https://www.humantruth.info/israel.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Israel State of Israel | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 48th best |
Capital | Jerusalem |
Land Area | 21 640km21 |
Location | Asia, The Mediterranean, The Middle East |
Population | 8.4m2 |
Life Expectancy | 82.26yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $41 524 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | IL, ISR, 3765 |
Internet Domain | .il6 |
Currency | Shekel (ILS)7 |
Telephone | +9728 |
#egypt #israel #lebanon #syria
“Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. (The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted.) On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo Accords") guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. Progress toward a permanent status agreement was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between September 2003 and February 2005. Israel in 2005 unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2006 Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip during December 2008 and January 2009. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU formed a coalition in March 2009 following a February 2009 general election. Direct talks with the PA launched in September 2010 collapsed following the expiration of Israel's 10-month partial settlement construction moratorium in the West Bank.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“At the intersection of Asia, Europe and Africa, the region of Israel and the Palestinian Territories has been a meeting place of cultures, empires and religions since history began. The Holy Land, cradle of Judaism and Christianity and sacred to Muslims and Baha´is, offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the richness and variety of their own religious traditions and to discover the beliefs of other faiths.Human beings have lived in Israel and the Palestinian Territories since long before recorded history, and thanks to the painstaking work of archaeologists, you can explore and ponder what they left behind. After you´ve admired the 10,000-year-old mud-brick relics of Jericho, you might find inspiration in Jerusalem´s City of David, which dates from the time of Kings David and Solomon.
Distances are short, so you can relax on a Mediterranean beach one day, spend the next floating in the Dead Sea and the day after that scuba diving in the Red Sea.
In 2012 the Palestinian Territories were elevated to a `non-member observer state´ by the United Nations but as yet a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains only a vague hope.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
19= | S. Korea | 0.925 |
19= | Japan | 0.925 |
21 | USA | 0.921 |
22 | Israel | 0.919 |
23= | Slovenia | 0.918 |
23= | Malta | 0.918 |
25 | Austria | 0.916 |
26 | UAE | 0.911 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
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Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
29 | New Zealand | $44 057 |
30 | Italy | $42 840 |
31 | Japan | $42 274 |
32 | Israel | $41 524 |
33 | Slovenia | $39 746 |
34 | Bahrain | $39 497 |
35 | Malta | $38 884 |
36 | Czechia | $38 745 |
Asia Avg | $22 215 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
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Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
45 | Bulgaria | 67.3 |
46 | Argentina | 67.4 |
47 | Sri Lanka | 68.2 |
48 | Israel | 69.1 |
49 | Barbados | 69.8 |
50 | Brazil | 71.6 |
51 | Montenegro | 72.2 |
52 | Serbia | 72.3 |
Asia Avg | 92.0 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
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The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Israel's population is predicted to rise to 9.816 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.89. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
97 | Serbia | 8.8m |
98 | Papua New Guinea | 8.6m |
99 | Switzerland | 8.5m |
100 | Israel | 8.4m |
101 | Togo | 7.9m |
102 | Sierra Leone | 7.7m |
103 | Hong Kong | 7.4m |
104 | Laos | 7.1m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
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Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
16 | Luxembourg | 82.6 |
17 | France | 82.5 |
18 | New Zealand | 82.5 |
19 | Israel | 82.3 |
20 | Finland | 82.0 |
21 | Ireland | 82.0 |
22 | Belgium | 81.9 |
23 | Netherlands | 81.7 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
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Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
142 | Spain | 1.16 |
143 | Malta | 1.15 |
144 | Egypt | 2.88 |
145 | Israel | 2.89 |
146 | Singapore | 1.04 |
147 | Lesotho | 2.98 |
148 | British Virgin Islands | 1.02 |
149 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 3.05 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
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Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
124 | Trinidad & Tobago | 21.9 |
125 | Bahamas | 22.4 |
126 | Costa Rica | 22.6 |
127 | Israel | 22.9 |
128 | Sri Lanka | 23.7 |
129 | Moldova | 24.7 |
130 | China | 25.3 |
131 | Mauritius | 25.9 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
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Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
17 | Australia | 28.8% |
18 | Antigua & Barbuda | 28.1% |
19 | Brunei | 25.3% |
20 | Israel | 23.6% |
21 | Palau | 23.0% |
22 | New Zealand | 22.7% |
23 | Canada | 21.5% |
24 | Kazakhstan | 20.0% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
44 | Seychelles | 14.6% |
45 | New Zealand | 14.5% |
46 | Ukraine | 14.4% |
47 | Israel | 14.0% |
48 | Swaziland | 13.4% |
49 | Lithuania | 13.2% |
50 | Romania | 13.1% |
51 | Iceland | 13.0% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #gaza_strip #gender #gender_equality #human_rights #israel #israel_gender #misogyny #morals #palestine #politics #prejudice #tolerance #west_bank #women
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
55 | S. Africa | 64.3 |
56 | Panama | 64.4 |
57 | Montenegro | 65.3 |
58 | Israel | 65.7 |
59 | Trinidad & Tobago | 66.2 |
60 | Mexico | 66.2 |
Asia Avg | 103.00 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #israel #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to Asia (2025)29 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29 | |
1= | Japan | 44.1 |
2 | Hong Kong | 48.2 |
3 | Singapore | 49.5 |
... | ||
10= | Kuwait | 66.8 |
10= | China | 66.8 |
12 | Bahrain | 69.3 |
13 | Israel | 70.2 |
14 | Qatar | 70.7 |
15 | Thailand | 74.5 |
16= | Armenia | 75.5 |
17 | Georgia | 75.9 |
18= | UAE | 76.7 |
Asia Avg | 80.90 | |
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Health (2025)29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
56 | Tunisia | 69.2 |
57 | Mauritius | 69.2 |
58 | Bahrain | 69.3 |
59 | Israel | 70.2 |
60 | Macedonia | 70.4 |
61 | Qatar | 70.7 |
62 | Poland | 70.8 |
63= | French Polynesia | 70.9 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
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The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man30. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria30.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans30, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia30.
For more, see:
Health:
Israel does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Israel comes in the best 20 when it comes to its average life expectancy11. It does better than average for its suicide rate31, its adolescent birth rate32, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance33, its alcohol consumption rate34 and in its immunizations take-up35. But, things could still be better. Israel does worse than average for its smoking rate36 and in its fertility rate14. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Israel in 1990 was the tenth highest in the world, at 77.2yrs. It improved this by another +5.6yrs in the 30 years from 1990, although less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Israel has had a long-term consistent fertility rate, and is one of only 22 countries to vary by less than 1.0 each decade since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 3.87 in 1960.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
16 | Luxembourg | 82.6 |
17 | France | 82.5 |
18 | New Zealand | 82.5 |
19 | Israel | 82.3 |
20 | Finland | 82.0 |
21 | Ireland | 82.0 |
22 | Belgium | 81.9 |
23 | Netherlands | 81.7 |
Asia Avg | 73.48 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
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Alcohol Consumption Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita34 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
63 | Malawi | 3.7 |
64= | El Salvador | 3.8 |
64= | Gambia | 3.8 |
64= | Israel | 3.8 |
64= | UAE | 3.8 |
68 | N. Korea | 3.9 |
69 | Honduras | 4.0 |
70 | Jamaica | 4.2 |
Asia Avg | 3.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
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Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
142 | Spain | 1.16 |
143 | Malta | 1.15 |
144 | Egypt | 2.88 |
145 | Israel | 2.89 |
146 | Singapore | 1.04 |
147 | Lesotho | 2.98 |
148 | British Virgin Islands | 1.02 |
149 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 3.05 |
Asia Avg | 2.17 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201436 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
138 | Philippines | 1 291 |
139 | Indonesia | 1 322 |
140 | Libya | 1 33337 |
141 | Israel | 1 346 |
142 | Argentina | 1 359 |
143 | Denmark | 1 378 |
144 | Georgia | 1 378 |
145 | Cuba | 1 392 |
Asia Avg | 1 035 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
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Suicide Rate31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2013 Per 100k31 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
23 | Bahrain | 7.5 |
24 | Albania | 8 |
25= | Mexico | 8.5 |
25= | Israel | 8.5 |
27 | Georgia | 8.8 |
28 | Seychelles | 8.9 |
29 | Cyprus | 9.1 |
30 | Uzbekistan | 9.3 |
Asia Avg | 19.50 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
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Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
48 | China | 48 |
49 | Singapore | 49 |
50 | Ecuador | 50 |
51 | Israel | 51 |
52 | Slovakia | 52 |
53 | Bulgaria | 53 |
54 | Panama | 54 |
55 | Ukraine | 55 |
Asia Avg | 64.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %38 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
162= | UK | 63.7 |
163 | Fiji | 63.8 |
164 | Canada | 64.1 |
165 | Israel | 64.3 |
166 | Bahamas | 64.4 |
167 | Australia | 64.5 |
168 | Iraq | 64.6 |
169 | Mexico | 64.9 |
Asia Avg | 44.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
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Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100032 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
31 | Libya | 7.0 |
32 | Portugal | 7.1 |
33 | Germany | 7.2 |
34 | Israel | 7.4 |
35 | Australia | 7.7 |
36 | Estonia | 8.1 |
37 | Croatia | 8.2 |
38 | Greece | 8.3 |
Asia Avg | 25.9 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
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Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %35 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
63 | Gambia | 95.4 |
64 | Cyprus | 95.3 |
65 | Switzerland | 95.3 |
66 | Israel | 95.2 |
67= | Grenada | 95.2 |
67= | Slovenia | 95.2 |
67= | Macedonia | 95.2 |
70 | Belize | 95.1 |
Asia Avg | 90.5 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #energy #environmentalism #food #internationalism #israel #meat #over-exploitation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to Asia (2025)39 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank39 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Nepal | 47.9 |
3 | India | 49.5 |
... | ||
28 | Palestine | 92.7 |
29 | Qatar | 94.1 |
30 | Saudi Arabia | 94.9 |
31 | Israel | 95.8 |
32= | Laos | 97.0 |
33 | Russia | 99.2 |
34 | Myanmar (Burma) | 99.9 |
35 | Kuwait | 100.5 |
36 | Azerbaijan | 101.2 |
Asia Avg | 86.44 | |
q=51. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank39 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
137 | Trinidad & Tobago | 94.5 |
138 | Ukraine | 94.8 |
139 | Saudi Arabia | 94.9 |
140 | Israel | 95.8 |
141 | Tonga | 96.1 |
142= | St Kitts & Nevis | 96.9 |
142= | Iceland | 96.9 |
144 | Laos | 97.0 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
Regarding its responsibility towards the environment, Israel ranks 140th in the world. This rank is calculated from 7 data sets. Israel comes in the best 20 when it comes to its environmental performance40 (the highest in Asia). It does better than average for energy to GDP efficiency41. But that's it. Israel has problems. It does worse than average when it comes to its score on the Green Future Index42 (still good for Asia), the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population43, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in its forested percent change 2000-202044. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 when it comes to reducing annual meat consumption per person45 (amongst the worst in Asia).Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better44 | ||
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Pos. | Total44 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
187 | Singapore | -7.9% |
188 | Guinea-Bissau | -8.0% |
189 | Ethiopia | -8.0% |
190 | Israel | -8.4% |
191 | Haiti | -8.8% |
192 | Kenya | -8.9% |
193 | Senegal | -9.1% |
194 | Indonesia | -9.2% |
Asia Avg | 3.2% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
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From 2010 to 2020, Israel destroyed 9% of its forest cover, falling from 154 thousand hectares to 140.
Environmental Performance Higher is better40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201840 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
16 | Italy | 77.0 |
17 | New Zealand | 76.0 |
18 | Netherlands | 75.5 |
19 | Israel | 75.0 |
20 | Japan | 74.7 |
21 | Australia | 74.1 |
22 | Greece | 73.6 |
23 | Taiwan | 72.8 |
Asia Avg | 54.5 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg41 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
61 | Palestine | 0.91 |
62 | Cyprus | 0.92 |
63 | Tunisia | 0.93 |
64 | Israel | 0.94 |
65 | Djibouti | 0.94 |
66 | France | 0.95 |
67 | Portugal | 0.95 |
68 | Uruguay | 0.96 |
Asia Avg | 1.50 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
110 | S. Korea | 56% |
111 | Sudan | 56% |
112 | Cuba | 55% |
113 | Israel | 55% |
114 | Vietnam | 55% |
115 | Malta | 55% |
116 | Rwanda | 55% |
117 | Mongolia | 55% |
Asia Avg | 55.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %43 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
97 | Senegal | 29.6% |
98 | Comoros | 28.3% |
99 | Ireland | 27.9% |
100 | Israel | 27.6% |
101 | Palestine | 27.5% |
102 | Saudi Arabia | 27.2% |
103 | Belgium | 26.9% |
104 | Syria | 26.6% |
Asia Avg | 37.9% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg45 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
174 | Brazil | 98.8 |
175 | Spain | 100.3 |
176 | Samoa | 106.2 |
177 | Israel | 107.7 |
178 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 109.5 |
179 | Australia | 110.2 |
180 | Bahamas | 111.9 |
181 | Argentina | 115.5 |
Asia Avg | 46.7 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
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In the 2010s, Israel's meat consumption per person was the 6th-highest in the world, putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.45
Green Future Index Higher is better42 | ||
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Pos. | 2023 Score42 | |
1 | Iceland | 6.7 |
2 | Finland | 6.7 |
3 | Norway | 6.4 |
... | ||
40= | Kenya | 4.7 |
41 | New Zealand | 4.6 |
42= | Philippines | 4.6 |
42= | Israel | 4.6 |
42= | Australia | 4.6 |
45 | Taiwan | 4.5 |
46= | Mexico | 4.5 |
47 | Ukraine | 4.4 |
Asia Avg | 4.3 | |
World Avg | 4.8 | |
q=76. |
#capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #english #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #it_security #life_expectancy #maths #modernity #morals #peace #politics #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet
Compared to Asia (2020)46 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
1 | S. Korea | 22.2 |
2 | Japan | 24.7 |
3 | Israel | 29.5 |
4 | Hong Kong | 31.2 |
5 | Singapore | 34.1 |
6 | Russia | 44.3 |
7 | Cyprus | 55.6 |
8 | Turkey | 55.9 |
9 | Malaysia | 59.4 |
10 | Kazakhstan | 59.8 |
11= | Saudi Arabia | 62.0 |
12 | UAE | 64.3 |
13 | Georgia | 65.6 |
Asia Avg | 78.26 | |
q=49. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
21 | USA | 26.4 |
22 | France | 26.8 |
23 | Hungary | 29.0 |
24 | Israel | 29.5 |
25 | Spain | 30.0 |
26 | Latvia | 30.3 |
27 | Hong Kong | 31.2 |
28 | Lithuania | 31.4 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark47. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone47. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots48.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)49
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe47, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia47.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2950 |
2 | Israel | 4.1150 |
3 | Japan | 3.5850 |
4 | Finland | 3.1750 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1650 |
6 | Denmark | 3.0550 |
7 | Taiwan | 3.0150 |
8 | Austria | 3.0051 |
9 | Switzerland | 2.9652 |
10 | Germany | 2.8450 |
11 | USA | 2.7453 |
12 | Belgium | 2.4650 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201854 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
41 | Botswana | 90.0% |
42 | Serbia | 89.5% |
43 | Denmark | 89.3% |
44 | Israel | 89.1% |
45 | Sweden | 88.9% |
46 | Mongolia | 88.8% |
47 | Bahamas | 88.4% |
48 | Ireland | 88.3% |
Asia Avg | 66.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years55 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
33 | Czechia | 16.2 |
34 | Latvia | 16.2 |
35 | Saudi Arabia | 16.1 |
36 | Israel | 16.1 |
37 | Tonga | 16.0 |
38 | Poland | 16.0 |
39 | Austria | 16.0 |
40 | Estonia | 15.9 |
Asia Avg | 13.5 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
31 | Cyprus | 31 |
32 | Ireland | 32 |
33 | Croatia | 33 |
34 | Israel | 34 |
35 | Barbados | 35 |
36 | Estonia | 36 |
37 | Luxembourg | 37 |
38 | USA | 38 |
Asia Avg | 97.1 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Maths, Science & Reading Higher is better56 | ||
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Pos. | 2015 Score56 | |
1 | Singapore | 1655 |
2 | Hong Kong | 1598 |
3 | Japan | 1586 |
... | ||
36 | Croatia | 1426 |
37 | Lithuania | 1425 |
38 | Hungary | 1424 |
39 | Israel | 1416 |
40 | Argentina | 140657 |
41 | Malta | 1391 |
42 | Slovakia | 1389 |
43 | Greece | 1376 |
Asia Avg | 1398 | |
World Avg | 1389 | |
q=70. |
Religiosity Lower is better58 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 %58 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
34= | Uruguay | 29 |
35 | Poland | 30 |
36 | Serbia | 34 |
37= | Israel | 36 |
37= | Portugal | 36 |
39 | Azerbaijan | 38 |
40 | Chile | 41 |
41= | Croatia | 42 |
Asia Avg | 55.8 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better59 | ||
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Pos. | 200659 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
37= | Slovenia | 96 |
37= | Slovakia | 96 |
39 | Portugal | 95 |
40= | Israel | 95 |
41 | Kazakhstan | 94 |
42= | Vietnam | 94 |
42= | Armenia | 94 |
42= | Romania | 94 |
Asia Avg | 90.4 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201660 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
46= | Hong Kong | 74% |
46= | Cayman Islands | 74% |
48 | Macau | 73% |
49= | Israel | 73% |
49= | Guam | 73% |
51 | Poland | 72% |
52 | Brunei | 72% |
53 | Slovenia | 72% |
Asia Avg | 48.7% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IT Security Lower is better61 | ||
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Pos. | 201361 | |
1= | Ireland | 0.11 |
1= | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
1= | Belize | 0.11 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.12 |
5 | Mexico | 0.16 |
6 | Israel | 0.20 |
7 | Colombia | 0.22 |
8= | S. Africa | 0.22 |
8= | Japan | 0.22 |
10 | Philippines | 0.24 |
11 | Czechia | 0.24 |
12 | Argentina | 0.27 |
Asia Avg | 1.08 | |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio62 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
40 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3.1 |
41 | Sri Lanka | 2.9 |
42 | Latvia | 2.2 |
43 | Israel | 1.8 |
44 | Italy | 1.7 |
45 | Argentina | 1.4 |
46 | Faroe Islands | 1.4 |
47 | Russia | 1.3 |
Asia Avg | 2.11 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better63 | ||
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Pos. | 202463 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
20= | Poland | 66.0% |
20= | S. Korea | 66.0% |
22 | Ireland | 65.9% |
23 | Israel | 65.4% |
24 | Norway | 64.5% |
25 | Canada | 63.4% |
26 | Italy | 63.3% |
27 | Czechia | 63.2% |
Asia Avg | 46.4% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
#capitalism #charitability #charity #corruption #culture #economics #equality #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #morals #peace #politics #religious_violence #social_development #terrorism
Compared to Asia (2020)64 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank64 | |
1 | Singapore | 20.2 |
2 | Taiwan | 37.2 |
3 | Hong Kong | 40.5 |
... | ||
14 | Indonesia | 65.9 |
15 | Kuwait | 66.3 |
16 | Thailand | 67.3 |
17 | Israel | 68.6 |
18 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 71.5 |
19 | Maldives | 75.1 |
20 | Kazakhstan | 75.8 |
21 | Vietnam | 76.6 |
22 | Philippines | 76.8 |
Asia Avg | 79.59 | |
q=49. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank64 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
58 | Kuwait | 66.3 |
59 | Thailand | 67.3 |
60 | Sao Tome & Principe | 67.7 |
61 | Israel | 68.6 |
62 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 68.9 |
63 | Jamaica | 69.5 |
64 | Greece | 70.9 |
65 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 71.5 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
For more, see:
National Culture:
Israel has a good long-term record on keeping corruption low.World Giving Index Higher is better65 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 %65 | |
1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
3 | USA | 59.0 |
... | ||
80= | Iraq | 37.0 |
80= | Croatia | 37.0 |
80= | Moldova | 37.0 |
80= | Israel | 37.0 |
80= | Mauritius | 37.0 |
80= | Lithuania | 37.0 |
86 | Panama | 36.0 |
87= | El Salvador | 36.0 |
Asia Avg | 37.9 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | |
q=125. |
Corruption Higher is better66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points66 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
29 | Barbados | 65.0 |
30 | Bahamas | 64.0 |
31= | S. Korea | 63.0 |
31= | Israel | 63.0 |
33 | Lithuania | 62.0 |
34= | Portugal | 62.0 |
35 | Cape Verde | 60.0 |
36= | Spain | 60.0 |
Asia Avg | 39.98 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness Higher is better67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score67 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
4 | Sweden | 7.3 |
5 | Netherlands | 7.3 |
6 | Costa Rica | 7.3 |
7 | Norway | 7.3 |
8 | Israel | 7.2 |
9 | Luxembourg | 7.1 |
10 | Mexico | 7.0 |
11 | Australia | 7.0 |
12 | New Zealand | 7.0 |
Asia Avg | 5.41 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
60 | Samoa | 60 |
61 | Montenegro | 61 |
62 | Ukraine | 62 |
63 | Israel | 63 |
64 | Mexico | 64 |
65 | S. Africa | 65 |
66 | Lebanon | 66 |
67 | USA | 67 |
Asia Avg | 99.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
96 | Peru | 96 |
97 | Libya | 97 |
98 | Czechia | 98 |
99 | Israel | 99 |
100 | Argentina | 100 |
101 | Seychelles | 101 |
102 | Australia | 102 |
103 | Madagascar | 103 |
Asia Avg | 86.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better68 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score68 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
140= | Colombia | 2.69 |
140= | Venezuela | 2.69 |
142 | Chad | 2.70 |
143 | Israel | 2.71 |
144 | Nigeria | 2.71 |
145 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.74 |
146 | Pakistan | 2.75 |
147= | Iran | 2.80 |
Asia Avg | 2.17 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
120 | Ivory Coast | 120 |
121 | Kyrgyzstan | 121 |
122 | Guinea | 122 |
123 | Israel | 123 |
124 | Malta | 124 |
125 | Burundi | 125 |
126 | Barbados | 126 |
127 | Chad | 127 |
Asia Avg | 76.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank33 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
81 | Kuwait | 81 |
82 | Paraguay | 82 |
83 | Sierra Leone | 83 |
84 | Israel | 84 |
85 | Tanzania | 85 |
86 | Jamaica | 86 |
87 | Nicaragua | 87 |
88 | Niger | 88 |
Asia Avg | 92.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better69 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score69 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
108 | Lebanon | 4.40 |
109 | China | 4.47 |
110 | S. Africa | 4.51 |
111 | Israel | 4.53 |
112 | Iran | 4.72 |
113 | Chad | 4.76 |
114 | Russia | 4.90 |
115 | France | 5.01 |
Asia Avg | 3.60 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better70 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201970 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
11 | Spain | 3.00 |
12 | Netherlands | 3.10 |
13= | Italy | 3.10 |
14 | Israel | 3.30 |
15= | Luxembourg | 3.40 |
15= | Ireland | 3.40 |
17 | Portugal | 3.50 |
18= | Greece | 3.50 |
Asia Avg | 11.80 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better71 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %71 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%72 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%72 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%73 |
... | ||
102= | Burkina Faso | 37.4%72 |
103 | Burundi | 37.5%73 |
104 | Sri Lanka | 37.7%74 |
105= | Israel | 37.9%72 |
105= | Togo | 37.9%72 |
107 | Gabon | 38.0%75 |
108 | Malawi | 38.5%74 |
109= | Samoa | 38.7%76 |
Asia Avg | 33.0% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #druze #god #hinduism #islam #israel #judaism #religion #religion_in_israel #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %58 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
34= | Uruguay | 29 |
35 | Poland | 30 |
36 | Serbia | 34 |
37= | Israel | 36 |
37= | Portugal | 36 |
39 | Azerbaijan | 38 |
40 | Chile | 41 |
41= | Croatia | 42 |
41= | Moldova | 42 |
43 | Argentina | 43 |
44 | Mexico | 45 |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 |
46 | Kosovo | 48 |
47= | Tajikistan | 50 |
47= | Romania | 50 |
49 | Georgia | 51 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)77 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %77 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
31= | Greece | 16 |
31= | Iceland | 16 |
33 | Spain | 15 |
34= | Israel | 15 |
35 | Armenia | 14 |
36= | Lithuania | 13 |
36= | Singapore | 13 |
38 | Kazakhstan | 12 |
39= | China | 12 |
39= | Uruguay | 12 |
41 | USA | 10 |
42 | Trinidad & Tobago | 9 |
43 | Albania | 8 |
44= | Dominican Rep. | 7 |
44= | Croatia | 7 |
44= | Kyrgyzstan | 7 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below78:
Christian | 2% |
Muslim | 18.6% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.3% |
Folk Religion | 0.2% |
Jewish | 75.6% |
Unaffiliated | 3.1% |
By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 96.2% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (15%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).
It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 96.8% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 36% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".
For more on this phenomenon, see:
"Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree (2009)
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Jewish 75.6%, Muslim 16.9%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.7%, other 3.8% (2008)79.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: Israel upholds the human rights of freedom of belief and freedom of religion, however, "governmental and legal discrimination" exists against those who do not belong to orthodox Judaism, "for example practicing Jews who are not Orthodox must leave the country to marry"28. Israel's blasphemy law (Article 173) is too vague and wide-ranging28.
The Druze gained new experience when much of their wider community became part of the new state of Israel in 1948. The 15,000-strong Druze community there was granted the ability to send official representatives to regularly represent themselves before the Israeli government from 195080. Many - probably most - Druze hide their identity, stating either Muslim, or Jewish, or whatever is required to remain below the radar and away from persecution.
Links:
#gaza_strip #israel #judaism #palestine #USA
Conflicts between Arabs and Jews in Israel and Palestine are one of the world's worst causes of violence and sectarianism, stemming from the creation of Israel after World War 2. There have been many attempts to normalize relations, but so far all have failed.
“The fact that the Arabs rejected the UN's partition plan of 60 years ago has long given ideological comfort to Israel and its supporters. Abba Eban, an Israeli foreign minister, quipped that the Palestinians 'never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity'. Israel's story is that the Arabs have missed at least four chances to have a Palestinian state. They could have said yes to partition in 1947. They could have made peace after the war of 1947-48.They had another chance after Israel routed its neighbours in 1967 ('We are just waiting for a telephone call,' said Moshoe Dayan [...]). They had yet another in 2000 when Ehud Barak, now Israel's defence minister and then its prime minister, offered the Palestinians a state at Bill Clinton's fateful summit at Camp David. [...]
This is the Israel side of the argument - that the Palestinians have rejected all chances at peace, which Israel keeps offering. The other side is that when Israel's population was 600,000 Jews of Palestine, and the Arabs of Palestine almost twice that, an offer of partition didn't seem fair. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Israel wanted all of the West Bank, and 'Israeli prime ministers such as Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir asserted a God-given right to a 'greater Israel' that included the West Bank and Gaza Strip [...].
If rejection of the other side's national claims is one of the things that make this conflict so hard to end, the other is religion. The two are tied together. Hamas is a religious movement, and its formal creed is to reject the possibility of Jewish statehood not only because of Israel's alleged sins but also because there is no place for a Jewish state in a Muslim land.”
The Economist (2009)
“Discussion of the Jerusalem issue continued in the Iraeli-Palestinian talks held in the United States under American auspices in late 2000. In his last meeting with the negotiators from both sides, on 26 December, President Clinton proposed the 'general principal' that .”
"Israel & Palestine" by Bernard Wasserstein (2003)82
Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak offered the Palestinians their own state in 2000 at Camp David in a prolonged meeting with leaders of both sides (which they rejected, again), orchestrated by American president Bill Clinton83. He himself also proposed that in Jerusalem 'Arab areas are Palestinian and Jewish ones are Israeli', 82. It may seem wise on the surface, but, the ramifications and symbolism is dark. The president of the USA, the "leader of the free world" is recommending a solution that divides up a city into respective parts based on the religion of most of the inhabitants of each part. The best improvements in the human condition across the world have occurred when we stop dividing people up according to their beliefs. When faiths intermingle, it is hard to maintain hatred.