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the recovery efforts, along with 60 tons of emergency supplies. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Israel’s first responders brought 80 tons of critically needed goods and equipment donated by Israeli companies.
Along with bringing aid to foreign countries, Israel also opened its doors to refugees from Liberia and Sudan. Hundreds of Sudanese refugees fled the civil war in Darfur and found asylum in Israel.
Being a light unto the nations does not justify Israel’s existence - Israel has the right to exist. Every other sovereign nation in the world does not have to justify its existence. Yet by blessing the nations, Israel proves that its existence is a net positive for the world.
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS SINCE 1966
Decades of Innovation:
1950s Invents the modern solar water heater
1960s Patents drip irrigation method
1970s Produces first electronic milk meter for dairy farms 1980s Pioneers first antivirus computer software
1990s Invents instant messaging technology
2000s Creates the USB flash drive stick
2010s Invents robotic exoskeleton for paraplegics
A World Leader
• Highest ratio of college degrees, museums, and startup companies per capita • Highest rate of entrepreneurship among women
• Only country that has more trees today than it did 50 years ago
• Only Middle Eastern country where Christian population is increasing
• Extended international humanitarian aid to over 140 countries since 1950s
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