The Israel Test

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© 2012 by George Gilder

Foreword © 2012 by Senator Joseph Lieberman

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Gilder, George F., 1939 –

The Israel test: why the world’s most beseiged state is a beacon of freedom and hope for the world economy / by George Gilder.

p. cm.

Includes index.

eISBN : 978-1-594-03613-2

1. Economics—Political aspects—Israel. 2. Israel—Economic conditions—21st century. 3. Antisemitism— Economic aspects. 4. Arab-Israeli conflict—Economic aspects. 5. Israel—Ethnic relations—Economic aspects. I. Title.

HB74.P65G55 2012

330.95694—dc23

2012012384