In just a few hours, the nation of Israel went from business as usual to national emergency and national mourning.
Throughout this ongoing crisis, the resilience of Israel's economy has once again taken center stage.
This should be no surprise, as resilience has always been a key tenet of Israel's long-term success, military or otherwise.
Most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic struck a terrible blow to Israel's economy in the second quarter of 2020, reducing GDP by roughly 30% annualized.
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's flagship TA-125 Index dropped over 8% in that war's opening days, but took only 40 days to recover to pre-war levels.
Persons:
Warren Buffett, Israel, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett
Organizations:
Tel, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's, TA
Locations:
Israel, Lebanon, Berkshire, Lebanese, Iscar, Tel Aviv