"I cannot say that it was unexpected, but when it really happens, it seems unexpected," said the owner of Minrav Engineering and Construction, Abraham Kuznitsky, minutes after being informed yesterday of the High Court of Justice's decision against his operating a privately-run prison near Be'er Sheva.
No other country has yet to rule such prisons unconstitutional, but then again no other country has held such a deep constitutional inquiry into the question of private prisons. Until now.
Stocks barely moved yesterday on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, even though the market was swamped with the pessimism of American investors and a flurry of poor macroeconomic news.
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