# Israeli politicians focus on foreign threats, ignoring spiralling debt

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-23 07:46 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/23/israeli-politicians-focus-on-foreign-threats-ignoring-spiralling-debt?traffic_source=rss

> Wars, falling tax revenues and the departure of top earners are intensifying Israel’s debt pressures. As the parliamentary election campaign emphasizes defeating regional opponents, few leading candidates are addressing the enormous cost of multiple conflicts. Defence spending and debt-servicing costs are rising faster than tax collection, while the IMF warns that the 2026 deficit ceiling is too high to put debt on a downward path.