This is a very interesting sumary of accomplishments done by the Israelis recently, enjoy:

http://judaism.about.com/od/culture/a/israel_pride.htm?terms=israel

thanx:)

yep yep yep :)

were an oasis of powerhouse and intellect :)

:) Things that got shunned up on us in history is now permissable to do in a state that allows us to do it..

have a farm, was not permitted by jews 150 years ago, today...we have our own farms and such (kibbutz)

We also have Mcdonalds largest hamburger in the world .


That is a very big accomplishment .

We also have Mcdonalds largest hamburger in the world .


That is a very big accomplishment .

:applause:

We also have Mcdonalds largest hamburger in the world .


That is a very big accomplishment .
well,.... he's got a point there
:)

why not just post it here?

Israel's Achievements
From Lisa Katz,
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Israel, the 100th smallest country in the world, with less than 1/1000th of the world's population, has accomplished a great deal since it was established in 1948.

Agriculture
The average palm tree, which has been growing in the Middle East for centuries, is about 18-20 feet tall and yields about 38 pounds of dates a year. Israeli date trees are now yielding 400 pounds/year and are short enough to be harvested from the ground or a short ladder.
Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain in its number of trees. This gain was achieved in an area considered mainly desert.
Hi-Tech
The cell phone was developed by Israelis working in the Israeli branch of Motorola.
Most of the Windows NT and XP operating systems were developed by Microsoft-Israel.
The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel. Sponsored Links
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Both the Pentium-4 microprocessor and the Centrino processor were entirely designed, developed and produced in 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 the AOL Instant Messenger ICQ was developed by four young Israelis.
With more than 3,000 high-tech companies, Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world (apart from Silicon Valley).
Medicine
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. 7,000 patients a year die from treatment mistakes in U.S. hospitals.
Israelis developed the first ingestible video camera (so small it fits inside a pill) used to view the small intestine from the inside.
Israeli researchers developed a device that helps the heart pump blood and has the potential to save the lives of those with heart failure.
Clear Light, a new acne treatment developed in Israel, produces a light that kills acne bacteria without damaging surrounding skin or tissue.
Military
Israel has the fourth largest air force in the world (after the U.S, Russia and China).
Economy
Israel's $100 billion economy is larger than all of its immediate neighbors combined.
Israel is ranked #2 in the world for venture capital funds (behind the U. S.) Outside the U.S. 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.
Education and Research
Israel has the highest percentage in the world of home computers per capita.
Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world.
Twenty-four per cent of Israel's workforce holds university degrees, ranking third in the industrialized world, after the United States and Holland and 12 per cent hold advanced degrees.
On a per capita basis, Israel has the largest number of biotech startups.
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.
Innovation
In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number of start-up companies in the world. In absolute terms, Israel has the largest number of start-up companies than any other country in the world, except the U.S.
An Israeli company was the first to develop and install a large-scale, solar-powered electricity generating plant.
Israel designed the airline industry's most impenetrable flight security.
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship -- and the highest rate among women and among people over 55 - in the world.
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 U. S., over 70 in Japan. With over 25% of its work force employed in technical professions. Israel places first in this category as well.
Thriving Democracy
Israel is the only liberal democracy in the Middle East.
In 1984 and 1991, Israel airlifted a total of 22,000 Ethiopian Jews (Operation Solomon) at Risk in Ethiopia, to safety in Israel.
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 has the world's second highest per capita of new books.
Israel has more museums per capita than any other country.
Israel achieved all of the above accomplishments despite being continually at war with neighboring countries that seek her destruction and having to spend more per capita on security than any other county on earth

wow!
Imagine if u had good neighbours!

wow!
Imagine if u had good neighbours!


There lives and economy would have improved as well.

Afterall, wouldnt we be sharing alot of things.
Look how Jordan is benefiting from having peace with Israel. They have joint cultural ties in many fields all across the jordan valley and down near Eilat...

http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/
Israel 3rd largest weapons, military tech supplier to US

“The New York Times”: The US increasingly relies on foreign companies for defense needs.

Ran Dagoni, Washington 28 Sep 05 15:21

“The New York Times” rated Israel as the third largest supplier of weapons and military technology to the US in 2004, ahead of France and Germany. Israeli defense industries signed 113 contracts worth $124 million with the US Department of Defense last year.

”The New York Times” published a report on the Pentagon’s increasing inclination to rely on foreign suppliers. This trend is motivated by a wish to save on R&D costs, and by the shrinking of the military-industry base in the US.

Foreign defense industries receive only a miniscule share of US Defense Department procurement spending, but their share is rising rapidly, despite efforts by Congress to force the Pentagon to buy US-produced items.

”The New York Times” reports that Canada was the leading foreign weapons supplier to the US in 2004, with 775 contracts worth $600.9 million, followed by the UK, with 649 contracts worth $340.2 million.

France, home to giant military and aerospace corporation European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), whose civilian division manufactures Airbus planes, was ranked in fourth place, with 55 contracts worth $108.6 million. Sweden was fifth, with 27 contracts worth $68.5 million, followed by Germany, with 161 contracts worth $55 million.

Israeli defense products have a large presence in the US Armed Forces, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, some of which are being used in Iraq), upgraded versions of the Python missile (manufactured in the southern US), detachable fuel tanks for US planes, and reactive armor for US armored personnel carriers in Iraq.

Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on September 28, 2005