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| Meshola Yisrel's flag |
Division: 12 Tribal territories + Governmental Centre
Subdivision: Cities, Districts
Population: 250,771,860
Ethnical divisions:
95.3% (238,985,582) Hebrew
2.8% (7,021,612) Philistines
95.3% (238,985,582) Hebrew
2.8% (7,021,612) Philistines
1.7% (4,714,512) Phoenicians
0.2% (50,154) Moabites
Capital: Ayalon (political, economical), Bet-Shemes (religious)
Main population's origin: Ancient Israel, Bet-Shemesh area (during Judges' period)
Currency: Shekal (based on the ancient currency and wheight measure)
Official language: Yisrelit
CITIES
Capital: Ayalon (political, economical)
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| Ayalon and nearby cities Western District, Governmental Center |
It is the biggest city in Meshola Yisrel, home to nearly 41.2 million people (16.4% of country's population). It has several neighborhoods, being the most proeminent the Shahuna shele Meshola (Government's Neighborhood), where all ministers are mandated to live while serving in the government. At the very centre of the neighborhood is the Bayit shelé Danim (House of the Judges), the Yisrel's Parliament. Although the cities are divided into tribal territories and most of its citizens use to be related to the specific Hebrew tribe plus the foreign citizens, the capital is open for anyone to live in it.
Capital: Bet-Shemes (religious)
The religious capital is home to the Mikdas Yisrel, a religious temple dedicated to the Hebrew religion. It differs a lot from the Judaism because Yisrel's people were taken from Earth in a time before the estabilishment of the Kingdom of Israel, during the time of the Judges - in adition to that, most of the knowledge of the Hebrew religion was lost, thus the religion followed by the people is a gross simplification of the Judaism as we know today on Earth. The city has the central neighborhood, Shahuna shelé Mikdas, populated exclusively by the Priests, and the rest of the city is populated by their auxiliars. The city is open to visit by anyone, and is flooded with believers during its religious celebrations from all over the country and many even stay in the city during the days of the celebrations, but permanent residency in the city is denied to all those who do not belong to the tribe of Levi. It is the fourth largest city in Meshola Yisrel, home to more than 19.5 million people (~8% of the country's population).
Other cities
There are 173 cities in the country, but the three biggest cities are responsible for nearly 40% of Yisrel's population, being the remaining ~60% distributed among the other 170 cities. The list of the 10 most populated cities is as follows:
01- Ayalon: 41.2 million (16.42%)
02- Keriat Dan: 31.94 million (12.74%)
03- Ram Golana: 26.45 million (10.55%)
04- Bet-Shemes: 19.56 million (7.8%)
05- Bet Yahuda: 16.45 million (6.56%)
06- Mebo Golana: 12.34 million (4.92%)
07- Galilit-Ma'al: 10 million (3.98%)
08- Ayalot-Temana: 8.45 million (3.37%)
09- Benyaminit: 7.65 million (3.05%)
10- Bet Shima'on: 5.42 million (2.16
GOVERNMENT
The Yisrel's government is bicameral, having a "upper house" called Bayit shele Danim (House of the Judges), which serve for a lifetime, and the Bayit shele Sarim (House of the Ministers), which are elected for a mandate of seven years. Only Hebrew citizens are allowed to be elected for these two positions; however, the Bayit shele Sarim has a Amada shele Garim, which is responsible for the well being of the non-Hebrew citizens of the country and is comprised of 13 members elected solely from the non-Hebrew citizens and must act solely for the interests of the garim ("foreigners").
Danim shele Ama
They are mostly responsible for passing the laws of the first level, although this is rarely done. They also are responsible for representing the country in international matters and, when a "leader" is needed, they elect one of themselves to serve as a representative leader, called Shufet, until he's no longer needed for such activities.
It is vagely based on the Judges from the time of the Israelite tribes. Thus, thirteen jugdes are always serving in the chamber, one from each tribe (Afra'im and Manase are counted as separated tribes except for religious purposes). They are not elected: their position is passed from father to son as in an inherited monarchy; but if the judge dies without a male descendant, then the remaining judges elect another member from a list of ten candidates previously prepared by the Sarim.
Bayit shele Sarim
The ministers are elected in a general election that occurs every seven years, at the end of the sabbatical year [see below]. Five ministers are elected per tribe, providing 65 tribal ministers, and another 6 ministers are elected from a general list disregarding tribal affiliation. The total number of members in this "lower chamber" is 71 members - this is a reminiscent of the Tribunal of the 71 Sages from the time of the Israelites on Earth. When their members are elected, they must elect one of themselves to be the Risha shele Sarim, the president of the ministers' house. They are responsible for legislation of the second level, and cannot contradict a previous law estabilished by the Danim, although they can request that a previous law enacted by the Danim to be reviewed or request for its invalidation. Laws enacted by this house are requested a simple majority to be passed.
Amada shele Garim
This is an extension from the Bayit shele Sarim, and is comprised of thirteen non-Hebrew citizens. They are elected also for a seven-year term and enact laws that affect the non-Hebrew population of the country. Laws that are created by the Sarim or the Danim may have a request for review or invalidation asked by the Sarim Garim ("Gentile" Ministers) if the law is considered to affect negatively the non-Hebrew population of the country. Although this seems to be a third house, since its purpose is to care for the laws of only part of the country's population, it is considered an extention of the "lower house".
In the event that at least 23 Sarim agree with the request brought by the Sarim Garim, then a new vote is made, with the latter counting as full votes in the Bayit shele Sarim. Then the law can be altered or cancelled altogether. This was particularly useful during the Second Global Economic Crisis of Saphona, when the Sarim enacted a law doubling the taxes only on the non-Hebrew population. The request for invalidation was acepted by 23 Sarim, and when the law was voted on again in the Bayit shele Sarim, the law was overthrown by 36 votes against 30, with 5 abstentions. However the Danim enacted a similar temporary law that raised the taxes for the entire population by 30% - this created a bigger economic crisis inside the country that brought the country to the brink of a civil war.
Capital: Bet-Shemes (religious)
The religious capital is home to the Mikdas Yisrel, a religious temple dedicated to the Hebrew religion. It differs a lot from the Judaism because Yisrel's people were taken from Earth in a time before the estabilishment of the Kingdom of Israel, during the time of the Judges - in adition to that, most of the knowledge of the Hebrew religion was lost, thus the religion followed by the people is a gross simplification of the Judaism as we know today on Earth. The city has the central neighborhood, Shahuna shelé Mikdas, populated exclusively by the Priests, and the rest of the city is populated by their auxiliars. The city is open to visit by anyone, and is flooded with believers during its religious celebrations from all over the country and many even stay in the city during the days of the celebrations, but permanent residency in the city is denied to all those who do not belong to the tribe of Levi. It is the fourth largest city in Meshola Yisrel, home to more than 19.5 million people (~8% of the country's population).
Other cities
There are 173 cities in the country, but the three biggest cities are responsible for nearly 40% of Yisrel's population, being the remaining ~60% distributed among the other 170 cities. The list of the 10 most populated cities is as follows:
02- Keriat Dan: 31.94 million (12.74%)
03- Ram Golana: 26.45 million (10.55%)
04- Bet-Shemes: 19.56 million (7.8%)
05- Bet Yahuda: 16.45 million (6.56%)
06- Mebo Golana: 12.34 million (4.92%)
07- Galilit-Ma'al: 10 million (3.98%)
08- Ayalot-Temana: 8.45 million (3.37%)
09- Benyaminit: 7.65 million (3.05%)
10- Bet Shima'on: 5.42 million (2.16
GOVERNMENT
The Yisrel's government is bicameral, having a "upper house" called Bayit shele Danim (House of the Judges), which serve for a lifetime, and the Bayit shele Sarim (House of the Ministers), which are elected for a mandate of seven years. Only Hebrew citizens are allowed to be elected for these two positions; however, the Bayit shele Sarim has a Amada shele Garim, which is responsible for the well being of the non-Hebrew citizens of the country and is comprised of 13 members elected solely from the non-Hebrew citizens and must act solely for the interests of the garim ("foreigners").
Danim shele Ama
They are mostly responsible for passing the laws of the first level, although this is rarely done. They also are responsible for representing the country in international matters and, when a "leader" is needed, they elect one of themselves to serve as a representative leader, called Shufet, until he's no longer needed for such activities.
It is vagely based on the Judges from the time of the Israelite tribes. Thus, thirteen jugdes are always serving in the chamber, one from each tribe (Afra'im and Manase are counted as separated tribes except for religious purposes). They are not elected: their position is passed from father to son as in an inherited monarchy; but if the judge dies without a male descendant, then the remaining judges elect another member from a list of ten candidates previously prepared by the Sarim.
Bayit shele Sarim
The ministers are elected in a general election that occurs every seven years, at the end of the sabbatical year [see below]. Five ministers are elected per tribe, providing 65 tribal ministers, and another 6 ministers are elected from a general list disregarding tribal affiliation. The total number of members in this "lower chamber" is 71 members - this is a reminiscent of the Tribunal of the 71 Sages from the time of the Israelites on Earth. When their members are elected, they must elect one of themselves to be the Risha shele Sarim, the president of the ministers' house. They are responsible for legislation of the second level, and cannot contradict a previous law estabilished by the Danim, although they can request that a previous law enacted by the Danim to be reviewed or request for its invalidation. Laws enacted by this house are requested a simple majority to be passed.
Amada shele Garim
This is an extension from the Bayit shele Sarim, and is comprised of thirteen non-Hebrew citizens. They are elected also for a seven-year term and enact laws that affect the non-Hebrew population of the country. Laws that are created by the Sarim or the Danim may have a request for review or invalidation asked by the Sarim Garim ("Gentile" Ministers) if the law is considered to affect negatively the non-Hebrew population of the country. Although this seems to be a third house, since its purpose is to care for the laws of only part of the country's population, it is considered an extention of the "lower house".
In the event that at least 23 Sarim agree with the request brought by the Sarim Garim, then a new vote is made, with the latter counting as full votes in the Bayit shele Sarim. Then the law can be altered or cancelled altogether. This was particularly useful during the Second Global Economic Crisis of Saphona, when the Sarim enacted a law doubling the taxes only on the non-Hebrew population. The request for invalidation was acepted by 23 Sarim, and when the law was voted on again in the Bayit shele Sarim, the law was overthrown by 36 votes against 30, with 5 abstentions. However the Danim enacted a similar temporary law that raised the taxes for the entire population by 30% - this created a bigger economic crisis inside the country that brought the country to the brink of a civil war.
RELIGION
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| Depiction of the temple in Bet-Shemes |
The practice of other religions in Yisrelite soil is forbidden, being punished by expulsion from the country. This has led to several diplomatic incidents, as repeatedly many diplomats from Ekronas, Saphona and other countries have incurred in such violations and were permanently banned from entering the country again. It almost led to a war, as the Ekronas king once attempted to make a prayer in the Independence Plaza in city of Ayalon using an idol of the Ekronas's god Dekanas and was expelled from the country by force, leading to a halt to all diplomatic relations between the two countries for almost 40 years.
When these ancient Israelites were taken from Earth, there were just a very few of learned ones among the taken, even though for some reason there were Sefra Tora (Torah Scrolls) taken as well. Due to this lack of knowledge among many about their own religion, they made their best to reestabilish as much as their knowledge allowed. According to the Sefra Tuldut, the wise men among the taken warned that this was a Divine punishment for looking into the Holy Ark, since it happened during the first shabbat after the day they peered into it, following the devolution made by the Philistines - many people had come from other tribes to see for themselves if the Holy Ark indeed had come (that's why so many people from other tribes were taken captives as well). This day is known as Ninth of the Eleventh, and is marked every year as a mourning day for the followers of the Yisrelit religion.
The Sefra Tora is also called Sefra Moshe, the Book of Moses. It is a partially preserved text from the original Sefra Torah brought by the Captors, but they were lost when they were attacked a few months after their arrival by the Ekronites, and only commentaries made by the Sages survived. Since the original text is lost, they are constantly updated to mach the evolution of the language, but trying to maintain as close as possible the original meaning as explained by the Original Sages. There is one Sefra Tora recovered from an archaelogical excavation in the Ram Golana area; however it is too damaged and there is a large possibility that it will be entirely destroyed if opened up, even though the Priests in Bet Shemes used the savaged part from the end of the book to correct their own Sefra Tora to match the exact words and letters. Tecnologies are being pursued to recover the entirety of the original text.
The Sefra Tuldot (Book of the Generations) is the book that brings the accounts of the captives and the aftermath. The first century of history is registered there to a great extent, and also the explanations of the Original Sages and their students. It also layed the foundations for the adaptation of their religion to this new reality, such as adapting the calendar in an attempt to keep track as close as possible to the old system. It is by far the biggest book to be used by any religion on the planet Gelo and Keléshtevadáran, for what's known.
The Sefra Hoze Eliah (The Book of the Prophet Eliah) is the book that was written by a group of Priests who served in the Temple by the time it was destroyed. According to the allegories presented in this book, that attemps to bring out mystical teachings from the Sefra Tora, a prophet named Eliah came to them once a week for to cry with them for the destruction of the Temple and teach the profound meaning of the words said by the Original Sages and the texts of the Torah. It also claims that they must return to their original homeland for the Golden Age to begin.
The religious days to be celebrated are:
1 - Savua Passah [sa.v'u.a p'a.saħ] (Passover week), or Hag Abiva [ħag a.b'i.va] (Feast of the Spring), celebrates the freedom of the Israelites from Egypt. It is marked with offerings of wine and animal sacrifices.
2 - Nitna Sefra Tora [nit.n'a s'ef.ra to.r'a] (Delivery of the Torah) is celebrated 50 days after Passah and reminds the delivery of the Torah to the Israelites. It is marked with public reading of the text that tells about the event and by giving each other tasty foods to celebrate the "good taste" of the Torah.
3 - Tissa bi Had-Sar [ti.s'a b'i ħad.s'ar] (Ninth of the Eleventh), or Yuma shele Bekhiya [ju.'ma ʃe.'le be.xi.'ja] (Day of Crying), remembers the day when the Spies bought a false report on the land of Israel and also marks the day when they were taken from Earth, and also when the Ekronites destroyed their First, Second and Third Temples. It is marked by public fasting for an entire day.
4 - Hodsha Alyuna [ħod.ʃ'a al.ju.n'a] (High Month) is the month followed by several celebrations, such as Tikaah shele Sofra (Blowing the Shofar), Yuma shele Kepurim (Day of Atonement), and the Savua Sukot (Sukkot week). They are considered as celebrations included as one in the Hodsha Alyuna, and many take vacations in this period to stay at Bet-Shemes for the celebrations.
5 - Hag shele Kherat [ħ'ag ʃe.l'e ħe.r'at] (Feast of the Freedom) is marked one month before the beginning of the first month. This marks the day when the Yisrelites attained freedom from the Ekronites and their allies after the Second War of Independence. The freedom was actually attained on Savua Passah - the day when the Ekronean monarchy fell and their armies fled the land -, but since these celebrations cannot be mixed together, then it is celebrated a month in advance. A big public banquet is celebrated in Bet-Shemes, and also people tend to send food as gift to their friends and people in needs.
ARMY
Meshola Yisrel's army, or Kseva Ha'Ivri [kse.v'a ha.i.vr'i], is currently the second most powerful country in Gelo when it comes to manpower. In technology, it is on the same level as Ekronas, by having a strong air force, infantry, navy and space command. In at least one situation the Air and Space Defense Command managed to intercept and shield its nation (and many others, including Ekronas) from being bombarded by kinetic impactors and H-bombs launched from the planet Keléshtevadáran by the Nomaekeléet Empire. Then the Space Force launched a retaliatory attack using kinetic impactors that succesfully destroyed the military headquarters of the empire. To this day, no explanation have been given by the Nomaekeléet Empire for the attacks.
Kseva Ha'Ivri is divided in five branches, each responsible for a different operation. They are:
Deroa Karka [de.r'oa k'ar.ka] (Land Branch) is country's ground forces. They don't operate alone, but in colaboration with the Sea Branch or the Air Branch. It is divided as 12 semi-independent armies, each one under the command of its tribal Judge, who acts like a regional "Chief of Staff". When war breaks out and demands more troops, action is coordinated by the Danim shele Ama.
Deroa Yama [de.r'oa j'a.ma] (Sea Branch) is the country's navy, responsible for combat on or under the water. It is by far the most skilled military branch in the planet, being responsible for several missions deep inside enemy territory for attack or rescue operations.
Deroa Awir [de.r'oa a.w'ir] (Air Branch) is the country's air force, operating aircrafts capable of flight in the atmosphere and reaching suborbital travel and combat.
Deroa Rekiya [de.r'oa re.k'i.ja] (Space Branch) is the country's space force, responsible for combat in space and also launching military satellites and attacks on enemy targets outside the atmosphere.
Deroa Megan Awir wa Rekiya [de.r'oa me.g'an a.w'ir w'a re.k'i.ja] (Air and Space Defense Branch) is the branch responsible for defending the country's air and space territory, as well as intercepting any attack from hostile forces in the atmosphere or outside it.
GEOGRAPHY
There are three main biomas in Yisrel's territory: Western Forest, Transition Zone and the Central Desert.
The Western Forest is the biggest hidrographic basin on Gelo, housing three of the four biggest rivers on the planet in volume of water (resembles the Amazon Rain Forest on Earth). The biggest river, Great Ayalon, has its earlier fountains on both Tomim Mountains, as a result of the snow melting at these altitudes.
The Transition Zone is one of the most fertile regions on the planet, which has helped Yisrel to cope with the unstable weather on the planet, that sometimes lead to droughts and also to heavy rains that cause flash floods.
The Central Desert is the biggest desert on the planet, responsible for almost half the area of the country. It has the longest river on the planet, Mey-Teman, that has its nascent on the Golan Hights, goes through the Transition Zone and reaches the western shore. Along the river there is a fair ammount of fertile lands and some forests. Also, the desert is punctuated with oasis, some so big that can easily be seen from orbit.
The Tomim Mountains have their peaks inside Yisrel's territory, but the sides can reach into the Saphonean territory. They are both the highest peaks on the planet, being the Toma Zarahi 6,784m high and Toma Arabi 6,439m high.
There are also several other mountains, some of them active volcanos. One of them is Haron-Af Mountain, which peaks at 2,409m, and has a constant flux of lava that flows eastwards, but when its flux stops, the pressure builds up and it may erupt with an explosion with pyroclastic flow. Two Yisrelite cities have already being destroyed this way.
Yisrel also has some islands, but they are mostly uninhabited due to constant seismic or volcanic activity. However, the Betyamit Island (called this way because it somewhat looks like a mermaid, called "betyam" in Yisrelit) is inhabited since the first return of the First Diaspora, and due to its strong cliffs on the western side and average high altitude, it could withstand all tsunamis the island has faced since it's colonization. There is another island near this one, Ayalon Island, but it was never inhabited due to its high density of forests, and is a natural reserve.
HISTORY (main article)
The Geloan History is usually divided in 4 eras, called only by its ordinal number, as usual by Geloan historians to describe global history.
The First Era begin with the arrival of these people on Gelo and lasted until year 88 A.C (after captivity). This is marked by the first Yisrelite cities (back then still called Israelites), the estabilishment of the First Temple and the command of the Judges, that became leaders by showing the capability of leadership somewhat the same way the ancient Israelites did during the Judges' Era on Earth. The figure of the prophet Samuel (Shemuel) is very present as a rememberance of the old days of the Israelites on Ancient Israel. The first Yisrelite archaeological finding is the Pedahsur Stele, celebrating his ordainance as the first judge over the nation.
The Second Era ... (still being created).
ARMY
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| "Kseva Ha'Ivri - Meshola Yisr'el" Meshola Yisrel's army seal |
Kseva Ha'Ivri is divided in five branches, each responsible for a different operation. They are:
Deroa Karka [de.r'oa k'ar.ka] (Land Branch) is country's ground forces. They don't operate alone, but in colaboration with the Sea Branch or the Air Branch. It is divided as 12 semi-independent armies, each one under the command of its tribal Judge, who acts like a regional "Chief of Staff". When war breaks out and demands more troops, action is coordinated by the Danim shele Ama.
Deroa Yama [de.r'oa j'a.ma] (Sea Branch) is the country's navy, responsible for combat on or under the water. It is by far the most skilled military branch in the planet, being responsible for several missions deep inside enemy territory for attack or rescue operations.
Deroa Awir [de.r'oa a.w'ir] (Air Branch) is the country's air force, operating aircrafts capable of flight in the atmosphere and reaching suborbital travel and combat.
Deroa Rekiya [de.r'oa re.k'i.ja] (Space Branch) is the country's space force, responsible for combat in space and also launching military satellites and attacks on enemy targets outside the atmosphere.
Deroa Megan Awir wa Rekiya [de.r'oa me.g'an a.w'ir w'a re.k'i.ja] (Air and Space Defense Branch) is the branch responsible for defending the country's air and space territory, as well as intercepting any attack from hostile forces in the atmosphere or outside it.
GEOGRAPHY
The Western Forest is the biggest hidrographic basin on Gelo, housing three of the four biggest rivers on the planet in volume of water (resembles the Amazon Rain Forest on Earth). The biggest river, Great Ayalon, has its earlier fountains on both Tomim Mountains, as a result of the snow melting at these altitudes.
The Transition Zone is one of the most fertile regions on the planet, which has helped Yisrel to cope with the unstable weather on the planet, that sometimes lead to droughts and also to heavy rains that cause flash floods.
The Central Desert is the biggest desert on the planet, responsible for almost half the area of the country. It has the longest river on the planet, Mey-Teman, that has its nascent on the Golan Hights, goes through the Transition Zone and reaches the western shore. Along the river there is a fair ammount of fertile lands and some forests. Also, the desert is punctuated with oasis, some so big that can easily be seen from orbit.
The Tomim Mountains have their peaks inside Yisrel's territory, but the sides can reach into the Saphonean territory. They are both the highest peaks on the planet, being the Toma Zarahi 6,784m high and Toma Arabi 6,439m high.
There are also several other mountains, some of them active volcanos. One of them is Haron-Af Mountain, which peaks at 2,409m, and has a constant flux of lava that flows eastwards, but when its flux stops, the pressure builds up and it may erupt with an explosion with pyroclastic flow. Two Yisrelite cities have already being destroyed this way.
Yisrel also has some islands, but they are mostly uninhabited due to constant seismic or volcanic activity. However, the Betyamit Island (called this way because it somewhat looks like a mermaid, called "betyam" in Yisrelit) is inhabited since the first return of the First Diaspora, and due to its strong cliffs on the western side and average high altitude, it could withstand all tsunamis the island has faced since it's colonization. There is another island near this one, Ayalon Island, but it was never inhabited due to its high density of forests, and is a natural reserve.
HISTORY (main article)
The Geloan History is usually divided in 4 eras, called only by its ordinal number, as usual by Geloan historians to describe global history.
The First Era begin with the arrival of these people on Gelo and lasted until year 88 A.C (after captivity). This is marked by the first Yisrelite cities (back then still called Israelites), the estabilishment of the First Temple and the command of the Judges, that became leaders by showing the capability of leadership somewhat the same way the ancient Israelites did during the Judges' Era on Earth. The figure of the prophet Samuel (Shemuel) is very present as a rememberance of the old days of the Israelites on Ancient Israel. The first Yisrelite archaeological finding is the Pedahsur Stele, celebrating his ordainance as the first judge over the nation.
The Second Era ... (still being created).
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