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RELATIONSHIP The agreement has also served as a tool of economic diplomacy, creating the conditions for peace and helping to integrate Israel more fully into the region. Using the agreement as legal underpinning, the U.S. and Israel signed individual agreements with Jordan (1996) and Egypt (2004), creating Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) where jointly produced goods are afforded duty-free access to the United States. Goods produced in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, when administered by the Palestinian Authority, also benefit. Bilateral trade has spiked in each case. QIZ factories in Jordan count almost 15,000 employees, representing $500 million per year in exports to the United States. More than 100,000 Egyptians are employed in more than 700 participating QIZ companies. U.S. Companies Flock to Israel The United States and Israel share a culture of innovation. American heavyweights such as Intel, Motorola, Apple and Google have capitalized on Israel’s entrepreneurial spirit and world-class talent pool, establishing major R&D centers throughout the country. With the most Ph.D.s and published scientific papers per capita in the world, Israel has become the preeminent foreign outpost for computer technology, telecommunications and software industries, with roughly 100 U.S. companies active in Israel. More Israeli companies are traded on the NASDAQ than any country outside the United States and China. For example, Facebook recently acquired Face.com, an Israeli facial recognition software company that created the popular photo-tagging application; Apple recently acquired Anobit, an Israeli flash memory storage company. In 2006, esteemed investor Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway made its first-ever foreign acquisition, buying 80 percent of Iscar, an Israeli maker of precision blades and drills. When asked the reason for his interest in Israel—which, only weeks earlier, had fought a war with Hizballah in Lebanon—Buffet’s response pointed to the spirit that marks the economic drive of both the United States and Israel: “[Israel] had no advantages 50 years ago…. What they brought was brains and energy and look how it paid off…. They are the best that I’ve seen.” Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google Corporation, echoed that sentiment. “We should expect much more investment in high technology in Israel,” he said, adding: “For a small country, Israel will have an oversized impact on the evolution of the next stage of the technology we all use.” 63
RELATIONSHIP Israeli companies have invested more than $50 billion in the United States during the past decade. Israeli Businesses Invest Heavily in U.S. Economy Israeli companies have increasingly looked to opportunities in the United States, investing more than $50 billion between 2000 and 2009. Israel is among the top 20 suppliers of direct investment into the United States. In fact, Israelis invested more than $7 billion in 2010 alone. This sum marked an increase in U.S.-directed investment immediately following the global financial crisis, when many throughout the world were looking inward. Trade delegations from Colorado, Ohio and Connecticut, among others, have visited Israel to strengthen ties. States such as Virginia and Maryland have established offices at home to help bring Israeli companies to their communities. Twenty U.S. states maintain offices in Israel, and Ohio’s Department of Development Tel Aviv office provides a strong example of the benefits that such trade can yield. In 2007, the office helped bring 20 Israeli companies to the Cleveland suburbs, creating stable, high-paying jobs in the local economy. 64
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREIGN AID 102 F
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INTRODUCTION What AIPAC Supports Th
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Why Israel Matte
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WHY ISRAEL MATTERS The Jewish Conne
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Page 17 and 18: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel. However,
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Page 23 and 24: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israel Respects
Page 25 and 26: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS prime minister.
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Page 31 and 32: WHY ISRAEL MATTERS Israeli agricult
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Page 57 and 58: RELATIONSHIP The United States and
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Page 61 and 62: RELATIONSHIP The U.S.-Israel Econom
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Page 69 and 70: ISRAEL AT RISK Why Israel Is at Ris
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Page 73 and 74: TERRORIST BUILDUP IN GAZA Ashkelon
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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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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 What Congress Has Don
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PEACE PROCESS Hamas: 25 Years of Te
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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 Hizballah Serves as I
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