The Israeli construction industry has reportedly asked the government to allow companies to recruit 1 lakh Indian workers to replace the 90,000 Palestinians whose work permits have been cancelled since Israel began bombardment on Gaza.
So far, more than 10,000 Palestinians were killed, majority of them children and women, as Israel continues strikes on the Gaza Strip.
“Right now, we are negotiating with India. We are waiting for the decision of the Israeli government to approve that. And, we hope to engage 50,000 to 100,000 workers from India to be able to run the whole sector and bring it back to normal,” a Voice of America report from the West Bank quoted the vice-president of the Israel Builders Association, Haim Feiglin, as saying.
