(Economist-UK) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - With 8.5 million people, Israel has more companies on NASDAQ than almost any other country outside North America and ranks third in the World Economic Forum's ranking of most innovative economies. Israel recycles 87% of its waste water, five times more than the runner-up. Israeli cows produce more milk per animal than those of any other country. People everywhere benefit from Israeli innovations in their mobile phones, car navigation systems, life-saving drugs, medical devices - even the cherry tomatoes in their salads. Equally, Israel's intelligence services have helped stop dozens of terrorist attacks in dozens of countries. Our technological prowess has brought us many new friends, alongside our irreplaceable alliance with America. We negotiated economic pacts with Japan and China. Relations with India are booming. Many Arab countries now see Israel not as an enemy but as an indispensable ally in our common battle against militant Islam.
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