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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/03/15/coronavirus-europe-and-israel/
Coronavirus, Europe and Israel
(Israel Hayom) Prof. Eyal Zisser - The head of the World Health Organization says Europe has become the global epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, replacing China, which is slowly recovering. Europe is particularly vulnerable. In Italy, 23% of the population is over the age of 65, with similar ratios in Spain and Germany. In Israel, on the other hand, 12% of the population is older than 65. In addition, Europe responded slowly and hesitantly to the spread of the virus, stemming from an ideology which emphasizes the interests of the individual, who is prioritized over the good of society at large. It appears that the Israeli way of doing things provides us with a modern Western country simultaneously capable of rallying society and state bodies toward a singular purpose, while maintaining dynamism, growth, and openness, as well as a positive natural growth rate. The writer is a lecturer in the Middle East History Department at Tel Aviv University.