

Israeli PM Netanyahu:
“We are entering a kind of isolation. We will increasingly have to adapt to an economy with autarkic characteristics [without foreign trade]. We may find ourselves in a situation where our weapons industries are besieged, and we will have to develop weapons industries here—not only at the level of research and development but also with the capacity to produce what we need.”
Israeli Army Radio: Following Netanyahu's statements that Israel is entering economic isolation: The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has shifted to declines
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid:
“This is a crazy statement. Isolation is not a decree of fate; it is a product of misguided and failed policies of Netanyahu and his government. They are turning Israel into a third-world country and are not even trying to change the situation.
It is possible otherwise. Israel can return to being successful, beloved, with a prosperous first-world economy.”
Mike