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Harper's index (Harper's Magazine)

Harper's index (Harper's Magazine): "Chance an American believes it is very likely that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will lead to World War III: 1 in 51

Chance an American believes that peace in the Middle East will require a military victory: 1 in 22

Military budget of Israel in 1967 expressed as a percentage of the budgets of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria combined: 583

Israeli military budget today expressed in these terms: 1874"
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