Lapid lauds Dimona mayor, despite damning unemployment data

Lapid claims 'unemployment rates decreased' during the tenure of Meir Cohen - who is on his ticket for Knesset election - but official data indicates they actually rose.

By Revital Hovel | 02:46 04.12.12 |

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Twenty-four hours after the Kitan textiles factory in Dimona laid off its last workers, political hopeful Yair Lapid praised Mayor Meir Cohen's success in fighting unemployment.

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Lapid lauds Dimona mayor, despite damning unemployment data

Lapid claims 'unemployment rates decreased' during the tenure of Meir Cohen - who is on his ticket for Knesset election - but official data indicates they actually rose.

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