1. Combinot
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In order to succeed, poor Boaz is going to have to share some of his new found wealth with a number of corrupt dictators in Africa, or at least do a 'combina', as we like to say in Israel. Cash, weapons and 'technical expertise' is the usual going rate in Africa. 1000 NIS for each illegal worker sounds too cheap to be true though. Just last month the government was proposing a cash intensive of $5000 to any African migrant worker who was willing to leave the country immediately. Pity the article didn't mention the $25,000 'mediation fee' that Israeli human traffickers collect for each worker they bring into the country. That alone is enough incentive to make sure that the problem will only get worse over time. There are over a quarter of a million foreign workers in Israel. Do the math.
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