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Over the past few weeks, we've been studying foreign countries and their current progress with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To have chosen Israel, wasn't exactly following the assignment's guidelines. There was no way that I would ever imagine that Israel would not be under the category of a "developing" country. From the normal population's perspective, you would imagine any Middle Eastern country as a deserted wasteland filled with war and bloodshed. I'm not implying that Israel is any different. In fact, Israel has had it's own share of bloodshed and I've learned enough to write a two-page paper on the matter. But that's not the case currently.

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Israel is what some people call an "Industrialized" nation. It is not a first-world country, but does have qualities of one. It has good sized economy and even has a certain amount of freedom that even this country doesn't have. Setting those things aside, Israel has proven itself to be a good example of developing a country. It doesn't have to worry about implementing goals like "Maternal Health", "Child Mortality", and "Education". The research I've done during this project helped me connect Israel with the rest of the world. How did this country come to be? How did it prosper despite prior hostilities around the region? While the research done on this country wasn't the hardest part, it was certainly useful when it you started seeing the bigger picture about a country's situation.

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Sometimes it isn't their fault. Their history matters, their relationship matters, and of course their money matters. Israel's religious origins have not only allowed it to become allies with powerhouses such as The United States. Rather, it has transformed into a hub into the Middle Eastern world for these Western societies. So much money is being pumped through this hub to keep it alive. The U.S.A. is a major ally and "donates" a lot to Israel so they can develop themselves ever further.