Comment: The people making the most money off of that kind of criminality are often in cahoots with the establishment and the banks themselves, and the small fry criminals will find an alternative currency for transactions, so that justification doesn't hold water.
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Under the new law, any payment to a business above 6,000 NIS ($1,700) must be made using alternative methods, such as a digital transfer or a debit card. Trading between private citizens who are not listed as business owners will be limited to 15,000 NIS ($4,360) in cash. This is another step in Israel's fight against the use of cash. Previously, cash up to the amount of 11,000 NIS ($3,200) could be used in business deals.
Comment: The above story appears to share a number of parallels with the three princesses of Dubai who, following their attempts to flee their father, they were summarily kidnapped and imprisoned back in the country: