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Economy Shrinkage of Israel

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since its inception following World War II, but the struggle has escalated over the past several years. Israel and Palestine have been trading ever-increasingly violent exchanges since 2000, and  the increase of threat of terrorism throughout the world since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States has served to intensify the negative effects in Israel. Much  of Israels political and practical activity is underwritten by the United States, and of course wars historical effects on national economies is that of stimulating growth. Even with full  backing from the United States and the war with the Palestinians, however, Israel has failed to become an economic force. All this has wrought damage to Israels image as  a potential center for economic development. Recent Economic History As the only Jewish state in the world, until rather recently Israel has been  the destination of choice for many of the worlds Jews. The fall of communism in the former USSR unleashed a flow of Russian immigrants into Israel during the decade  of the 1990s that provided immense economic stimulus within the country (Ephron and Chen, 2002). These were individuals who had been persecuted for their faith in the officially-atheist USSR  yet not allowed to leave the country. Israel welcomed these Russian Jews with immigration bonuses and other government assistance. Once these people arrived in Israel, they invested this  financial assistance into Israels economy and contributed much value to Israels workforce. Jerusalem is claimed by all three of the worlds leading religions  as their most holy site; the Jews claim is the oldest by far, of course. The rich history of the area has been at the heart of a rich