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This chapter explores why cigarettes and the cigarette industry occupied a central place in Israeli life for decades, touching the lives of everyone from the country’s prime ministers to its most hardened criminals. The chapter will also explore the battle for dominance between domestic and foreign manufacturers – a decade-long process that reflected other issues in the country’s domestic life and foreign policy. The conclusion argues that cigarettes provide a powerful framework for understanding Israeli history and areas where there are interesting commonalities between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
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Foley, S. (2023). A Model Market: Cigarettes and Modern Israel. In: Kumaraswamy, P.R. (eds) The Palgrave International Handbook of Israel. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2717-0_90-1
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