The general answer is no, although one never knows what can happen when a team is at the point of reckoning in making its decision.

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The only honest answer is that no-one really knows how much it will cost, not least because the burden will be spread among the public purse, banks, companies and individuals.

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Yet no one knows the answer with certainty at the moment, not even the Israelis themselves.

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No one knows what answer they gave, but judging from the absolute silence from everyone, coupled with the evidence, the lawyers probably poured a large drink.

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