85 percent of Israelis think Israel business corruption is widespread

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The vast majority of Israelis surveyed in a recent poll think corruption among businesses in Israel is common. The local results were included in the results of a worldwide Gallup poll on perceptions of business corruption, released over the weekend. When asked whether business corruption was widespread in Israel, 85% of respondents said it was, 9% said it was not and 6% said they did not know.Israel had the highest corruption ranking of all the participating countries in the Middle East. In the world rankings, Israel ranked 18th in the level of perceived corruption, on a par with Greece, Slovenia and Sierra Leone.../129