Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reprimanded the governor of the Bank of Israel for making pessimistic comments. Monday’s meeting took place after David Klein was quoted over the weekend as saying that in the present economic climate it would not be surprising if an Israeli bank collapsed.
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