Why Israel is the Best

 From the Italian Newspaper IL FOGLIO

*Why Israel is the best among the nations of the world, despite all the accusations leveled against this country. It is helpful to know and appreciate the unity of Israelis and their desire to be part of the family of nations.

- I am not aware of any other nation on earth that, since its establishment 75 years ago, has had to sacrifice 25,000 soldiers to ensure its existence.

- I do not know of any other nation on earth without recognized borders.

- I am not aware of any other nation on earth whose population has lived under constant emotional pressure since its establishment.

- I do not know of any other nation on earth that is constantly in danger of being wiped off the map.

- I do not know of any other nation on earth that is threatened with boycotts from north to south of the globe.

- I do not know of any other nation on earth that has won all the wars imposed on it, without achieving a ceasefire that suits it.

- I do not know of any other nation on earth that provides its enemy with water, electricity, food, and medical care.

- I do not know of any other nation on earth where disrespectful and offensive words are said during official visits.

But I also do not know of any other nation on earth that has recorded so many miracles in such a short time.

Imagine, a naked and defenseless Jew in front of the crematoria and a Nazi official who was sure he was about to rid Europe of the "Jewish cancer."

- Could that Jew imagine that 75 years later, other Jews would be flying F-16 planes over Israel and above Auschwitz?

- Could that Jew imagine that the population of Israel today would be ten times larger than it was in 1948, the year the state was established?

- Could that Jew imagine that in Israel we are much happier than in many European countries?

- Could that Jew imagine that Israel has the highest production of scientific publications per capita in the world?

- Could that Jew imagine that Israel has the highest number of chess grandmasters per capita of any city in the world?

- Could that Jew imagine that Israel is the nation whose academy produces more scientific documents per capita than anywhere else in the world?

- Could that Jew imagine that Israel is the nation with the highest rate of degrees and university population in the world?

- Could that Jew imagine that Israel is the country with, relative to its population, the highest number of "start-ups" in the world?

- Could that Jew imagine that Israel is the country with the highest percentage of home computers per capita in the world?

- Could that Jew imagine that Israel is the country that has absorbed the largest number of immigrants in the last fifty years?

Unfortunately, you will not find this news in the media, because it does not fit the stereotype that condemns Israel as a colonialist Zionist occupier. In the world's consciousness, the word "Israel" must be equated with an aggressor.

But the Jewish state, despite the hostile media and politicians who do not lack cynicism towards it, proves that it is capable of offering the best it has for the benefit of humanity. Terrorists and their supporters around the world despise Israel because it is a light to nations that in this part of the world are an ocean of mediocrity.