Opposition Leader Binyamin Netanyahu says Israel is doing relatively well financially because of the policies he set in place as Finance Minister four years ago. Netanyahu, who served as Finance Minister from 2003 until 2005, brought Israel towards a more liberalized economy, while slashing social benefits in the process. Israel's GDP growth rate increased as a result.
"The reason why we are where we are and are taking this world crisis relatively well," Netanyahu said in a special pre-Rosh HaShanah interview, "is precisely because of the economic revolution I brought about."
Read more of Netanyahu's perspective on Israel's current economic situation here.