ExPatFacts: Israel Archives

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My son just got back from 3 months in Cambodia, and, together with another son who lived in Peru for 2 years, we have had an interesting time comparing observations.  It has made me realize that I not only need to encourage cultural training for folks entering a new culture, but I need to begin describing…

Over the weekend, powerful governments, including the US and Germany, said they won’t offer support to a Hamas-led government unless it shows a more peaceful face.  Everybody’s watching.  It’s as if the sweeping Hamas victory in the elections were a declaration of war.  Israel sees no reason to give money to an opponent, so it…

Capitol Media Services recently circulated an article by Howard Fischer in which he quotes two economists, Elliott Pollack and Don Wehbey, as saying that “the state ( Arizona ) and the country are headed toward what could be a severe shortage of people in the work force.”  Pollack is a private economist.  Wehbey is senior…

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This is the first of what I hope will be a series of short, instructive looks at events and situations around the world from a historical perspective, to add depth of understanding.  I have only a few paragraphs to sort out an issue that has filled books and conferences.  Tough, but I’ll do my best…