To celebrate Israel’s 73rd birthday on April 15, we’ve brought together a list of 73 weird, wacky and remarkable things about the country…

By Nicky Blackburn, courtesy ISRAEL21c

1. Israel has the highest number of altruistic kidney donations per capita in the world: 1,005 in the
   past 11years, and counting.

2. The oldest tree in Israel is a jujube tree in Ein Hatzeva on the road to Eilat, which is thought to be between 1,500 to 2,000 years old.

3. Scientists in Israel managed to grow fresh dates from sixth century seeds found at Masada and Qumran.

4. The Israel Postal service has a special Letters to God department, for all the letters arriving in Jerusalem from around the world addressed to God. They are opened and placed into the cracks of the Western Wall
    

Read the full list here https://www.israel21c.org/73-fun-facts-about-israel/

About Israel21c.org

ISRAEL21c is a non-partisan, nonprofit organisation and the publisher of an English-language online news magazine recognised as the single most diverse and reliable source of news and information about 21st century Israel.

Our website offers a vast resource of more than 10,000 originally researched and produced articles, videos, images and blogs by some of Israel’s leading journalists, uncovering the country’s rich and diverse culture, innovative spirit, wide-ranging contributions to humanity,and
democratic civil society.

Every week we reach millions of people through our website, social media channels, and e-newsletter.

ISRAEL21c was founded in 2001, in the wake of the Second Intifada, to broaden public understanding of Israel beyond typical portrayals in the mainstream media.

The organisation’s founders – Israeli-American technology executives – understood the great power of the Internet and developed a first-of-its kind online product with global appeal and reach.

Since that time, ISRAEL21c has become synonymous with reliable, thoughtfully-written, and meticulously researched content for individuals, organisations, associations, news services, bloggers, and businesses in more than 230 countries.

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