Daniel Krygier summarizes Israel’s 2017. For the first time average GDP per capita ($44,019) exceeded that of Britain, Japan and France. It is 5 times Lebanon’s and 20 times Egypt’s. Krygier recommends The Rise of Israel: A History of the Revolutionary State by Jonathan Adelman.
http://en.mida.org.il/2018/01/15/israel-successful-powerhouse-collapsing-middle-east/
https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/the-rise-of-israel-a-history-of-the-revolutionary-state