Investors have been busy watching the Eurocrisis events continue the drama. Geopolitical risks is something not many talk of these days, but things sure seem to be heating up over there. Is the Middle East headed towards a war? It sure looks that way. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have mobilized six battalions of reserve duty troops to meet what Israelis have termed a “growing threat” on the Egyptian and Syrian borders. The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, has approved the mobilization of an additional sixteen combat battalions, should the army brass feel it necessary. Additional reading;

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