Businesses in the North Try to Recover, Fear 'the Calm Is Temporary': 'We Must Return to Life'
"It's been almost three years without guests here. Those who do come are afraid to stay overnight," says Amir Shoshani, owner of a zimmer complex in Metula, with pain. "We love the soldiers, but we're…
Assessment
Business owners in northern Israel are cautiously reopening after a prolonged period without tourists, but they describe the current calm as fragile. The testimony from Metula and Kiryat Shmona reveals deep economic scars and lingering fear that normalcy may not last. The key question is whether this tentative recovery can survive any future escalation.