Israeli PM vows to cut living costs
By Daniel Estrin | China Daily | Updated: 2011-08-08 07:56
Israeli activists shout slogans as they take part in a protest in Jerusalem calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, on Saturday night. Ronen Zvulun / Reuters |
JERUSALEM - Israel on Sunday formed a panel of government ministers and some of the country's leading economic experts to draw up a plan to reduce the soaring cost of living, marking a new effort to defuse demonstrations over prices that drew over a quarter-million people onto the streets the night before.
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