The cost of living is not solved in Congress and Munich - the cost of living is solved here: in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Netanya and Haifa.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Housing is the number one problem facing the citizens of Israel.
Cities are not problems. They are solutions.
Israel's middle class is paying for those below it, and that's fine, but also for those who are above it, and that's very wrong.
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
The most vexing problem Israel faces is its relations with its neighbors. From the inception of the state until today, Israelis have felt besieged, surrounded by enemies who want to make them disappear.
Washington doesn't have just a spending problem, or just an entitlement problem, or just a taxing problem. We have a leadership problem. Fix that, and the first three problems are solved.
Israel cannot afford to be duped.
In the Middle East, it is clear that peace will never be reached without solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A two-state solution must be found and enforced.
If there are healthy - and growing - numbers of people working and paying taxes, we are better able to pay the costs of people living longer.
There are no problems that exist in the District that have been solved elsewhere in the country. Whatever problems exist in this city exist other places.