A can of Coke for $0.63, a dental filling for $63: The relative calm in the West Bank in recent years has created a booming economy along the ‘seam line’ as thousands of Israelis snap up everything, from toys and tents to fixing their cars
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Mar. 11, 2021
Jay and Dena Bailey have supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his entire political career. “We loved Bibi all the way up until the last election,” Dena says. “On international matters, there’s been nobody better. He’s been good on security and terrorism, and great on the economy.”
A look around the Bailey family’s hometown – the affluent West Bank settlement city of Efrat – helps explain why. The long line of Netanyahu-led governments has been generous to the red-roofed neighborhoods stretching across seven hilltops, named for the biblical seven species: figs, grapes, pomegranates, dates, olives, palms and grain. The city’s mayor, Oded Revivi, is a longtime Netanyahu supporter.