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Only Israel

Israelis have the highest number of university degrees per capita in the world.

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Since the founding of the state in 1948, Israel has had more Nobel Prize winners

per capita than any other country.

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Israel attracts more venture capital investments per capita than any other

country in the world.

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An Israeli company, Iscar Metalworking, was the first company outside the USA

ever purchased by Berkshire Hathaway’s billionaire founder Warren Buffett.

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GERMANY

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Israel’s $100 billion economy is larger than those of all of its immediate neighbors

combined.

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Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation and has one of the highest per capita rates of patents filed.

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Israel has the largest number of start-up companies in the world in proportion to

its population.

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Israel is the first country to invest in a nationwide network of electric cars

and battery-swapping stations, leading the way to reducing global

dependency on fossil fuels.

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Through its medical devices, medicine, and inventions, Israel saves more lives per capita than any other country in the world.

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An Israeli scientist discovered a natural bacterium that combats river blindness

caused by infectious mosquitoes and black flies, helping to protect the people of 11

African nations.

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An Israeli company, Given Imaging, pioneered capsule endoscopy, which is now the gold standard for small bowel

visualization. The PillCam is an ingestible video camera that allows pain-free,

noninvasive visualization of the small intestine and esophagus to detect disease.

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Israeli scientists Dr. Avram Hershko (left) and Dr. Aaron Ciechanover won a Nobel

Prize in Chemistry for their research on the regulatory protein ubiquitin. Their work will lead to finding new treatments and

cures for many types of diseases.

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Israeli scientists developed an AIDS treatment that targets and destroys 40 percent of HIV-infected cells without

affecting healthy cells.

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An Israeli company, Nano Retina, is developing an artificial retina to restore

sight to the visually impaired.

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An Israeli nonprofit organization called Save a Child’s Heart performs free

open-heart surgeries for underprivileged children from around the world, regardless

of race, religion, or ethnicity. Forty-nine percent of the patients are from Palestinian communities, Jordan, Iraq, and Morocco.

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Israel was among the first on the scene in Haiti to provide disaster relief.

“The Israeli hospital...is the paramount medical center operating in Haiti....

It receives the cases that other hospitals find difficult to manage.” –Time

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An Israeli company developed ReWalk™, the first commercially viable upright

walking assistance tool, enabling paraplegics to stand, walk, and climb stairs.

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An Israeli company developed a computerized system for

administering medications in order to prevent human error.

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Drip irrigation was developed in Israel and has a utilization rate of 95 percent.

It is now being adopted in other countries around the globe.

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Israel is the only country in the world that recycles more than 75 percent of its water. In addition, over 90 percent

of Israel’s water heaters are solar powered.

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Israel was the first country in the world to adopt the Kimberley Process, an international standard that certifies

diamonds as “conflict free.”

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El Al, the national airline of Israel, has the world’s best security when it comes to protecting passengers and flights. Within hours after the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11, 2001, airlines

from all over the world sought advice from El Al on how to deal with security threats.

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Instant messaging, firewall security software, Intel wireless computer chips, the Windows NT operating system, voicemail technology, VOIP technology, and the cell

phone were all developed in Israel.

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Rana Raslan, an Israeli Arab, was named Miss Israel in 1999.

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When it comes to gay rights, Israel’s laws are more progressive than most other

countries in the world, including the U.S.

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Israel is the only Middle Eastern country where women, regardless of ethnicity or

religion, have the right to vote.

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In the entire Middle East, only Israel received a number-one rating from

Freedom House, which evaluates democracy and freedom around the world.

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There are 56 Islamic-majority countries in the world, 122 Christian, 10 Buddhist,

and 5 Hindu.

Israel is the only Jewish-majority country in the world and has been the Jewish

homeland for over 3,000 years.

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Israel is the only Middle Eastern country where the Christian population has grown

in the last half-century.

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Jerusalem is the only city in the world with sites holy to Judaism, Christianity,

and Islam.

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Imagine If...

Imagine Peace

Imagine if every nation in the world could follow Israel’s example of humanitarianism

and democracy.

Imagine if Israel enjoyed peace with its neighbors and could focus more of its attention on medical

and scientific advancements, innovation, and technology.

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