Israel's black market is thriving amid economic crisis
Insufficient compensation plans and widespread tax evasion contribute to a thriving black market, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of shekels and risking criminal penalties.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionist Party, is seen at a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2023.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByDAVID ROSENTHAL
