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Throughout the past 10 years of living in Israel, I’ve heard many theories about Israel’s incredible ingenuity, resourcefulness, and resilience.
They range from compulsory army service and countless military conflicts, to the Holocaust and Jewish culture.
No doubt many of these theories have serious merit, but I have a much different theory: