Netanyahu noted that for the first time in 2,000 years, there will soon be more Jews in Israel than in the Diaspora.
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They also hope to reach out to JewsintheDiaspora and encourage them to come to Israel and volunteer for the Guardsmen, to bring them closer to the story and fate of the State of Israel.
The Israel Test describes in riveting detail both the massive contributions of mainly DiasporaJews to the US victories in World War II and the Cold War and to the scientific revolutions of the 20th century that set the foundations for the computer age, and the massive contributions of Israeli Jews to the digital revolution that defines and shapes our economic realities today.