Israel

A country on the server, controlled by LukePiwalker31

Information
Israel, formally known as the Israeli Empire is a country spanning Israel and certain mediterranean islands. It is home to the shortest runway of a civilian airport in the server and the Israeli Empire is keen on territorial expansion to gain foreign influence.

Infrastructure + Communication
Infrastructure around Israel is generally of a poor quality, with minor roads spanning the length of the Israeli coast being the extent of the road network. The main method of travel in the country is by air, with most o fthe infrastructure budget being poured into building airports, which can get expensive.

Israel has a lot of land, but a lot of it is small islands dotted all over the mediterranean. The nations capital city is Tel Aviv and it is also where Israel's main international airport is located.

Communications within the countries border is very scarce. Israel is not connected to the UN Network, therefre cable internet does not exist. Israel has one telecom company, Cellcom, which provides a basic 2G network around Tel Aviv only, leaving the rest of the country with no connection other than satellite for basic phone calls and internet.

Government Policy
Israel is technically a democracy, falling into the category Liberalism on the political index chart. However, due to why the government is currently being run, the country is moving closer and closer to authoritarianism, by cracking down on freedom of the press, annexing lots of land in large quantites for personal bebefit and declaring war on whoever they don't like.

As military spending is Israel's largest expense, the nation spends a lot of money on it's military, with a sizeable army and large and small ships capable of firing bombs up to 350 blocks. The military is one of Israel's largest asset's and it isn't afraid to show it off to anyone who tries to get in Israel's way, and as such, the government has decided that to maintain neutrality, they must do it through intervention, this means that the country will likely be part of every single war. This neutrality has been challenged as Israel is constantly making alliances and cutting diplomatic ties with other countries all the time, which eventually lead to the creation of the Pact of Iron alongside Pacifica.

Wars and Invasions
Israel has a history of invading other countries to try and quench it's ever growing thirst for more land, here are the main ones:

Sinai + Suez Annexation
On the 26/09/2020, Israel submitted a request to the UN asking for annexation of the Sinai Peninsula and the Suez Canal. The statement that Israel submitted said that they should own it due to it's location as a dividing force against the country of Israel and that they would construct the Suez Canal. After some thought, the UN accepted the request and the border was moved to past the Suez Canal.

Yemeni War
On the 27/09/2020 at 16:17 a war was declared between Pacifica and Yemen Soon after, the Israeli Empire and the Tao Empire joined Pacifica in the war against Yemen and the bombing runs started. After bombing was successful, they sieged down Aden and the war ended with Israel puppeting Yemen.

Lebanon Invasion
On the 27/09/2020 at 20:07 the Israeli government declared war on Lebanon and begun an invasion. After being victorious, they annexed all of Lebanon

Operation Focus
On the 01/10/2020 the Israeli government began to draw up plans for a "Operation Focus." This would, in a situation where tensions were high between The Arabian Union and Israel, there would be a preemptive strike on airports in Arabia. This would result in an easy war.

Great Power status
The Israeli empire is not considered a great power, and this made the government triggered

On 23/11/2020, Israel was considered a great power after they pressured foreign countries to recognise it as one, ending the governments triggered period.