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Israel IS blossoming, despite the fact that in the main "Israel is an arid land, upwards of 60 percent desert".

In Deuteronomy 8:8, God calls Israel “a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey.” The olive tree, not surprisingly, is Israel’s national tree. With 2,600 native species of plants, Israel blooms profusely—with dramatic roses, lilies, tulips, carnations, iris, and gladiolas. And the small beautiful national flower, the anemone—also called the windflower—waves and dances on hillsides and in gardens - full article.
Aren't you the fruit loop who claims to eschew organized religion? You seem to be quoting from extremely dubious sections of their fairy stories book quite liberally. Are you confused?