Israel’s new far-right government is already chilling innovation and causing brain dr

Guno צְבִי

Guno צְבִי

We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
Tech companies are already leaving Israel in response to proposed legislation by the new Israeli cabinet


As Jews and citizens of both America and Israel who love both countries dearly, we face the reality that if Israel’s new government acts on its words, this will destroy the very basis of Israel’s founding as a democratic, humanistic society.

Israel’s major asset is its human capital. Its world-leading innovative industrial base has been built over decades, fueled by an excellent education system and immigration. Immigrants from the former Soviet Union and elsewhere have brought knowledge and expertise. Basic sciences, medicine, biology, engineering, mathematics, agronomy and many other disciplines have thrived. These trends have been abetted by the relationships, discipline and technological training imparted by military service.

We know this from experience. We have been CEOs of major Israeli public companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, and have decades of experience raising capital in Israel. Together, we have advocated for biotech and the need to grow a viable biopharma industry in Israel. It is deeply disturbing to see the progress of the “Start-Up Nation” in danger due to far-right extremism in the new Israeli government.

Israel’s prosperity has been built through contributions by diverse parts of its population: its men, women, Arab citizens (nearly a quarter of the population), and — notably — its LGBTQ community, which has been free to live openly in contrast to any of the Arab countries or Iran. All are part of a vibrant, knowledge-based, democratic society and economy. Israel has set an example not just for the Middle East, but also the world.

However, if the statements of the new government are to be believed, Israel is to be governed by those who say they don’t believe in the very concept of fact-based science or in equal opportunity regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual preference, or even in allowing women and men to study together.

https://forward.com/opinion/534349/israels-new-far-right-government-brain-drain-economy/
 
On the security front, businesses have been pragmatic to date. While U.S. businesses largely view conflicts with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas as part of the justifiable battle against terrorism, few will see a massive conflagration on the West Bank, ignited by proposed legislation to restrict the rights of Palestinians, as a worthy endeavor. Instead, they will see it for what it is: a war against Palestinians waged by Jewish religious zealots. The statements and actions of the current Israeli cabinet members reinforce such an impression. When and if such a conflagration occurs, international companies will vote with their feet. Recent events in the West Bank and Jerusalem underscore this concern. Hamas recognizes that by provoking the current government, they can provoke retaliation; supporters of the new national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, are already calling for massive intervention in the West Bank.
 
Diaspora Jews are already becoming distant from modern Israel. Their image of the “Start-Up Nation” that emerged from the ashes of the Holocaust — democratic and secular, with a vibrant society — is already disintegrating as the full impact of the proposed laws unfolds. If this rupture continues, there will be profound economic and political consequences for both nations. The American electorate and their government do not need an Israel beset by racial conflict and governed by theocracy and misogyny.

The corner Israel has turned offers only two alternatives: one rejects Israel’s current path in favor of valuing the country’s core assets of human capital, its democratic roots, its engine of innovation and its independent judiciary; the other leads to bigoted theocracy more akin to that seen in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.
 
guno said:
Tech companies are already leaving Israel in response to proposed legislation by the new Israeli cabinet


As Jews and citizens of both America and Israel who love both countries dearly, we face the reality that if Israel’s new government acts on its words, this will destroy the very basis of Israel’s founding as a democratic, humanistic society.

Israel’s major asset is its human capital. Its world-leading innovative industrial base has been built over decades, fueled by an excellent education system and immigration. Immigrants from the former Soviet Union and elsewhere have brought knowledge and expertise. Basic sciences, medicine, biology, engineering, mathematics, agronomy and many other disciplines have thrived. These trends have been abetted by the relationships, discipline and technological training imparted by military service.

We know this from experience. We have been CEOs of major Israeli public companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, and have decades of experience raising capital in Israel. Together, we have advocated for biotech and the need to grow a viable biopharma industry in Israel. It is deeply disturbing to see the progress of the “Start-Up Nation” in danger due to far-right extremism in the new Israeli government.

Israel’s prosperity has been built through contributions by diverse parts of its population: its men, women, Arab citizens (nearly a quarter of the population), and — notably — its LGBTQ community, which has been free to live openly in contrast to any of the Arab countries or Iran. All are part of a vibrant, knowledge-based, democratic society and economy. Israel has set an example not just for the Middle East, but also the world.

However, if the statements of the new government are to be believed, Israel is to be governed by those who say they don’t believe in the very concept of fact-based science or in equal opportunity regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual preference, or even in allowing women and men to study together.

https://forward.com/opinion/534349/israels-new-far-right-government-brain-drain-economy/
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Oh look, the Hamas fuck is lying against Israel again.

Guno the JOOOOO hater....
 
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