6 | JULY 13 • 2023 

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guest column
Why Is Israel Such a Happy 
Country to Live In?
A

s recently published 
in the Israeli press, 
Israel is ranked 
in fourth place in global 
happiness, up from nine last 
year. Tel Aviv 
was recently 
ranked as the 
happiest city 
in the world by 
thetravel.com. 
So, why 
are Israelis so 
hopeful and 
optimistic despite the cost 
of living, political instability, 
tension in Jewish-Arab 
relations and conflict with 
neighboring countries? Here 
are some things that might 
help clarify the reasons: 
Israel has a high quality 
of life that is the outcome 

of a strong healthcare 
system, a robust social 
support network (due to 
the fact that Israel is very 
much driven by family and 
community connections), 
beautiful weather all year, 
delicious food and it feels 
like a safe place to live in. In 
addition, Israel is considered 
the “innovation nation,” 
which helps drive its stable 
economy.
Health — Israel has the 
highest long-life expectancies 
in the world. The Israeli 
health ecosystem is leading 
revolutionary solutions in all 
the HealthTech fields and is 
known to be an innovation 
hub in the HealthTech sector. 
Israeli innovation help to fill 
the gaps in the health system 

and save and improve many 
lives every day. 
In 2022, Israel was ranked 
in the sixth place in the 
world Index of Healthcare 
Innovation — not surprising 
since Israeli hospitals and 
health funds are considered 
among the best in the 
world. Some of the recent 
achievements in the Israeli 
healthcare systems include 
a groundbreaking cancer 
treatment that was developed 
in Hadassah-University 
Medical Center and has 90% 
success rate on the treatment 
of multiple myeloma cancer. 
Another Israeli success 
story comes from an Israeli 
scientist at Ben-Gurion 
University of the Negev that 
proposed a new approach 

to Alzheimer’s disease 
treatment, a therapy that 
showed significant success 
in improving the treatment 
results. 
Mobility — Israel has 
a very vibrant automotive 
industry that is on the 
cutting edge of trends like 
electrification, autonomous 
systems and smart mobility. 
Currently, Israel aspires 
to reduce air pollution and 
carbon emissions, and the 
main goal is that all new 
vehicles on its roads will be 
electric by 2030. Israel is 
also working on a plan for 
electrification of public buses 
and bus terminals. The target 
of the Israeli government is 
that more than half of urban 
buses will be electric by 2035. 

Liza Yedwab

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