Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said the central bank was pushed to raise interest rates more than it had hoped in recent months due to the government's judicial overhaul plan that has fuelled political uncertainty, prompted sharp criticism at home and abroad, and raised Israel's risk premium - leading to a weaker shekel and higher inflation.
"This follows directly on the maritime terrorism Iran has been imposing on the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. It is working to expand its activity to the Indian Ocean, too, and later to the Red Sea and to the Mediterranean Sea as well," Defense Minister Gallant says.
Having reneged on the Bush letter recognizing Jewish settlement blocs, the US now blasts Israel for removing the moral stain of the Disengagement law.
Nearly two weeks later, we still don’t know the name or the rank of the assailant beyond the fact that he was a Tunisian naval officer serving on Djerba, and the Tunisian authorities have thus far refused to identify the atrocity as an act of terrorism.
A senior official in the terrorist organization alludes to the group’s possession of precision-guided missiles, which were not on display, saying Israel would see them “later.”
