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Every year, a repoit is the distoitions go beyond ground level as we liave compai'ison, Chiiia is over
priblished by Freedom certain liinits, I'm tliere to for'ind that tliey grow better 7%, whicli means that
Horise wlffch classifies tlie respond. tliat way. Israel is a veiy prosperoris
different countries accor- counhy from an economic
diiig to their level of respect Q: In general, we only Inigation is anotlier poiiit of view. It is vigorous
for huinan rights. Israel is hear about your country domain wl'iere we l'iave in all fields.
ranked at tlie same level as when there is a problem. I excelled. Thanks to new
Switzerland. wonder if you could tell us ii'rigation teclu'iologies, In addition, we liave built a
some general things eveiytlmg is chi'onomete- democracy wliicli is consi-

Eveiywliere we enjoy a lot about your country. red. We do not waste water, dered as exemplary. Tliere
of respect-iix WTO, and iit as water is a scare resorirce. are ceitain iiistitutions in
tlie Conference on From a geograplncal and We sliare all tl'iis laiow-liow Israel tliat do not exist in
Disai'i'iiament. It's hue tliat territoi'ial point of view, we witli otlier cormtries. So tlie otlier democratic coruih'ies.
tliere are speeclies ci'itici- are a small countiy of agi'icultiire sector is liiglily Tliis affects all the residents
ziiig Israel, but everybody 20,000 sqriare 161ometres - developed, and it's an area of Israel, i'iot only tlie natio-
knows that we hide tlie size of New Jersey in wliere we collaborate witli nals but tlie Palestinians
notliing, and tliat is orir tlie United States. otlier countries. We sliare and tlie Arabs-as well.
moral strengtli. This gives Economically, on tl'ie otlier our laiow-how and
us tlie strengtl'i to respond, liand, Israel is not small at expetttse. If yori are judged by a ti'ibu-
and tlns is sometlmtg peo- all witli a per capita GDP of nal and yori consider tliat
ple understand and accept. US$26,200. We liave, for Today Israel lias also be- tlie corut sentence is not

i nstance, an agricultural come tlie liarbour for lffgli- coi'rect, yori as an iiidivi-
It is not easy becarise tliere ii 'idushy tliat is veiy well tecluiology witli biotecluio- dual can appeal directly to
are always lots of thiiigs Icnown througliorit tlie logy, medical tecluiology tlie Higli Corut of Justice.
liappening. The way tlmigs world. Noi'inally, you can- and computers and tliori- Tlie Higli Couit will tlien
are presented is not always not liarvest ceitaiii fi'uits all sands of stait rips. We are decide upon your case. To
exact-there are allega- year round, but tliis is now among tlie world leaders in my laiowledge, tliis does
tions. However, we caniiot possible ii'i Israel. We liave tliese fields. not exist elsewliere-not ii'i
nui to the press at eveiy overcome tlie seasonal sys- tlie US, not in tlie United
moment and explain. tem. For instance, strawber- Tlie, econon'iy is booming Kingdom. It is not lilce
Sometimes you liave to ries noi'inally grow on tlie witli an ai'uuial growtli rate being judged at tlie local
react; at otlier times it's bet- grouid. But in our countiy, of 5 %, and we liope to go level, then tlie regional
ter to remaiii qriiet. When they are grown above beyond 6% tliis year. hi level, goiiig from one court

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