All liberal democracies value the lives of their citizens, but in Israel – a country with a declining population of the Holocaust, founded after the extermination of European Jews – there is preservation Life at an almost hysterical level at all levels of the state and society. . What this translates into a great health care system made up of nonprofit insurance organizations called HMOs and institutional psychology that prioritizes quick action over red tape when life is so big.
Israel’s virus-fighting panache is also rooted in its culture of problem solving. The country has come to rely on innovative systems that are growing in the home partly because of its need, because of its geographical location and deciduous climate, and in part because of its the Israelis seem to enjoy doing things.
Harmful water scarcity is an example of how Israel takes lemons and makes zesty lemonade. First, Israel created drip irrigation, now used worldwide, for farming with a smaller water supply.
Then, suffering the worst thirst in 100 years, Israel was able to operate seawater dewatering plants efficiently enough to supply 80 percent of the country’s water supply. The country now has more water.
The list of problems solved goes on, and on, from plastic to pharmaceutical.
Isn’t it obvious? Instead of disrespecting Israel we should learn from him. The more we imitate Israel as the vaccination campaign builds, the sooner life will return to normal.
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