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Corruption index: Israel deteriorating
Corruption in Israel increases, country’s position in international index down 6 spots since 2005. Finland, Iceland, New Zealand still long way off
Ynet ...Published: 11.06.06, 13:00 
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Corruption continued to increase in Israel according to the annual Global Corruption Report published by Transparency International on Monday. Israel was ranked 34 along with Taiwan out of 163 countries , thus dropping six spots since last year. Also, the country received a score of 5.9 in comparison to 6.3 in 2005.
Israel was not alone in it’s deterioration in this years report. It was joined by Brazil, Cuba, Jordan, Laos, Seychelles, and Trinidad and Tobago which also plummeted to the depths of corruption according to this year’s report.
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Israel’s branch of Transparency International, SHVIL, emphasized that “political leadership in Israel should set an example for the public, or else the corruption situation could continue to deteriorate”.