The Middle East has been growing date palms for centuries. The average tree 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 the 100th smallest country, with less than 1/1000 of the world's population, can lay claim to the following:
The cell phone was developed in Israel by Motorola, which has its largest development center in Israel.
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.
The Pentium microprocessor in your computer was most likely made 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 in 1996 by four young Israelites.
Israel has the fourth largest air force in the world (after the U.S, Russia and China ). In addition to a large variety of other aircraft, Israel's air force has an aerial arsenal of over 250 F-16's. This is the largest fleet of F-16 aircraft outside of the USA.
Israel's $100 billion economy is larger than all of its immediate neighbors combined.
Israel has the highest percentage in the world of home computers per capita.
According to industry officials, Israel designed the airline industry's most impenetrable flight security. US officials now look (finally) to Israel for advice on how to handle airborne security threats.
Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world.
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.
In proportion to it's population, Israel has the largest number of startup companies in the world.
In absolute Israel has the largest number of start-up companies than any other country in the world, except the US! (3,500 companies mostly in hi-tech).
With more than 3,000 high-tech companies and startups, Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world -- apart from the Silicon Valley, US
Israel is ranked #2 in the world for venture capital funds right behind the U.S.
Outside the United States and Canada, Israel has the largest number of NASDAQ listed companies.
Israel has the highest average living standards in the Middle East.
Both the Pentium - 4 microprocessor and the Centrino processor were entirely designed, developed and produced in Israel.
The per capita income in Israel in 2000 was over $17,500, exceeding that of the UK .
On a per capita basis, Israel has the largest number of biotech startups.
The new device is synchronized with the camera helps doctors diagnose a heart's mechanical operations through a sophisticated system of sensors.
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, and less than 60 in Germany. With over 25% of its work force employed in technical professions. Israel places first in this category as well.
A new acne treatment developed in Israel, the Clear Light device, produces a high-intensity, ultraviolet-light-free, narrow-band blue light that causes acne bacteria to self-destruct -- all without damaging surrounding skin or tissue.
An Israeli company was the first to develop and install a large-scale solar-powered and fully functional electricity generating plant, in southern California 's Mojave desert.
All the above was accomplished while engaged in regular wars with an implacable enemy that seeks Israel's destruction, and an economy continuously under strain by having to spend more per capita on its own protection than any other county on earth.
....AND THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR IN ENGLAND SAYS:
" ISRAEL IS NOTHING BUT A SHITTY LITTLE COUNTRY"
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