But that doesn't mean the propoganda isn't true. Here's some interesting facts.
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Israel is one of the tiniest nations on the face of the earth... only about
8,000 sq. miles, 2?times the size of Rhode Island and only slightly larger
than the Canary Islands! It is only 260 miles at its longest, has a
112-mile coastline, is 60 miles at its widest, and only between 3 and 9
miles at its narrowest! A very high-powered rifle could launch a projectile
right across the country!
With a population of less than 5?million Jews (less than 1/1000th of the
world's population) and confronted with 55 years of unrelenting Arab
terrorism, she can still proudly claim the following:
An aerial arsenal of over 250 F-16s,
the largest fleet of the aircraft outside of the US.
Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation by a
large margin - 109 per 10,000 people -- as well as one of the highest per
capita rates of patents filed.
In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number of startup
companies in the world. In absolute terms, Israel has the largest number of
startup companies than any other country in the world, except the US (3,500
companies mostly in hi-tech).
Israel is ranked #2 in the world for venture capital funds right behind the
US.
Outside the United States and Canada, Israel has the largest number of
NASDAQ listed companies.
Israel has the highest average living standards in the Middle East. The per
capita income in 2000 was over $17,500, exceeding that of the UK.
Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the
world.
Israel's $100 billion economy is larger than all of its immediate neighbors
combined.
On a per capita basis, Israel has the largest number of biotech startups.
Israel has the largest raptor migration in the world, with hundreds of
thousands of African birds of prey crossing as they fan out into Asia.
Twenty-four percent of Israel's workforce holds university degrees --
ranking third in the industrialized world, after the United States and
Holland - and 12 percent hold advanced degrees.
Israel is the only liberal democracy in the Middle East.
In 1984 and 1991, she airlifted to safety into Israel
a total of 22,000 black Ethiopian Jews.
When Golda Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, she became the
world's second elected female leader in modern times.
Relative to its population, Israel is the largest immigrant-absorbing nation
on earth. Immigrants come in search of democracy, religious freedom, and
economic opportunity.
Israel was the first nation in the world to adopt the Kimberly process, an
international standard that certifies diamonds as "conflict free."
When the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya was bombed by Arabs in 1998,
Israeli rescue teams were on the scene within a day
and saved three victims from the rubble.
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship -- and the highest
rate among women and among people over 55 - in the world.
According to industry officials, Israel designed the airline industry's most
impenetrable flight security. US officials now look to Israel for advice on
how to handle airborne security threats.
Israel's Maccabi basketball team won the European championships in 2001.
Israeli tennis player Anna Smashnova is the 15th ranked female player in the
world.
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was produced by Haim Saban, an Israeli whose
family fled persecution in Egypt.
In 1991, during the Gulf War, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra played a
concert
wearing gas masks as scud missiles fired by Saddam Hussein fell on Tel
Aviv.
Israel has the world's second highest per capita of new books.
Israel has more museums per capita than any other country.
Israel has two official languages: Hebrew and Arabic.
Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century
with a net gain in its number of trees. Please plant a tree in Israel.
Israeli scientists developed the first fully computerized, no-radiation,
diagnostic instrumentation for breast cancer.
An Israeli company developed a computerized system for ensuring proper
administration of medications, thus removing human error from medical
treatment. Every year in US hospitals 7,000 patients die from treatment
mistakes.
Israel's Givun imaging developed the first ingestible video camera, so small
it fits inside a pill. Used the view the small intestine from the inside,
the camera helps doctors diagnose cancer and digestive disorders.
Researchers in Israel developed a new device that directly helps the heart
pump blood, an innovation with the potential to save lives among those
with congestive heart failure. The new device is synchronized with the
heart's
mechanical operations through a sophisticated system of sensors.
With more than 3,000 high-tech companies and startups, Israel has the
highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world (apart from the
Silicon Valley).
In response to serious water shortages, Israeli engineers and
agriculturalists developed a revolutionary drip irrigation system to
minimize the amount of water used to grow crops.
Israel has the highest percentage in the world of home computers per capita.
The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel.
Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and technicians in the
workforce, with 145 per 10,000, as opposed to 85 in the US, over 70 in
Japan, and less than 60 in Germany. With over 25% of its work force
employed in technical professions. Israel places first in this category as
well.
The cell phone was developed in Israel by Motorola, which has its largest
development center in Israel.
Most of the Windows NT operating system was developed by Microsoft-Israel.
Voice mail technology was developed in Israel.
Both Microsoft and Cisco built their only R&D facilities outside the US in
Israel.
The technology for AOL Instant Messenger
was developed in 1996 by four young Israelis.
A new acne treatment developed in Israel, the ClearLight device, produces a
high-intensity, ultraviolet-light-free, narrowband blue light that causes
acne bacteria to self-destruct -- all without damaging surroundings skin or
tissue.
An Israeli company was the first to develop and install a large-scale
solar-powered and fully functional electricity generating plant, in southern
California's Mojave desert.
The first PC Anti-virus software was developed in Israel in 1979.
AND LOTS, LOTS MORE!
Maybe THIS is why the Arabs hate us?