Inside the 3 Types of Israeli Optimism

Insider stories that portray why and how Israelis are so optimistic.

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When you consider that Israel has successfully fought eight wars since 1948, and regularly overcomes threatening neighbors and homeland terrorism, you can begin to understand why Israelis are so optimistic.

And no one better personifies Israeli optimism than Shimon Peres, the former Prime Minister and President of blessed memory, who served the country for more than 60 years.

In his book No Room for Small Dreams — which was recently turned into a Netflix documentary — Peres details the three types of Israeli optimism: