> I'd say the biggest reason is immigrants.
Yes. Israel received top scientists from ex-soviet countries that helped to shape the country. Even in the pre-israel era, many people with science knowledge did agricultural jobs in search of an ideal.
Yes. Israel received top scientists from ex-soviet countries that helped to shape the country. Even in the pre-israel era, many people with science knowledge did agricultural jobs in search of an ideal.
If you are jewish it is straightforward to move to Israel, but it is a lot more complex to move to US legally. So, Israel received a lot of people from the diaspora giving them instantaneous citizenship plus economic incentives to move.