Until now, the Israeli government has largely only approved permits for Paleostinian workers in construction and agriculture. Around 130,000 Paleostinians work in Israel and West Bank settlements, according to Defense Ministry statistics.
Some Paleostinians are already employed in Israel at technology firms, but largely on a case-by-case basis, rather than as a matter of government policy.
"There are plenty of young Paleostinians from the West Bank at Google and Amazon and Mobileye... so the phenomenon already exists, but on an individual basis," said Paleostinian entrepreneur Mahmoud Khweis, who runs two startups in Jerusalem and Ramallah.
The Israeli technology sector is facing a serious labor shortage, leading firms to seek programmers abroad in Eastern Europa
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"In the West Bank, we have 3,000 to 4,000 tech graduates every year. Many work for Paleostinian firms that contract with Israeli companies," said Khweis, who called Paleostinians "more culturally close" to Israelis than other potential partners.
The Israeli government — which ranges from pro-settler Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to left-wing Meretz plus an Arab party — has vowed to take steps to prop up the Paleostinian Authority. Earlier this year, the cabinet approved around 15,000 new permits for Paleostinian workers in construction.
At the same time, the cabinet on Sunday raised the number of standard work permits for West Bank Paleostinians in Israel by 8,600, to take effect in January 2022. Another 3,600 permits will be issued for the Atarot Industrial Zone, which lies north of Jerusalem in the central West Bank.