21 Facts About Israel That Haters Will Never Admit
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There are 130 Christian-majority countries in the world, 49 Islamic and three Hindu. Israel is the only Jewish-majority country in the world.
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There are 130 Christian-majority countries in the world, 49 Islamic and three Hindu. Israel is the only Jewish-majority country in the world.
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Israel is the only country in the Middle East that received a numer one rating from the Freedom House, which evaluates democracy and freedom around the world.
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Israel is the only country in the Middle East that received a numer one rating from the Freedom House, which evaluates democracy and freedom around the world.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where all citizens are equal under the law, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. All Israelis can take part in free and fair elections, are free to speak their minds and have the right to a just and open trial. Can you spot the tiny green spot amongst all the other not-free countries?
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Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain in its number of trees.
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Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain in its number of trees.
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Jews are indigenous to Israel and have maintained a continuous presence for over 3000 years according to archeological and historical evidence.
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Jews are indigenous to Israel and have maintained a continuous presence for over 3000 years according to archeological and historical evidence.
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Jerusalem is mentioned 667 times in the Jewish Bible. Jerusalem is not even mentioned once in the Quran.
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Jerusalem is mentioned 667 times in the Jewish Bible. Jerusalem is not even mentioned once in the Quran.
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The Pill Cam, ReWalk, Drip irrigation, Waze, Intel computer chips, USB drives, and so much more were all invented in Israel
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The Pill Cam, ReWalk, Drip irrigation, Waze, Intel computer chips, USB drives, and so much more were all invented in Israel
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In Israel, gender equality is enshrined in law. Women pursue all careers and have full reproductive rights and personal freedoms.
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In Israel, gender equality is enshrined in law. Women pursue all careers and have full reproductive rights and personal freedoms.
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Since 2000, Israelis have won three times more Nobel Prize per capita in science and economics than the next highest-ranked countries.
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Since 2000, Israelis have won three times more Nobel Prize per capita in science and economics than the next highest-ranked countries.
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Israelis Arabs have found success in all facets of Israeli society, including parliament and the supreme court.
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Israelis Arabs have found success in all facets of Israeli society, including parliament and the supreme court.
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Historically, there has never been a Palestinian Arab state or Arab sovereignty over the West Bank, Gaza, or the rest of Israel.
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Historically, there has never been a Palestinian Arab state or Arab sovereignty over the West Bank, Gaza, or the rest of Israel.
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Israel is the only country in the Middle East that ensures free access to all religious holy sites and each religious group’s right to administer its own holy sites.
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Israel is the only country in the Middle East that ensures free access to all religious holy sites and each religious group’s right to administer its own holy sites.
Noam Chen
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Israel has the most high-tech start-up companies per capita in the world.
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Israel has the most high-tech start-up companies per capita in the world.
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Israel is mentioned in the Quran as the land that was given by ‘Allah’ to the Jewish People.
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Israel is mentioned in the Quran as the land that was given by ‘Allah’ to the Jewish People.
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Israel exports more life-saving medical technology than any other country of similar size.
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Israel exports more life-saving medical technology than any other country of similar size.
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Image: A simple, basic medical device aimed at saving lives on the battlefield was developed and manufactured by a medical start-up company based in Ra’anana, Israel.
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Israel is one of the most diverse nation in the world.
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Israel is one of the most diverse nation in the world.
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Israel is home to Jews from regions from all over the world including the United States, Russia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Ethiopia, Iran, India, Brazil, Argentina and many others.
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Israel Scientist developed an AIDS treatment that targets and destroys 40 percent of HIV-infected cells without affecting healthy cells.
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Israel Scientist developed an AIDS treatment that targets and destroys 40 percent of HIV-infected cells without affecting healthy cells.
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The size of Israel is:
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The size of Israel is:
- 1/6 of 1 percent (1/625) of the land of the Arab World
- Approximately the size of New Jersey
- 1/20 the size of California
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Israel leads the world in both water recycling and solar powered water heaters.
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Israel leads the world in both water recycling and solar powered water heaters.
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Israel is one of two countries in the world in which the desert is shrinking rather than expanding.
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Israel is one of two countries in the world in which the desert is shrinking rather than expanding.
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38% of all the resolutions of the United Nations Human Rights Council - the UN’s top human rights body - that are critical of specific countries have been directed at Israel alone.
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38% of all the resolutions of the United Nations Human Rights Council - the UN’s top human rights body - that are critical of specific countries have been directed at Israel alone.
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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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Israel is the only Middle Eastern country where the Christian population has grown in the last half-century.
Noam Chen
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem – Noam Chen
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