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ok, lets see what the Israeli government says https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/Israeli-Agriculture.aspx https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pa

ok, lets see what the Israeli government says https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/Israeli-Agriculture.aspx https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/Israeli-Agricu... looks like the country being 55% desert factoid is irrelevant

dagav 6y ago
I said it was hard to develop a nation in the desert, I didn't say it was impossible. Israel is a world leader in agricultural technology [1] precisely because of this problem. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel