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Re:Israel’s lucrative and secretive cybersurveillance industry by 0x49fa98 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @02:29PM (#26402861)
and where do most Israelis live?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israel#Density

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Re:Israel’s lucrative and secretive cybersurveillance industry by dagav on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @02:44PM (#26403115)
Population centers are only one concern when you are building a nation. For example, where do you grow your food?
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Re:Israel’s lucrative and secretive cybersurveillance industry by 0x49fa98 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @07:27PM (#26406322)
ok, lets see what the Israeli government says

https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/Israeli-Agricu...

looks like the country being 55% desert factoid is irrelevant

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Re:Israel’s lucrative and secretive cybersurveillance industry by dagav on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @08:01PM (#26406549)
I said it was hard to develop a nation in the desert, I didn't say it was impossible. Israel is a world leader in agricultural technology [1] precisely because of this problem.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel

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