Posted on 12/12/2004 11:39:02 AM PST by CHARLITE
OK. So I understand that you are ticked off at Israel, and in love with the Palestinians. That's fine with me, as long as you have truly weighed up all the facts.
So, you want to boycott Israel? I'll be sorry to miss you, but if you are doing it - do it properly. Let me help you.
Check all your medications. Make sure that you do not have tablets, drops, lotions, etc., made by Abic or Teva. It may mean that you will suffer from colds and flu this winter but, hey, that's a small price for you to pay in your campaign against Israel, isn't it?
While we are on the subject of your Israeli boycott, and the medical contributions to the world made by Israeli doctors and scientists, how about telling your pals to boycott the following.....
An Israeli company has developed a simple blood test that distinguishes between mild and more severe cases of Multiple Sclerosis. So,! if you know anyone suffering from MS, tell them to ignore the Israeli patent that may, more accurately, diagnose their symptoms.
An Israeli-made device helps restore the use of paralysed hands. This device electrically stimulates the hand muscles, providing hope to millions of stroke sufferers and victims of spinal injuries. If you wish to remove this hope of a better quality of life to these people, go ahead and boycott Israel.
Young children with breathing problems will soon be sleeping more soundly, thanks to a new Israeli device called the Child Hood. This innovation replaces the inhalation mask with an improved drug delivery system that provides relief for child and parent. Please tell anxious mothers that they shouldn't use this device because of your passionate cause.
These are just a few examples of how people have benefitted medically from the Israeli know-how you wish to block.
Boycotts often affect research. A new resear! ch center in Israel hopes to throw light on brain disorders such as depression and Alzheimer's disease. The Joseph Sangol Neuroscience Center in the Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer Hospital aims to bring thousands of scientists and doctors to focus on brain research.
A researcher at Israel's Ben Gurion University has succeeded in creating human monoclonal antibodies which can neutralise the highly contageous smallpox virus without inducing the dangerous side effects of the exisiting vaccine.
Two Israelis received the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Doctors Ciechanover and Hershko's research and discovery of one of the human cells most important cyclical processes will lead the way to DNA repair, control of newly produced proteins, and immune defense systems.
The Movement Disorder Surgery program at Israel's Hadassah Medical Center has successfully eliminated the physical manifestations of Parkinson's disease in a select group of p! atients with a deep brain stimulation technique.
For women who undergo hysterectomies each year for the treatment of uterine fibroids, the development in Israel of the ExAblate 2000 System is a welcome breakthrough, offering a non-invasive alternative to surgery.
Israel is developing a nose drop that will provide a five year flu vaccine.
These are just a few of the projects that you can help stop with your Israeli boycott.
But let's not get too obsessed with medical research, there are other ways you can make a personal sacrifice with your anti-Israel boycott.
Most of Windows operating systems were developed by Microsoft-Israel. So, set a personal example. Throw away your computer!
The Pentium NMX Chip technology was designed at Intel in Israel. Both the Pentium 4 microprocessor and the Centrium processor were entirely designed, developed, and produced in Israel. Voice mail technology was developed in Israe! l. The technology for the AOL Instant Messenger ICQ was developed in 1996 in Israel by four young Israeli whiz kids. Both Microsoft and Cisco built their only R.& D. facilities outside the US in Israel.
So, due to your complete boycott of anything Israeli, you now have poor health and no computer. But your bad news does not end there. Get rid of your cellular phone !
Cell phone technology was also developed in Israel by Motorola, which has its biggest development center in Israel. Most of the latest technology in your mobile phone was developed by Israeli scientists.
Feeling unsettled? You should be. Part of your personal security rests with Israeli inventiveness, borne out of our urgent neccesity to protect and defend our lives from the terrorists you support.
A phone can remotely activate a bomb, or be used for tactical communications by terrorists, bank robbers, or hostage-takers. It is vi! tal that offocial security and law enforcement authorities have access to cellualr jamming and detection solutions. Enter Israel's Netline Communications Technologies with their security expertise to help the fight against terror.
A joint, non-profit, venture between Israel and Maryland will result in a 5 day Business Development and Planning Conference next March. Selected Israeli companies will partner with Maryland firms to provide innovation to the US need for homeland security.
I also want you to know that Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world. Israel produces more scientific papers per capita - 109 per 10,000 - than any other nation. Israel has the highest number of start-up companies per rata. In absolute terms, the highest number, except the US. Israel has ratio of patents filed. Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies outside of Silicon Valley. Israel is ranked 2 in the world! for venture capital funds, behind the USA. Israel has more museums per caita. Israel has the second highest publication of new books per capita.
Relative to population, Israel is the largest immigrant absorbing nation on earth. These immigrants come in search of democracy, religious freedom or expression, economic opportunity, and quality of life.
Believe it or not, Israel is the only country in the world which had a net gain in the number of trees last year.
So, you can vilify and demonize the State of Israel. You can continue your silly boycott, if you wish. But I wish you would consider the consequences, and the truth.
Think of the massive contribution that Israel is giving to the world, including the Palestinians - and to you - in science, medicine, communications, security. Pro rata for population we are making a greater contribution than any other nation on earth.
We can't be all bad.....
________________________ Eddie Weiss
Wave Worldwide Ltd.
5 Hanevel Str.
Ra'anana. Israel.
Tel: 972-97711223 Fax: 972-9-7742882
E-mail: eddie@waveworldwide.com
Web Site: www.waveworldwide.com
ping
In protest of Palestinian homicide bombings, I refuse to buy anything developed by the Palestinians.
Man, this is an easy way to show my social conscience.
I've found Israeli's to be very cool. At least the younger ones, they are educated, come from nice big families, usually speak several languages, have great style, and it seems they all involved in some kind of entrepreneurial venture.
Hey, if only the Pali's could drive the Jews into the sea and claim Israel for their own, they'd be just as successful...... (/sarcasm).
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Thankyouvery much!
In the interest of fairness, and in giving credit where credit is due, it is imperitive to list those who make Israels existance possible: The American Tax payer.
Your welcome.
Lets compare Israel with its neighbors
According to the world bank:
Map and Graph: Economy: Human Development Index
Country Description Amount
Developed countries:
1. Norway 0.942
2. Sweden 0.941
3. Canada 0.940
4. Belgium 0.939
5. Australia 0.939
6. United States 0.939 - - - - - - - USA is here!
7. Iceland 0.936
8. Netherlands 0.935
9. Japan 0.933
10. Finland 0.930
11. Switzerland 0.928
12. United Kingdom 0.928
13. France 0.928
14. Austria 0.926
15. Denmark 0.926
16. Germany 0.925
17. Ireland 0.925
18. Luxembourg 0.925
19. New Zealand 0.917
20. Italy 0.913
21. Spain 0.913
22. Israel 0.896 - - - - - - -Israel is here!
23. Singapore 0.885
24. Greece 0.885
25. Cyprus 0.883
26. Korea, South 0.882
27. Portugal 0.880
28. Slovenia 0.879
29. Malta 0.875
The Others: (Check where are the "useful", "developed", "pro human-rights", "democratic" Islamic nations)
30. Barbados 0.871
31. Czech Republic 0.849
32. Argentina 0.844
33. Slovakia 0.835
34. Hungary 0.835
35. Poland 0.833
36. Bahrain 0.831
37. Uruguay 0.831
38. Chile 0.831
39. Estonia 0.826
40. Bahamas, The 0.826
41. Costa Rica 0.820
42. Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.814
43. Kuwait 0.813
44. United Arab Emirates 0.812
45. Seychelles 0.811
46. Croatia 0.809
47. Lithuania 0.808
48. Trinidad and Tobago 0.805
49. Qatar 0.803
50. Antigua and Barbuda 0.800
51. Latvia 0.800
52. Mexico 0.796
53. Cuba 0.795
54. Belarus 0.788
55. Panama 0.787
56. Belize 0.784
57. Malaysia 0.782
58. Russia 0.781 - - - - - - -Russia
59. Dominica 0.779
60. Bulgaria 0.779
61. Romania 0.775
62. Libya 0.773 - - - - - - - -Libya
63. Mauritius 0.772
64. Saint Lucia 0.772
65. Colombia 0.772
66. Venezuela 0.770
67. Thailand 0.762
68. Saudi Arabia 0.759 - - - - - - -Saudi Arabia
69. Fiji 0.758
70. Brazil 0.757
71. Suriname 0.756
72. Lebanon 0.755 - - - - - - - - - -Lebanon
73. Philippines 0.754
74. Armenia 0.754
75. Oman 0.751
76. Kazakhstan 0.750
77. Ukraine 0.748
78. Georgia 0.748
79. Peru 0.747
80. Grenada 0.747
81. Maldives 0.743
82. Turkey 0.742 - - - -Turkey (Yeah put them at the EU...)
83. Jamaica 0.742
84. Sri Lanka 0.741
85. Azerbaijan 0.741
86. Turkmenistan 0.741
87. Paraguay 0.740
88. Albania 0.733
89. Ecuador 0.732
90. Dominican Republic 0.727
91. Uzbekistan 0.727
92. China 0.726
93. Tunisia 0.722
94. Iran 0.721 - - - - - - - - - - - Our blessed all good Iran
95. Jordan 0.717 - - - - - Jordan
96. Cape Verde 0.715
97. Kyrgyzstan 0.712
98. Guyana 0.708
99. El Salvador 0.706
100. Algeria 0.697 - - - - - Algeria
101. South Africa 0.695
102. Syria 0.691 - - - - - - - - - -Our blessed Syria
103. Vietnam 0.688
104. Indonesia 0.684
105. Equatorial Guinea 0.679
106. Tajikistan 0.667
107. Mongolia 0.655
108. Bolivia 0.653
109. Egypt 0.642 - - - - - - - - - -Great Egypt
110. Honduras 0.638
111. Gabon 0.637
112. Nicaragua 0.635
113. Guatemala 0.631
114. Solomon Islands 0.622
115. Namibia 0.610
116. Morocco 0.602
117. Swaziland 0.577
118. India 0.577
119. Botswana 0.572
120. Burma 0.552
121. Zimbabwe 0.551
122. Ghana 0.548
123. Cambodia 0.543
124. Vanuatu 0.542
125. Lesotho 0.535
126. Papua New Guinea 0.535
127. Kenya 0.513
128. Cameroon 0.512
129. Congo 0.512
130. Comoros 0.511
131. Sudan 0.499 - - - - - - -Sudan The number 1 at human rights!
132. Pakistan 0.499 - - - Mighty Pakistan
133. Bhutan 0.494
134. Togo 0.493
135. Nepal 0.490
136. Laos 0.485
137. Yemen 0.479
138. Bangladesh 0.478
139. Haiti 0.471
140. Madagascar 0.469
141. Nigeria 0.462
142. Djibouti 0.445
143. Uganda 0.444
144. Mauritania 0.438
145. Zambia 0.433
146. Senegal 0.431
147. Cote d'Ivoire 0.428
148. Eritrea 0.421
149. Benin 0.420
150. Guinea 0.414
151. Gambia, The 0.405
152. Angola 0.403
153. Rwanda 0.403
154. Malawi 0.400
155. Mali 0.386
156. Central African Republic 0.375
157. Chad 0.365
158. Guinea-Bissau 0.349
159. Ethiopia 0.327
160. Burkina Faso 0.325
161. Mozambique 0.322
162. Burundi 0.313
163. Niger 0.277
164. Sierra Leone 0.275
Taken from: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_hum_dev_ind&int=-1
Well, I guess it was just a reply to your off topic post then, sorry.
I took the liberty to change your statement to reflect the truth...
In the interest of fairness, and in giving credit where credit is due, it is imperative to list those who make Israels existence possible: GOD
I took the liberty to change your statement to reflect the truth...
In the interest of fairness, and in giving credit where credit is due, it is imperative to list those who make Israels existence possible: GOD
Who want's to boycott Israel? I read the article but I didn't see who the article it was directed at.
If you are so outraged at any portion of your tax money might be going to foreign aid loans to Israel I will be happy to refund your $1.25.
Hmmm, I re-read my post about 30 times. I detected no outrage. I was merely correcting the previous poster. The facts are the facts, no matter how emotional YOU get about the subject.
Hmmm, I wasn't aware of God working for the US Mint. Is he on our payroll too?
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