THE NAHALAL MANIFEST

,by Yoav Tuvia, Tsafrir Ronen and Amnon Shapira

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Security or History?

Time for Jews to Abandon the Old Foundation Myth of Israel?

• You cannot assume that your opponents are out to destroy your very existence, simply because they are trying to drive a hard bargain;
• You cannot assume that all the fault and blame for the problem lies with your opponents;
• You cannot let your self-esteem rest on showing your strength by being intransigent, prejudging outcomes, and inflicting defeats on your opponent....

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housing

note that ITB is back to single digits...
housing will not lift the US out of the slime.
neither will autos, and other consumer demand items.
technology is the mantra....and commodities also provide the inflation
hedge.

almost hit 5% on 30-yr
and 4% on the ten-year.