[news] Israel Thrives while Gaza Suffers

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

...[T]hings aren't going well for Israel. But here's a puzzle: why, in the midst of such chaos and carnage, is the Israeli economy booming like it's 1999, with a roaring stock market?...Here's [a] theory: Israel's economy isn't booming despite the political chaos...but because of it...After the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, Israel's economy was devastated...Then came 9/11, and suddenly new profit vistas opened up for any company that claimed it could spot terrorists in crowds, seal borders from attack, and extract confessions from closed-mouthed prisoners.

  


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