Terrorism is fear word.
If you look at the raw numbers, Terrorism is just minor nuisance, even rocket barrages.
If you look at the raw numbers, Terrorism is just minor nuisance, even rocket barrages.
If you look at the raw numbers, only 3 people died in the boston bombings. But if you look at the economic costs,
- The entire boston transit system was shut down for security reasons, disrupting the entire city
- Large numbers of people did not go to work the next day, costing hundreds of millions in lost productivity
- An enormous manhunt ensued, at the cost of over 300 million
- Entire parts of the city were shut down, preventing them from going to work
- 10s of millions in costs to the victims
- Tens of thousands of hours of additional work for public employees
- Billions in lost productivity nationwide as people focused on the media saga
All this cost the terrorists only $200 in explosives. In your words, billions of dollars in economic damage "is just minor nuisance".
What you're identifying as cost here is actually a service that a business can provide. The close military connections (also supported by the conscription) are actually an asset for the country in terms of technological progress. Think of it like a messy version of the cold war.
How badly did startup scene in Boston suffer?
Economic damage was the result of was fear and overreaction. Tel Aviv would not scare so easily.
America is probably the most jumpy country to live on and vulnerable to terrorism as a result. London, Paris and other big cities can suck in the damage with smaller cost.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_...
Tel Aviv seems great honestly. Really my only complaint against Israel is the expansion of settlements and the alliance with South Africa during apartheid.