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The monetary policies of Finance Minister Moshe Nissim were being questioned this week as Israelis faced the possibility of accelerated inflation. The 2.4 percent hike in the October price index was an unpleasant surprise. It raised the annual inflation rate for 1988 to 17 percent, compared to 16.1 percent at the end of 1987. If […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315