[Jpost] Arab youth in Israel are just as eager and talented as their Jewish counterparts to work in the increasingly connected world.
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Amid efforts to find ways to boost employment of Israel's Arab citizens, the opening of an industrial park in Nazareth marks a double milestone. For Arabs who studied and trained to work in hi-tech, there are new opportunities with some of the leading firms in Israel, and additionally, they will be able to work at a location in a major Arab city.
"Nazareth is only the beginning of the process," says Smadar Nehab, who envisions the establishment of five hi-tech industrial parks in Arab communities in Israel. Nehab is executive director of Tsofen, a five-year-old non-governmental organization striving to increase the numbers of qualified Arabs working in Israel's dynamic, flourishing hitech industry.
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