Meat prices continue to soar as Israelis gear up for Independence Day barbecues
Meat prices continue to soar as Israelis gear up for Independence Day barbecues People lining up to buy meat to put on the grill are grappling with price rises due to scarce competition, as local reforms fail to bring down costs for consumers By Sharon Wrobel Follow Today, 5:41 pm Ahead of Independence Day, Israelis have been lining up at butcher counters to stock up on roast cuts to prepare sizzling slabs of meat. Faced with higher meat prices, they were feeling the pinch in their pockets at a time when many households are already contending with the rising costs of goods and are struggling to make ends meet in the shadow of the war. Starting Wednesday after sunset and continuing on Thursday, tens of thousands of Israeli families will celebrate the country’s 77th birthday by participating in the Jewish state’s national pastime: charcoal grilling. Though heavily affected by the wildfires raging in the country’s center this year and a consequent nationwide ban on lighting fires in publi...