The food shelf forgotten at the ballot box: prices soar, but the cost of living disappears from campaigns
Ahead of the elections for the 26th Knesset, the prices of flour and eggs are soaring, but the cost of living is being pushed out of campaigns in favor of security issues. i24NEWS reporter Dana Yarkechi examines the positions of Likud, Bennett, and Eisenkot, and quotes an expert who claims that no party presents a reliable mechanism for breaking up monopolies.
Days before the elections for the 26th Knesset, the cost of living in Israel is on the rise again: the price of flour has jumped by 14% and egg prices are expected to increase by 2% next month. However, the economic issue has been almost completely pushed off the political agenda in favor of security issues. Consumer reporter Dana Yarkechi examined the parties' positions: Likud is relatively silent compared to past promises; Gadi Eisenkot from "Yashar" presents an eight-mission economic plan to lower the cost of living, but without a clear budget source; Naftali Bennett from "Together" attacks the giant importers, but his critics recall his past as economy minister. Economic expert Dr. Alex Koman says that no party presents a reliable mechanism for breaking up monopolies. Citizens express despair over promises alongside security anxiety.