Khalaf Al-Harbi opined that the secret to Israel’s success lay in its democratic regime and its respect for the human rights of its citizens, while Fawaz Al-‘Ilmi wrote that Israel’s prosperity was due to its investment in education and science. (Translated by The Middle East Media Research Institute.)
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