In a measured voice so deep it appeared to come from his feet, the prime minister in waiting of Israel dismissed my carping about the rudeness of the immigration service at Tel Aviv’s airport.
“Let me get the GDP per capita above $20,000 then the market will demand that. It is like you can now actually eat good food, in Tel Aviv in particular. Once you cross above $13,000 per capita you start getting good food. By $20,000 you will begin to get good manners,” said finance minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
