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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS In recent years, BARD has expanded its operations to include cooperative research programs with Jordanian and Palestinian scientists in a form of “scientific diplomacy.” Not only does this create connections at the professional level, but local communities also benefit from U.S. and Israeli expertise in water purification, animal health maintenance and food safety—critical areas with realworld implications. Israeli Doctors Have Developed Life-Saving Treatments, Drugs Israeli companies have also taken advantage of their nation’s educated and innovative workforce to develop revolutionary medical treatments that are now in use throughout the world. Israel is a world leader in the manufacture of generic drugs. Israel’s flagship drug maker, Teva Pharmaceuticals, also develops and markets original medicines. These include Copaxone, for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, and Azilect, for Parkinson’s disease. And while endoscopy is never a pleasant experience, Given Imaging, of Yokneam, Israel, has developed a minimally invasive diagnostic procedure—known as capsule endoscopy—that uses an ingestible video capsule to help evaluate gastrointestinal ailments. This “camera in a pill” (pictured right) is marketed under the appropriate name of PillCam. Some of Israel’s medical advances border on the fantastic. One such product is Gelrin, an injectable, biosynthetic gel used to stimulate bone repair, which was developed by Regentis Biomaterials of Haifa. Israeli medical and computer technology has transformed how hundreds of millions of people work, communicate and are treated for diseases. 31
WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israeli High-Tech Contributions Felt Throughout the Globe Israel’s high-tech civil innovations have left an important mark on homes, offices and businesses around the world. Many offices now have computerized phones that plug into the Internet, taking advantage of Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP. VocalTec Communications of Herzliya, Israel, developed the first practical Internet phone software. Similarly, those who enjoy chatting with friends over the Internet might be interested to know that this online phenomenon originated in Israel. Although the technology now belongs to AOL, the Israeli firm Mirabilis developed the first popular Internet chat program, ICQ. Every day, millions of Americans watch online streaming video for entertainment or educational purposes. Metacafe, one of the world’s most popular video sharing websites, was founded in Israel. Likewise, tech-savvy Americans over age 30 remember the original IBM Personal Computer of the early 1980s. What they may not know is that its brain, the Intel 8088 processor, was developed by Intel’s Israel division. More recently, the Pentium M series of processors for laptop computers using the Intel Centrino platform, as well as some of Intel’s latest processors (Yonah, Merom, Woodcrest), were also designed by Intel Israel. In addition, Amazon.com’s Kindle e-reader owes much of its success to technology developed in Israel. Israel Contributes to a Cleaner World Important technology used everyday by people around word has been developed in Israel. In an era of booming populations, shrinking resources and environmental degradation, Israel leads the world in such critical fields as solar power generation and seawater desalination. As nations struggle to make the best use of their resources, Israel’s cutting-edge technologies promise to improve the health and living standards of hundreds of millions across the globe, while making industry more efficient and minimizing the environmental impact of human activities. 32
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREIGN AID 102 F
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION What AIPAC Supports Th
Page 7 and 8: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Why Israel Matte
Page 9 and 10: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS The Jewish Conne
Page 11 and 12: THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL’S BORDERS L
Page 13 and 14: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS massacres, prese
Page 15 and 16: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS An Ancient Capit
Page 17 and 18: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel. However,
Page 19 and 20: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS What Congress Di
Page 21 and 22: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel Shares Am
Page 23 and 24: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel Respects
Page 25 and 26: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS prime minister.
Page 27 and 28: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS What Congress Ha
Page 29 and 30: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel Provides
Page 31: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israeli agricult
Page 37 and 38: RELATIONSHIP Relationship—Key Pri
Page 39 and 40: RELATIONSHIP The United States Has
Page 41 and 42: RELATIONSHIP that providing militar
Page 43 and 44: RELATIONSHIP What Congress Has Done
Page 45 and 46: RELATIONSHIP Israel Is America’s
Page 47 and 48: RELATIONSHIP boosting Israel’s ro
Page 49 and 50: RELATIONSHIP cooperation between th
Page 51 and 52: RELATIONSHIP State, Local Officials
Page 55 and 56: RELATIONSHIP America’s Oil Depend
Page 57 and 58: RELATIONSHIP The United States and
Page 59 and 60: RELATIONSHIP oil through the deploy
Page 61 and 62: RELATIONSHIP The U.S.-Israel Econom
Page 63 and 64: RELATIONSHIP Apple, Google, Intel a
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Page 69 and 70: ISRAEL AT RISK Why Israel Is at Ris
Page 71 and 72: ISRAEL AT RISK Iran: The Leading St
Page 73 and 74: TERRORIST BUILDUP IN GAZA Ashkelon
Page 75 and 76: ISRAEL AT RISK U.N. Security Counci
Page 77 and 78: ISRAEL AT RISK The Missile Threat I
Page 79 and 80: THE IRANIAN MISSILE THREAT BEL LARU
Page 81 and 82: ISRAEL AT RISK Syrian Weapons Arsen
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ISRAEL AT RISK What Congress Has Do
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ISRAEL AT RISK Iran Pursues Nukes,
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ISRAEL AT RISK A Region in Flux The
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ISRAEL AT RISK The Egyptian militar
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS What Congress Ha
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ISRAEL AT RISK From Double Standard
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ISRAEL AT RISK repeatedly held “E
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ISRAEL AT RISK 2002 alone, Palestin
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FOREIGN AID Foreign Aid—Key Princ
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FOREIGN AID U.S.-Israel Agreement A
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FOREIGN AID The most recent U.S.-pr
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INCREASED THREATS, INCREASED COSTS:
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FOREIGN AID Keeping America Safe, S
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FOREIGN AID Securing America, Stren
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FOREIGN AID Foreign aid plays a cri
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FOREIGN AID What Congress Has Done
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IRAN Iran—Key Principles PREVENT
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IRAN How a Nuclear Iran Would Under
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IRAN UNDERMINE AMERICA’S CREDIBIL
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IRAN purpose but to produce and tes
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IRAN In 2012, the Obama administrat
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IRAN A Terrorist Regime Iran is the
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IRAN The Islamic Revolutionary Guar
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IRAN What Congress Has Done to Coun
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IRAN The Regime Has a Long History
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IRAN What Congress Has Done to Oppo
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PEACE PROCESS The Peace Process—K
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PEACE PROCESS United States, Israel
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PEACE PROCESS a state in other U.N.
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PEACE PROCESS THE UNITED STATES SHO
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ISRAEL’S QUEST FOR PEACE Even bef
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PEACE PROCESS What Congress Has Don
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PEACE PROCESS Hamas: 25 Years of Te
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PEACE PROCESS right and real way to
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PEACE PROCESS What Congress Has Don
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SYRIA-LEBANON Syria and Lebanon—K
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SYRIA-LEBANON The Syrian Regime Has
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SYRIA-LEBANON can consolidate the m
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SYRIA-LEBANON ASSAD REJECTED U.S. O
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SYRIA-LEBANON What Congress Has Don
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SYRIA-LEBANON Hizballah Serves as I
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SYRIA-LEBANON What Congress Has Don
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