1. Israel, along with Britain and New Zealand are the only democracies in the world to not have written constitutions.
2. Israel has 137 beaches but only 273 km of coastline.
3. Albert Einstein was once offered the presidency of Israel but politely declined.
4. Jerusalem, one of the world's oldest still-standing cities, has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.
5. David Ben-Gurion, the founder and first prime minister of Israel, was an atheist.
6. In Israel, you can find hummus flavoured ice cream.
7. Banknotes in Israel (as well as Canada, Russia, India, Mexico, and Switzerland) have braille markings on them for blind people.
8. Along with Hebrew, Arabic is an official language in Israel.
9. All Jewish people between 18 and 26 years old are allowed a free 10-day visit to Israel.
10. Pakistani passports have an inscription that reads "this passport is valid for all countries of the world except Israel".
11. El Al, Israel's national airline broke the record for most passengers on a commercial flight with 1,088.
12. In spite of its large media presence, Israel is very small. You can run across it from east to west in 2 hours and north to south in 9 days.