Well, it´s interesting that this nation is capable in so many areas. Historians tell us that jewish farmers produced 3 times more output on the same fields, compared to their parent palestinians that have been living there in earlier days.
A new book shows a new dimension of this capable folk: "Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle". Author Dan Senor explains: 'Israeli society has some built-in - and some hard-earned - advantages. It is these advantages that facilitate Israel's generation of more start-up companies than Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK, as well as Israel's boasting the second highest number of companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange, after the United States itself.