100 AWESOME THINGS ABOUT ISRAEL

"THE BLOG - UNRELENTINGLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE LAND AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL"

6. Smart people.

Israel's percentage of the total number of scientific articles published worldwide is almost 10 times higher than its percentage of the world's population.

Factoid: Israel is second only to the US in the number of patent applications filed every year.

5. Kosher McD's.

In Israel you can go to a Kosher McDonald's.

Factoid: McDonald's Israel opened its first restaurant in October 1993. There are seven Kosher McDonalds in Israel.

4. Only in Israel.

Combat soldiers aren't embarrassed to phone their mothers and grandmothers.

Factoid: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: Tzva Hagana LeYisra'el) commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal, are the overall unified armed forces of Israel.