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In Israel, Rabin was actually Prime Minister twice; the first time was in the 1970s, when similar currency controls were in effect, including a ban on Israelis

by azernik 11y ago

In Israel, Rabin was actually Prime Minister twice; the first time was in the 1970s, when similar currency controls were in effect, including a ban on Israelis holding foreign bank accounts. He resigned after a journalist caught his wife withdrawing from an (illegal) US dollar account in Washington, DC.

danielbln 11y ago
"Do as I say, not as I do" seems to be the prevelant credo among politicians.
- draw_down 11y ago
  Strike that- humans.
- azernik 11y ago
  Well, he had the grace to accept responsibility and resign, even though it seems to have been purely his wife's initiative, so in the end the affair only increased the Israeli public's faith in his integrity.