Facts YOU want to know
- Greening the environment…Israel is the world’s only country that entered the 21st century with a net gain in the number of trees.
- Space and cars! Israel is developing the next generation of Mars Rovers and the first models of the flying car.
- Saving children’s lives Israel’s Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) is the largest program in the world for children from poor nations who need heart surgery. At no charge to its patients, SACH has treated over 700 children from the Congo, China, the Palestinian Authority, Nigeria and other countries.
You can’t say you have been to Israel unless……
1) You tasted falafel, hummus, pita, Bisli, and Bamba
2) You got used to soldiers walking around with their guns in public
3) You discovered what an “Ars” is
4) You used the phrase “Yala yala”
5) You overpaid for a taxi (always as for a meter!)
6) You shoved in line without feeling embarrassed
7) You spent 90 percent of the day talking on your cell phone
8) You told someone “lizrom” (to flow)
