Ofra Strauss, chairwoman of the Israel-American Chamber of Commerce and Israel’s Strauss Group, told the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that although there is “palpable” tensions between the governments of Israel and the US, within the business community “I felt that it’s business as usual…I can just imagine how great it could be when the relationship warms up.” However, “We would prefer to have a completely different political relationship,” she said. “It used to be that coming here, Israelis were always the favorite kids on the block when it came to the government. Not having that – I don’t think it will hurt the economic ties, but it doesn’t help because it reaches every person who lives here, even outside the government. It touches the consumer, the banks – it’s the people.” Read More
