WATCH: 'Everybody wants to live in Tel Aviv,' says city's mayor
Ron Huldai hails Israel's center of commerce and culture in a special centennial year interview.
By Ariel Zilber Tags: Tel Aviv 100 Israel news Tel AvivDespite the global economic crisis that has also taken a toll on the Israeli job market, unemployment remains lower and business activity is relatively more robust in Tel Aviv than in the rest of the country, Mayor Ron Huldai told Haaretz.com.
"The economic crisis in the state of Israel is also felt in Tel Aviv," Huldai said. "It's not as if in Tel Aviv we have something different going on in comparison with the rest of the country."
Huldai said the city remains an attractive place for young families to live despite claims by critics that his business-friendly policies have driven up the price of real estate in the city.
"I took a city that was an abandoned city, a city from which people fled, and I improved the quality of life in it," Huldai said. "I made sure there were sidewalks, highways, cleanliness, community centers, parks, kindergartens. Suddenly, people realized that Tel Aviv is a great place to live and everyone wants to live in Tel Aviv."
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