Analysis Emperor Bibi Fiddles While Israeli Economy Burns – Haaretz

The report that first-quarter economic growth ran at a measly 0.8% hit Israels economic leaders hard.

Even those who assume that the figure is a preliminary one to be revised upward, or argue that it simply offsets the high growth figure posted for the fourth quarter of 2015, have to be concerned by the persisting weakness of Israels main economic growth drivers.