FACTS ABOUT ISRAEL: ECONOMIC CONDITION AND PALESTINE ISSUE
Honduras wants to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem, alongside Guatemala. Why?
– threat by Trump to cut off aid
– rise of right wing leaders there
The discussion was done on the sidelines of Bolsonaro inauguration.
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Israel:
1. 1/3 Ultra-orthodox Hard OR Muslim Arabs
2. Around 20%-ish poverty rate, (40%ish for Harris and Arabs, 13%ish for Jews)
3. Experienced sustained economic growth (in terms of GDP for most of the last 20 years)
4. Government policy to reduce this: Cutting benefits for the unemployed, Negative income tax for the low income) → job creation was mostly on the hard labor sector
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US and Israel quits UNESCO, citing “anti-Israel bias” when Palestine was recognized as member in 2011 and when they condemned Israeli occupation of Jerusalem
US contributed 22% to UNESCO budget (now unpaid), but the agency is not damaged that much by the US withdrawal