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"Water Cooler Conversation" Starters

"Water Cooler Conversation" Starters

  • Israel is the size of New Jersey.
  • Israel is the home of many minorities, including Muslim, Christian, Druze and Bedouin.
  • More than 50 percent of Israel’s Jews are from Arab and Muslim countries.
  • Though located in the Middle East, Israeli sports teams compete in Europe. The Israeli basketball giant Maccabee Tel Aviv was crowned European champion 5 times!
  • Israel is ranked 3rd in the world in startup development products (after the U.S and Canada).
  • Israel is one of the most highly educated countries in the world, with the highest number of engineers, scientists and Ph.Ds per capita (135 per 10,000).
  • Windows NT software was developed by Microsoft-Israel.
  • Statistically, Israel has the fastest growing population of trees in the world.