FACT CHECK · ISRAELI POLITICS: NETANYAHU, ELECTION, COALITION
Claim: In Covid, Netanyahu ran the economy best
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Mixed. Israel ran the world's fastest per-capita vaccine rollout from Dec 2020, via a data-sharing deal with Pfizer. But GDP shrank 2.4% in 2020 and the deficit hit a record $50.4 billion.
SOURCE
AFP, Apr 2021; Israel CBS via Israel Hayom, Feb 2021; Times of Israel, Jan 2021
timesofisrael.com
timesofisrael.com
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