Approximately 23,000 African refugees have fled from the
humanitarian crisis in their countries and have found refuge in
Israel. Israel is approximately the size of New Jersey and
without the West Bank and Gaza, the size of Rhode Island.
Florida is 8 times the size of Israel. You can walk from the
Mediterranean Sea to the West Bank in 2.5 hours; the distance is
only 9 miles across. Israel is under 290 miles long. Israel is
the only democracy in the Middle East. It is one of the few
countries in the Middle East where women vote, had the first
Woman Prime Minister in the world, and women are elected to the
Knesset (Israeli Parliament). There consistently has been Arab
members of the Knesset, (Israeli Parliament). Where in the Arab
or Muslim world are there Jewish members of the Parliament?
Israel is 1/800 of the size of the Arab world (not including
Iran). There are 56 Islamic, 49 Roman Catholic, 20 Protestant 12
Eastern Orthodox 4 Hindi and 1 Jewish nations worldwide. Jews
have resided in Israel for over 3,000