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The economic costs of permanent war.(INSIDE REPORT)

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| July 25, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2009 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel has had a destructive wartime economy that weakens its society, suffocates its economy and threatens its existence as an independent state," wrote left-leaning Israeli entrepreneur Ofer Kornfeld in the June 24 issue of Haaretz. Each Israeli household spends the equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars each year "on the wartime economy."

Foreign capital outlays in Israel depend "on American guarantees and are for the most part speculative financial investments rather than real investments," he continues. "A decision to withdraw foreign capital from Israel can come suddenly." During Israel's first 25 years, its economy grew at an…

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