7 Major Israeli Moments from 2012
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7 Major Israeli Moments from 2012

  • 12/31/2012
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    1. OECD Ranks Israel Second Most Educated Country. The report published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that some 46% of Israelis have a higher education compared with the OECD average of 30%.


    2. US-Supported Iron Dome Missile Defense System Prevents Hundreds of Rockets from landing in Israel during operation Pillar of Defence. 
    (Amb. Michael Oren: The Iron Dome Military Revolution)


    3. PM Netanyahu calls world leaders to draw a red line for Iran's nuclear program. Addressing the UN General Assembly Netanyahu said the Islamic Republic could be on brink of producing atomic bomb by summer of 2013. 
     
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    ​4. President Obama Awards Israeli President Shimon Peres the Presidential Medal of Freedom at The White House. Peres: "With this moving gesture, you are paying tribute to generations upon generations of Jews who dreamed of, and fought for, a state of their own."

    Peres Medal.jpg 


    5. Dr. Daniel Hillel awarded 2012 World Food Prize for pioneering work in micro-irrigation and promoting sustainable agricultural development. Dr. Hillel’s pioneering scientific work in Israel revolutionized food production, laying  the foundation for maximizing efficient water usage in agriculture, increasing crop yields, and minimizing environmental degradation. (WorldFoodPrize)


    6. Israeli film Footnote nominated for the Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film.  
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    ​7. Record-Breaking Year for Tourism to Israel. 3.5 million visitors to Israel will have arrived by the end of 2012, 4% more than in 2011. US remains the largest single source country for incoming tourism with about 610,000 visitors, representing 18% of all tourism to the country. In second place - tourism from Russia with 590,000 visitors. (Embassy of Israel).​