Top Gun "Probably the Number One Pilot in the Air Force”

Daniel was a frightened 10-year-old when he took his first airline flight, as he and his family fled Romania for Israel in 1991. Today, Daniel is one of the top combat pilots in the Israel Air Force, and has recently been appointed the deputy commander of a major fighter-plane squadron. His teachers at Boys Town Jerusalem recall the moment Daniel began to soar.

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From Rummikub to the 'God Particle': A timeline of Israeli innovations

The Uzi - one of Israel's greatest inventions

By MARCELLA ROSEN

NEW YORK (JTA) -- While a great deal of international and media focus has been placed on Israel's military conflicts, the country quietly has become an energetic, ambitious incubator of entrepreneurialism and invention. What follows is a timeline chronicling some of the most important and interesting innovations produced by Israelis during their country's 65-year existence.

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