The ministries of Defense and Health, which purchase substantial amounts of merchandise abroad have been urged to start buying more Israeli products. The director generals of both ministries were summoned by Minister of Commerce and Industry Haim Barlev. He explained the need to switch to local merchandise, mainly to save government foreign currency.
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