61.  In the same speech, though, Arafat blasted Israel, casting the Jewish state as the villain in the peace process.

62.  In the region, the country separates the Arabs and the Israelis, literally located between the defensive Jewish state on the west and restless Iraq on the east.

63.  In the Middle East, the Arabs persuaded themselves that the small and isolated Jewish state could be reconquered.

64.  Israel has insisted that Jerusalem is the eternal, indivisible capital of the Jewish state.

65.  Islamic Jihad and Hamas oppose the Palestinian peace agreement with Israel and have vowed to continue their armed conflict with the Jewish state.

66.  Israel is run by Ariel Sharon, whose life has been dedicated to enlarging the Jewish state and keeping it enlarged.

67.  Israel is the Jewish state.

68.  Israel was established as a Jewish state, but there were continued disputes about what this meant.

69.  Israeli officials have leaked proposals that would be the largest concessions Israel ever offered and Palestinians have shown increased flexibility in living next to the Jewish state.

70.  Israel and many Jews around the world have long sought international recognition for Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state.