The statistics never end. In each and every area, the Arab economy is suffering. Traditional Arab sectors such as agriculture and textile industries are no longer plausible economic options for many Arabs. And many textile companies have relocated to countries such as Egypt and Jordan that offer cheaper labor costs displacing many Palestinian Arabs. The problem is not just that there is a shortage of jobs.
Jobs do exist.
His immediate solution is to hire foreign workers at a price of 50,000 NIS per worker in order to fill this gap. The problem is that Arabs are not qualified for these types of jobs that deviate from their traditional fields. While the overall number of Arab students in universities has increased over the years, they typically do not specialize in high tech fields such as engineering. This is the source of despair, frustration, and hopelessness. Caesarea 2000 was meant to finally address such issues and shed light on the severity of the Arab economic crisis.