Only Israel A young nation offering extraordinary gifts to humanity Produced by StandWithUs
Only Israelis have the highest number of university degrees per capita in the world.
Israel Since the founding of the state in 1948, Israel has had more Nobel Prize winners per capita than any other country.
Only Israel attracts more venture capital investments per capita than any other country in the world.
Israel 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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Israel Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation and has one of the highest per capita rates of patents filed.
Only Israel has the largest number of start-up companies in the world in proportion to its population.
Israel 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.
Only Through its medical devices, medicine, and inventions, Israel saves more lives per capita than any other country in the world.
Israel 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.
Only 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.
Israel 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.
Only Israeli scientists developed an AIDS treatment that targets and destroys 40 percent of HIV-infected cells without affecting healthy cells.
Israel An Israeli company, Nano Retina, is developing an artificial retina to restore sight to the visually impaired.
Only 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.
Israel 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
Only An Israeli company developed ReWalk, the first commercially viable upright walking assistance tool, enabling paraplegics to stand, walk, and climb stairs.
Israel An Israeli company developed a computerized system for administering medications in order to prevent human error.
Only 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.
Israel 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.
Only Israel was the first country in the world to adopt the Kimberley Process, an international standard that certifies diamonds as conflict free.
Israel 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.
Only 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.
Israel Rana Raslan, an Israeli Arab, was named Miss Israel in 1999.
Only When it comes to gay rights, Israel s laws are more progressive than most other countries in the world, including the U.S.
Israel Israel is the only Middle Eastern country where women, regardless of ethnicity or religion, have the right to vote.
Only In the entire Middle East, only Israel received a number-one rating from Freedom House, which evaluates democracy and freedom around the world.
Israel 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.
Only Israel is the only Middle Eastern country where the Christian population has grown in the last half-century.
Israel Jerusalem is the only city in the world with sites holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Imagine If... 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. Imagine Peace Order more of these booklets: shipping@standwithus.com Check out our other materials at: www.standwithus.com Please Support StandWithUs Send Your Generous Donation To: StandWithUs, P.O. Box 341069 Los Angeles, CA 90034-1069 info@standwithus.com 310.836.6140 SWU723 08/11