A budget shortfall of 10 billion NIS (New Israeli Shekels) could "destroy" Israel, Haaretz warns; 3 billion of the shortfall ascribed to the Gaza slaughter.
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The article glaringly reveals just how dependent Israel is on US tax dollars, bond guarantees, and cheap loans.
Obama will be a fool if he does not take advantage of this to push push the I part of the I-P peace everybody wants (except the Israeli government and settlers). Especially with the USA bankrupt itself, borrowing from China to pay Israel for the USA's own bad reputation.