Published: 20 May 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
It is easy to be dazzled by Israel’s high-tech firms. In fact, the country has two separate economies. The dynamic, globalised startup nation accounts for only about a tenth of employment, whereas nine in ten Israelis work in something more akin to a left-behind nation that is inefficient and protected from competition.
And see:
Half of Israel to be Arab, ultra-Orthodox by 2059 – The Times of Israel 19.05.17
Figures show Israeli population will grow to 18 million in just over four decades, up from 8.6 million today.
The true price Israel pays for the occupation – Shlomo Swirski – +972 Magazine 17.05.17
‘Occupation maintenance’ is a very expensive enterprise, one that undermines economic growth and hampers the state’s ability to invest in development of the periphery, upgrade educational services, and raise the standard of living for all Israelis.
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