Here are some fun and surprising facts you probably didn’t know about Israel.
- Israel is the only country in the world where women can be found roaming with the M16 Assault Rifle
- In Israel, every citizen male or female has to serve at least two years in the Israeli army
- In 1952, Albert Einstein was asked to become the President of Israel, which he declined
- Solar energy is used to heat water for nearly 93 percent of Israel’s household, which is the highest percentage in the world
- The first antivirus software for computers was made in 1979 in Israel
- Israel is so small; you can run it East-West in 2 hours and North-South in 9 days