easyJet entered the Israeli market in November 2009, when the airline introduced its first flights between London’s Luton airport and Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion international airport

The Global Competitiveness Report's competitiveness ranking is based on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), calculated by drawing together data covering 12 categories

During the ‎first half of 2013,Israel's polished diamond export fell 2% year on year to US$3.233 billion

Import of goods (gross, excluding diamonds) totaled NIS19.2 billion. 34% were imports from EU countries, 22% from Asian countries, 14% from USA

This is the largest decline in the country's polished diamond exports since 2009

The country has serve on the Council of Administration for the past four years

On the eve of the Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah 5773 (2012), the population of Israel numbers about 7,933,200 – with 5,978,600 Jews

Last year, Israel was ranked 22nd. The index contained 144 countries