Israel’s Economy Is Too Strong to Argue About

When politicians face voters in troubled economic times, non-economic issues tend to recede. When economic performance is strong, by contrast, serious underlying problems may not get the attention they deserve.

That seems to be happening in Israel, where surveys show that voters are worried about their economic future. But with just two months to go before the parliamentary election that will decide whether Benjamin Netanyahu gets a record fifth term as the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s 70-year history, the economy isn’t a big part of the political debate.