Michael Eisenstadt David Pollock How the United States Benefits ...

food security goals in Africa and elsewhere in
the developing world. 69 And in June 2012, the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development announced its intention to share
Israeli water security advances internationally,
while the World Food Prize Foundation conferred
its annual award to Daniel Hillel, an Israeli
American scientist, for his role in conceiving
and implementing micro-irrigation, which has
revolutionized food production around the world. 70
Even within the region there are signs of quiet
cooperation between Israelis and Arabs on some
of these issues. For example, in recent years, Israeli
and Jordanian farmers have been cooperating
to use barn owls in lieu of toxic pesticides to
control the rodent population that threatens
croplands in the Jordan River Valley. 71 This kind of
collaboration supports the long-term U.S. national
security objectives of sustainable development,
water and food security, economic growth, and
political stability in the developing world. Israel’s
expertise in this area may also allow for additional
collaborative undertakings between USAID and
MASHAV in the developing world, and a revival
of Israel’s foreign aid program, in ways that advance
U.S. interests. 72
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