
•64 BCE – Judea conquered by Roman general Pompey
•37 BCE to 6 CE- descendants of Edomian converts ruled Judea
• After 6 CE – under direct Roman rule, most of the country became a province of Syria
•66 CE- the Jews broke away from Rome, naming their kingdom Israel; revolt failed, causing the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple by Titus in the year 70
•115 to 117 CE – Jews from Libya, Egypt, Cyprus, Kurdistan and Lod rose against Rome; Cyprus was depopulated followed by massive massacres of Jews and Romans
•131- the Emperor Hadrian renamed Jerusalem Aelia Capitolina and constructed a Temple for Jupiter on the site of the Jewish temple.
•132 to 136- Simon Bar Kokhba led a Jewish revolt against Hadrian, renaming the country Israel; Christians refused to participate in the revolt; from this point the Jews regarded Christianity as a separate religion.
324 to 636
•4th century- a Christian, Constantine I, became the Roman Emperor, and Christianity became the official religion; capital was moved to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople. The name Jerusalem was restored and it began to be a Christian city; Jews still outlawed
•351 to 352- another Jewish revolt against a corrupt Roman governor
•360- last pagan Roman Emperor, Julian the Apostate, came to power
•362- Julian was pro-Jewish; announced plans to rebuild the Jewish Temple.
•363- Julian died while fighting Persians; project stopped
•614- Persia invaded the Byzantine Empire, conquering Jerusalem with Jewish help.
•614 to 617- Jews governed Jerusalem until 617; Persian reversed their positions
636 to 1099
•1187- Saladin, the Ayyubid Sultan, defeated Crusaders and took the Kingdom of Jerusalem
•1260 to 1291- Israel became the frontier between Mongol invaders and the Mamluks of Egypt; impoverished the area
•1291- Crusades ended; Sultan Qutuz of Egypt eventually defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut
13th Century to 1517
•1260 to 1517- Egyptian Mamluks governed the area
•1267- Mamluk Sultan, Baibars, conquered Hebron; Jews were banned from worshiping at the Cave of the Patriarchs (second holiest site in Judaism)
•1290- collapse of the Crusades was followed by widespread expulsions of Jews in Europe, beginning in England
•1306- expulsion of Jews of France
• 1453- Byzantine capital fell to the Ottomans; end of Christian rule in the Middle-East
•1492- Christian reconquest led to expulsion of the Jews of Spain
•1497- expulsion of Jews in Portugal
1517 to 1917
• 1517 to 1917- land corresponding to present-day Israel and the Palestinian Territories was the province of Syria.
•1660- indigenous Jewish community massacred
•1779- Napoleon occupied the coast of Israel; prepared a proclamation offering to create a Jewish state but did not issue it
• 19th century- mostly populated by Muslim and Christian Arabs, Jews, Greeks, Bedouins and some other minorities
•1834- Zionist Jewish community massacred again
•1844- largest population group in Jerusalem was Jews
•1890- Jewish population made up less than 10 percent of the region
• In March 1917, the Ottomans expelled the Jewish inhabitants of Tel-Aviv Jaffa.
1920 to 1939
•1920-Histadrut (Jewish labor federation) and Haganah (Jewish defense organization) founded.
Vaad Leumi (National Council) set up by Jewish community (yishuv)to conduct its affairs.
•1921- Britain granted Mandate for Palestine (Land of Israel) by League of Nations; Transjordan set up on three-fourths of the area, leaving one-fourth for the Jewish national home; Jewish Agency representing Jewish community vis-a-vis Mandate authorities set up.
•1924- first first institute of technology, founded in Haifa.
•1925- Hebrew University of Jerusalem opened on Mt. Scopus
•1929- Hebron Jews massacred by Arab militants
•1931- Etzel, Jewish underground organization, founded.
•1933 to 1939- immigration from Germany
•1936 to 1939- Anti-Jewish riots instigated by Arab militants.
•1939- Jewish immigration severely limited by British White Paper.
1939 to 1947
•1939 to 1945- World War II; Holocaust in Europe.
•1941- Lehi underground movement formed; Palmach, strike force of Haganah, set up.
•1944- Jewish Brigade formed as part of British forces.
•1947- UN proposes the establishment of Arab and Jewish states in the Land.
1948 to 1962
•1948- End of British Mandate; State of Israel proclaimed; Israel invaded by five Arab states; War of Independence (ends 1949); Israel Defense Forces (IDF) established
•1949- Armistice agreements signed with Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon; Jerusalem divided under Israeli and Jordanian rule; First Knesset (parliament) elected; Israel admitted to United Nations as 59th member.
•1948 to 1952- Mass immigration from Europe and Arab countries.
•1956- Sinai Campaign
•1962- Adolf Eichmann tried and executed in Israel for his part in the Holocaust
1964 to 1980
•1964- National Water Carrier completed, bringing water from Lake Kinneret in the north to the semi-arid south.
•1967- Six-Day War; Jerusalem reunited.
•1968 to 1970- Egypt's War of Attrition against Israel
•1973- Yom Kippur War
•1975- Israel becomes an associate member of the European Common Market.
•1977- Likud forms government after Knesset elections, end of 30 years of Labor rule; Visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Jerusalem.
•1978- Camp David Accords include framework for comprehensive peace in the Middle East and proposal for Palestinian self-government.
•1979- Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty signed; Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Anwar Sadat awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
1981 to 1998
•1981-Israel Air Force destroys Iraqi nuclear reactor just before it is to become operative.
•1982- Israel's three-stage withdrawal from Sinai completed; Operation Peace for Galilee removes PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) terrorists from Lebanon.
•1984-National unity government (Llikud and Labor) formed after elections; Operation Moses, immigration of Jews from Ethiopia.
•1985- Free Trade Agreement signed with United States.
•1987- Widespread violence starts in Israeli-administered areas.
•1989- Four-point peace initiative proposed by Israel; Start of mass immigration of Jews from former Soviet Union.
•1991-Israel attacked by Iraqi Scud missiles during Gulf war; Middle East peace conference convened in Madrid; Operation Solomon, airlift of Jews from Ethiopia.
•1992- Diplomatic relations established with China and India; New government headed by Yitzhak Rabin of Labor party.
•1993- Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements for the Palestinians signed by Israel and PLO, as representative of the Palestinian people.
•1994- Implementation of Palestinian self-government in Gaza Strip and Jericho area; Full diplomatic relations with the Holy See; Morocco and Tunisia interest offices set up; Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty signed.
•1995- Broadened Palestinian self-government implemented in West Bank and Gaza Strip; Palestinian Council elected; Prime Minister Rabin assassinated at peace rally; Shimon Peres becomes prime minister.
•1996-Fundamentalist Arab terrorism against Israel escalates; Operation Grapes of Wrath, retaliation for Hizbullah terrorists' attacks on northern Israel; Likud forms government after Knesset elections; Benjamin Netanyahu becomes prime minister; Omani trade representation office opened in Tel Aviv.
•1997- Hebron Protocol signed by Israel and the PA.
•1998- Israel and the PLO sign the Wye River Memorandum to facilitate implementation of the Interim Agreement; Israel celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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Roleplay example ---
Siege of Jerusalem, Sha'ar HaGai, 1948
She had received word of the blockade a while ago. Clenching her fists, Miriam growled lightly. She had come this far and now her people would die from hunger? There was a light breeze, causing her hair to blow about her face lightly. Looking to the soldiers, she picked out the one that seemed smart enough to know what was going on.
”You! How many supply trucks have gone in today?” Miriam questioned in a stern voice.
The man at first seemed shocked or either scared? She didn’t really care at that point. “Only six, ma’am,” he answered. “The ambushes are becoming more frequent.”
Miriam pressed her lips into a thin line. They wanted to be that way, huh? The girl mumbled a ‘thank you’ before looking to the road. Staring off, she recalled how the Jewish Agency had started the Jerusalem Emergency Committee. They had sworn up and down that this would help, that it would collect enough food and fuel until this was over. Yet now it was almost gone. Miriam sighed before pulling out a sheet of paper from her pocket. The orders on it were simple; clear Sha'ar HaGai. That should be easy, right? Especially with the armored convoys? She turned back to the men.
”Our job here today is simple, men,” Israel began. “Clear the road at Sha'ar HaGai. If it comes to it, we must evacuate the Old City as well. Now, let’s head out!”
With that, she led her men along the long dirt road. The convoys lead the way at the front. Miriam would every now and then glance around for a sight of any moving or living thing. She had heard hundreds of men die on this road because of the Jordanian Arab Legion. Well, that wouldn’t happen today, Israel would see to it that her men succeeded today. Yet, as she listened to the world around her, all seemed quiet. Too quiet. Raising her hand in alarm, she ordered for the convoys and soldiers to stop.
“What is it?” someone asked. “Why are we stopping?” another questioned. Murmurs were heard all around. Israel closed her eyes. “Ma’am, may I?” Israel opened her eyes and saw a man standing next to her. “Your name, sir?” she asked. “I am Lt. Col. Yitzhak Rabin. For your safety, may I lead?”
Miriam raised a delicate eyebrow. So he was the one in charge. This man wanted to keep her safe? She nodded slowly. “Very well.” They continued cautiously along the road and Miriam discussed her concerns with Rabin.
He understood, keeping his wits about him when finally gun shots whizzed past them. Clutching her gun to her chest, Israel took cover behind one of the convoys. Next to her was Rabin and a few other men. She aimed carefully before firing off a few rounds before taking cover again. Adrenaline ran through her veins as she ran out from behind the convoy and fired at the Arabs. She could hear the shouts of her soldiers and the sound of bodies falling to the ground. Her gun finally ran out of ammo, causing her to quickly fall to the ground and crawl frantically back to the convoy. "Is that all you've got?!" she shouted over the gunfire and yelling. Israel grasped a gun from a nearby fallen soldier and reloaded it. She glanced over to Rabin who seemed to be doing fine on his own.
She took a deep breath before getting up and walking out from behind the convoy. All that mattered was getting past this now. Miriam aimed and shot a man in the throat, blood gushing from his neck. A sharp pain hit her in the side and chest, causing her to stumble, but she pushed on and kept firing until finally everything stopped. She panted heavily as she surveyed the area. They had won Sha'ar HaGai back. Letting out a deep sigh, Miriam collapsed to the ground. She could hear a few men cheer while others hushed them. Two man came and helped her sit up. Israel let out a groan. She looked up to see a hand outstretched towards her.
“I believe this is a job well done.” Rabin said as Miriam grasped his hand. She smiled weakly. “For now. We’re not ready to move on, you know that.” The lieutenant colonel nodded. “But we’re on our way, are we not?” Miriam nodded, “That we are...”
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Username --- RomaAngel
Age ---21
Time zone --- GMT +0
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-Sha'ar HaGai was also known as Bab El-Wad; it is a point 23 km from Jerusalem, where the road begins to ascend into a gorge between cliffs on the Tel-Aviv Highway.
-Yitzhak Rabin would go on to become Prime Minister
