FACT CHECK · ISRAEL FACTS
Claim: Jews or Israelis invented nothing
FALSETHE ANSWER
Israel spends ~6% of GDP on research, the highest share (OECD). Jews are ~0.2% of humanity, ~20% of Nobel laureates. Drip irrigation, the USB stick, Waze, Iron Dome came from Israel.
SOURCE
OECD MSTI (GERD % GDP); Netafim; M-Systems; Intel/Mobileye 2017; Collins Elbit; Weizmann (Copaxone)
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