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April 2012
BITTER CHOCOLATE
SHLOMO MAITAL says Israeli consumers are mad, and rightly so, and will not take crass profiteering any more
February 2012
Teamwork 2, Big Bucks 0
Kiryat Shmona’s soccer team proves that sport is still about team spirit, teamwork, pride and passion, and not just about big bucks.
January 2012
Silicon Wadi in New York
America’s massive governmental aid to Israel, which began in 1949, is, I believe, underappreciated.
According to the Congressional Research Service, from 1949 to 2010, official aid totaled over $150 billion,
with more than half comprising military grants. That amounts to about two-thirds of Israel’s current annual
Gross Domestic Product. At present, Israel receives $2.8 b. yearly in US foreign aid, all of it military.
