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7,400 millionaires living in Israel
Eli Shimoni
Published: 20.06.06, 21:39
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1. Invest into Sderot!
Gerd ,   Germany   (06.20.06)
2. Looks excellent on the surface, but...
Adam Adamati ,   Israel   (06.20.06)
...most of the money made (earned) in Israel is made because of MONOPOLIES, CARTELS, and histadrut cronyism (protkzia). This money is made because of the heavy burden carried by the oppressed lower classes and the absence of a middle class. And here is some good news for the anti-semites of the world: ... The number of Israeli millionaires per capita was twice the world average. ...the increase in the number of multimillionaires (20 percent) was significantly higher than the world growth rate of 8.5 percent. No Shari bashing here... Bank Hapoalim has been a bad investment for her... but pays OUTRAGEOUS salaries to the elite and takes every agora it can from the 'little people'. But Carnival Cruise lines and the Ofer's RCCL control 70-80 % or more of the middle and upmarket cruise industry. A Cartel. H. Saban: What could be so bad about the Power Rangers? Well any actor asking for a raise was fired... we did not see their faces very often! I contend that the problem is not with the high profile millionaires, but with those whose money has come from unfair business practices, government sanctioned monoplies, and the high barriers which deters small businesses from starting. In Japan, a country of 130 million people, there are only 15,000 attorneys. In Israel, for comparison, there are 7 million citizens and 30,000 lawyers. Any suggestions?
3. BAD news
Efi ,   Tel Aviv   (06.20.06)
4. and yet...
(06.20.06)
why did the house of representatives offer Israel 3.1 billion USD in aid this year? what kind of gated community is this israel? this is not news, this is ethnic ego masturbation.
5. Hmm... ever heard of the term 'oligarchy'
Ellen Prescott ,   Southsea, Hampshire   (06.20.06)
Sounds like Israel isn't very much different from her Arab neighbours after all.
6. lots of milionaires and lots of poor too
Joy Springreen   (06.20.06)
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3264945,00.html read comments.
7. #2 adam i quite like chick lawyers actually
(06.21.06)
something about those tight black skirts and heels
8. Hey Ellen. Ehh, there's no oil in Israel!!!
Mike L ,   NJ, USA   (06.21.06)
9. So why are some Israeli children living in poverty?
Andy   (06.21.06)
10. Israel Banana Republic - this is what we are
Caroline ,   Israel   (06.21.06)
11. To be wealthy is wonderful but...
keren ,   sao paulo   (06.21.06)
...it becames an evil when it aparts one individual from his or her Soul ,or from his or her less afortunates fellows. And become an evil as well when it aparts people from the simple and real life, and from the simple and real things ,that are substituded for excessive confort and facilities.
12. And talking about money...
keren ,   sao paulo   (06.21.06)
I heard in a selected brasilian news radio,that Brasil and Israel closed a very important deal related to generic medicaments. I felt very happy and proud when I heard it!
13. Another 'and yet'
(06.21.06)
They own pharmaceutical companies, and yet.....sleep sweetly at night even knowing they could and should be instrumental in bringing the prices of life- lengthening drugs down to almost zero. Gd has His reasons I suppose for dishing out all this wealth to this particular group, but as the prayer book( some won't(want to) know what that is,gee,sorry) says His ways are mysterious....
14. #2 but not only
(06.21.06)
Just take into account that there are a hell( literally) of a lot of 'nouveau's there and as with the 'nouveau' religious, they're loud, vulgar and with a desperate, obsessive need to be seen, heard, read about and spoken about. You see, hear, read about and feel/sense/ them everywhere all the time, un 'fortune' ately. An unsavoury and unpleasant mob, both categories.
15. #8
(06.21.06)
How about ol' Oliv'oyl of the above said UK... now there's a beeb for you,see?
16. Re #4
Daniel ,   Australia   (06.21.06)
I think you should ask yourself why the US is providing Egypt with $1.3billion military aid a year. That's more of a concern. "Ethnic ego masturbation"...thats a good one. I love hearing how rich my people are. It really gets me off!
17. Israeli Millionaires
Laura ,   USA   (06.22.06)
There is obviously no longer any reason for Diaspora Jews to be donating and building anything in Israel. These 7400 people can live as Jews and institute the longstanding concept of Tzadakah wherever it is required. The American Jews have contributed billions over the last six decades. I don't know what kind of human beings, let alone Jews, these people are when they see elderly survivors, who are poverty stricken, children ,who are suffering all over Israel, schoolbooks are in need, children going hungry, and the evacuees from Gaza in dire shape, Jews living in Israel denied medicine and care, and on and on and on. Shame on them. There is no need for an Israeli Bond Drive.So save your money. I think, Hadassah , Na'amat, ORT in Israel, et. al. should review where their efforts and funding should go for this 21st century. Israel has more than enough to take care of its own- including excellent guidelines of values and ethics. Reports of Diaspora Jews trying to invest in Israel are relating terrible experiences, creating many who no longer are really interested after decades of generosity,, in dealing with Israel, since they are so poorly treated ;and they tell of the unmitigated greed they are encountering. Israel had better rethink a few things.Number one ,it is time to decide if it wants to remain a viable entity, and two, what kind of future does it want to create; three, how it can cease being a country always on the dole of other Jews, while it is perfectly capable of taking care of itself. American Jewish money should not be bolstering Israelis while they attain great wealth ,relieving them of their responsiblities of addressing the needs of the People. It is insane, and it seems ,American Jews are getting fed up. I ,also, suggest Olmert stops looking for the US taxpayer to pay for his plan of national suicide that includes giving up any part of Jerusalem.He has no cognizance for what he is asking.
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