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Austerity in Israel

Period of economic crisis (1949–1959)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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The State of Israel imposed a policy of domestic austerity from 1949 to 1959. It included rationing and other emergency measures to weather the economic crisis in the early days of statehood.

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The public source identifies “Austerity in Israel” as period of economic crisis (1949–1959). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Austerity, Israel and Period.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1949, 1959—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Austerity, Israel and Period providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Austerity in Israel” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.