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...individuals and the press in the sharpest of terms. Israelis do not know the meaning of "unquestioning acceptance," Hasn't Mr. Kurzman heard of peace Now? It was this movement which held an anti government demonstration that drew one out of every six Israelis onto the streets of Tel Aviv...
Last August, amid fears that the modest 7.5% devaluation would soon be followed by larger ones, speculators began dumping bank stocks in order to invest in U.S. dollars. The sell-off grew so heavy that the Tel Aviv stock exchange closed on Oct. 7. Three days later, government officials declared a 23.5% devaluation. When the market reopened two weeks later, the value of the stocks plunged 17% in a single day. To prop up their sagging shares, traditionally one of the most popular and profitable Israeli investments, seven banks pumped more than $1 billion into the stock market...
...patriotic and rescinded my sell order. I lost about 70% of my pension money as a result." The crisis has sparked numerous lawsuits and demands for investigations. "The complicity and duplicity of the banks and the government are something that deserves being looked into," says Joseph Morgenstern, a Tel Aviv financial consultant...
Reported by David Halevy/Tel Aviv and Barry Hillenbrand/Tripoli
...forces in Tripoli were putting the six Israelis aboard a fishing boat, which took them to a French vessel offshore. They were then transferred to an Israeli naval vessel, which sailed south to the Israeli port of Haifa. From there they were flown to Sde Dov airport, near Tel Aviv, where they received a tumultuous reception from relatives and well-wishers. Once the Israeli prisoners were known to be safe, the Israeli government ordered the release in Lebanon of the remaining 3,500 Arab prisoners. Israel also returned the P.L.O.'s archives, which had been seized during the fighting...