Can Israel survive economic isolation? | Israel-Palestine conflict

From a start-up nation to “Super Sparta”.

For years, Israel’s high-tech industry has transformed the country into a global economic powerhouse.

But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now warned it may soon be forced to become economically self-sufficient and less reliant on trade.

He called the new model “Super-Sparta”, invoking the ancient Greek city-state.

In a rare…