The Israel Postal Company Ltd.

Then this year, Smatrich's finance ministry allowed VAT-free imports up to $130, then briefly $150, and the Nesset revoked that $59 to $25.

Israel Post was buckling under the volume.

So the state fights its own consumers on this? Partly, and there's an argument the state is protecting local producers who can't compete on price.

But the Aaron Institute's red is blunt.

15,000 of those.

15,000 plus.

And Israel Post alone has over 400 delivery points.

So the last mile got built out and the habit hardened.