以色列发展经济的客观条件并不理想:实际控制面积约为2.5万平方公里,其中1/3为沙漠,可耕地面积只有17%,能源及矿产资源贫乏;人口仅690万,国内市场相对狭小。同时,以色列长期和周边阿拉伯国家处于敌对状态,贸易受阻,尤其是以巴冲突此起彼伏,自杀性爆炸不绝于耳。但2004年以色列 The objective conditions for Israel's economic development are not satisfactory. The actual area under control is about 25,000 square kilometers. Of these, one-third are deserts, with only 17% of arable land and poor energy and mineral resources. The population is only 6.9 million and the domestic market is relatively small. At the same time, Israel has been hostile to its long-term and neighboring Arab countries. Trade is hampered. In particular, the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts have witnessed successive suicide bombings. But in 2004 Israel