World Bank Disrespects Israel

From Haaretz. But maybe not fair. This is the World Bank, after all. This might be positive for Israel:

"The government corruption index compares the public's perception on whether government power is used to promote private interests." The Government of Isreal has been hijacked by Jewish fundamentalists to support Jewish Madrassas, among other institutions supporting Haradim. Italy, scoring worst, has the Catholic Church, but that's not what their bad opinions are about.

This is an internal poll of public perceptions, so a critical public downrates the country. Jews should get a handicap, being chronic critics.

The US kicked Israeli butt for law enforcement and political stability. Give my Jewish American butt a break! Political stability in US is that christian religious fundamentalists will dominate for the foreseeable future. As for law enforcement, long live the Patriot Act and racial profiling!

Finally, the free market. Don't get BrooklynDodger started.

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Israel ranks among most corrupt in West
By Ora Coren

Israel's regime is one of the most corrupt and least efficient in the Western world. In fact, the only developed country considered more corrupt and less efficient is Italy, according to data published by the World Bank....The Israeli index reached 80.8 percent, trailing developed countries like Holland, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, France and Spain. The average ranking in the developed world was 89.7 percent.

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The government corruption index compares the public's perception on whether government power is used to promote private interests. Israel again scored 80.8 percent, compared to an average 91.4 percent average among developed nations. Only Italy scored lower, at 74.9 percent.The law enforcement index examines various bodies' confidence in the judicial system. Israel earned 74.4 percent, far behind Spain (85 percent), France (88.9 percent) and the average for developed countries (90.3 percent). Holland led the pack at 95.2 percent, followed by the U.S. and Germany, both at 92.3 percent.

The regulatory index looks into whether government policy impedes free market mechanisms and if banking regulation is effective. Israel scored lowest out of the developed nations on this parameter, at 71.9 percent compared to an average 90.6 percent.

Israel posted the lowest index in political stability, at 15 percent, compared to the U.S.'s 60.7 percent, Italy's 56.3 percent or Holland, at the top of the table with 88.3 percent.