Why are there no Arabs in high-tech?

It's so simple that it begs the question "what planet are you on" The answer is....because there is no high tech in the Koran and everyone should know by now that if it is not in the Koran it's not worthwhile knowing. Sorry but that's the real truth.

I have no problem with people engaging in intellectual civilized discussions, presenting ideas with arguments, data, etc... but what I cannot understand is some sick-minds resorting to racist language because of their incapability to discuss and dig out in their tiny brains. Still, thanks for caring about Arab Hi-Tech (as if you were asked!).

Your point about the IQ has nothing to do with subject. So an Israeli-Arab with the same IQ as an Israeli will find a job in the High-Tech. The fact most Jewish Nobel prizes are non Israeli, means Israelis are less intelligent? (This considering only the prizes during the existence of the state of Israel)

The question considered in this article is not quite correct. The correct question is: why the percent of Israeli arab-muslims working in hightech is much HIGHER than the percent of Egypt/Jordanian/Syrian arab-muslims working in hightech of their countries?

MOST READERS DO NOT SEE THE INTERTWINING OF DEFENCE RELATED JOBS AND HIGH TECH ARAB LOYALTY IS A PROBLEM....

there are very few arabs in tel aviv university science and exact and they do find very well paid jobs - 100.000$ a year for example (real case). most arabs do study in haifa university, by far most inferior of israeli universities, jews from h. univ. have also problem to get a job.

you don't understand leon, he implies that all three hi-tech workers in egypt, jordan, lebanon, suria are arabs. of course, he is in error they are only two of them, but purely arab.

I can tell you why there are few Arabs in hi-tech. First of all forget the racist crap about Arabs being stupid. There are many Arabs doctors, dentists and lawyers. 1) They don't serve in the army and don't have security clearance. Israel is a small country and much hiring is done by friends bringing in friends (many of whom are from the army). 2) Israeli Arabs have a serious identity problem about who they belong to. If I have to choose between an Arab candidate who studied in a state-subsidized University and refuses to stand during the national anthem at the graduation ceremony, and a Jewish candidate who served 3 years in a combat unit, I'll choose that latter. Call me a racist if you want

I say to your ignorance and racist assessment, these arabs are the poduct of the same Israeli education system, which is supposed to be based on equality for all of the citizens of Israel, this beacon of democracy!!!!!!!, but sisnce it is run by begotaed and ignorant, arogant people like you who should be at the bottom of the ladder in world affairs, but now sit at the top because of the pervereted time we live in, we have these results. A graduate of Tel Aviv university is a graduate of a good university, Arab or Jew, yet the Jew finds work, he is high flier, the arab find no work, Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

totally agree as always, all 3 workers are arabs. or may be only two?

Arabs stay with low-tech, no prob!

Of course there's some racism. That exists in every country, including all the Western ones that don't have people attacking them and calling for their nations' destruction. However, that's not the big point. The main reason is simple the origins of most Israeli high-tech. It comes out of the defense industry. Not only do Arabs not serve in the IDF, far too many Arab-Israelis support the Palestinian call for an end to Israel. Adding to that is the word that any Israeli knows, "Protexia." Business networks exist in other countries, but networking here is more like the closeness of the mafia. Combine those two issues and you have small groups of well educated guys who met in the IDF, learned about high tech and started a company together. They then tend to hire each other and people like them. That extends past Arabs. Women and olim (immigrants) also have a serious problem here. Yes, racism has a small part, but there are bigger issues. First, understand a culture. Then talk.

it is called MERIT!

i did teach math. in several universities in 5 different countries, US and Israel included. i had a number of arab students, from my personal exp. they are very very bad in math. problem is merit, they simply don't merit to work in hi-tech. the same in science dept. in universities, go see level of saudis, kuwaitis etc., mediocre at best.

no high tech in syria, lebanon, iraq, afaganistan, iran, pakistan, indonesia, egypt, morrocco (exept high tech donkeys), libya, in short, no high tech in ANY arab country. Gonna blame the jews for that too I guess

of course there are no arabs in high tech, high tech doesnt include bomb making, killing or Jihad. In high tech you need to use your brain, not your dick....arabs have shown no use of there brains since islam was founded

jews are more successfull in hi-tech in USA, France etc. than average population, it is called merit, ever heard about?

all this idiotic laws did destroy american education, did destroy really constitutional equality. do you cretin ever heard about merit? i think that shit like you cannot even express his idiotic opinions, go to hell.

Nothing to do with inferior education, but a fear of getting killed. If many arabs in Israel are being raised to become suicide bombers or condone them, why would anyone in his right mind take the chance that an arab applying for a job might be ok? Who knows if someone in his family wants all Jews dead and will get information about the place of work and attack the place? My life (and those around me) is more important than worrying about quotas or racism. When the Israelis no longer see an arab - any arab -as a threat to their life, more arabs will get jobs in hi-tech and any other sector. so maybe it is about education.

There are not many Arabs in teh hig tech industry because not many of them wish to learn and better themselves. They think they cna just live off of oil money or welfare so tehy just protest all day and wave their guns in the air like in West Bank and Gaza so who ever works or goes to school except to learn how to blow themselves up correctly. Bunch of idiots if you ask me!!!

why should we move,we are Israelis,are you? Israel is my country my homeland and not egypt,kuwait or any arab state and not even the USA which I love. ISREAL IS LIKE IT OR NOT!!!!

They could try Egypt. But I think Egypt might be as eager as Kuwait to welcome them with open arms.

not letting arabs go into Israel's reasonably security conscious industries is worse than what the arabs are doing in Darfur.

Efriam, what do I care about the Arab world I am an Israeli arab born and educated in Israel. come and see how many Israeli Arabs work in the hi tech jobs in Santa Clara Ca.and they were educated in Israel.why not in Israel?I am from Haifa but I do work in the USA.

I have worked with many Arabs in US high-tech; in general the American Arabs are very talented. The reason for lack of high tech and scientific achievement in Arab world is cultural. A culture that denies basic rights and opportunities to half the population (i.e. female) is already at a big disadvantage, utilizing only 50% of human resource for high-tech. Then you factor in the fanatical Mullas brainwashing the males, stunting thier potential to think independently, and the result is a medieval Arab society, backward, violent, and poor despite enormous human and natural resources.

Just because something isn't "politically correct", doesn't make it incorrect. It's very obvious which culture is progressive, and which is backward. As Thomas Friedman of the NY Times said, "While the Israelis make microchips, the Arabs will make potato chips".

Read subject header, above.

Nor even 5,600; well, not even 5. By the way, what a pity! Palestinians are usually highly skilfull and competent, but their education - both political and scientific is, in most of the cases, regreatable; of course, a lot of them, mainly those who live outside Israel, are very well educated on how to hate Jews. And of course, it's also a pity that Arab countries have expelled its Jewish population and have kept Palestinians who live in those countries under siege, under strict control and under poverty. So maybe another important reason there are no Jews in Arab coutries High Tech is due to the fact that .....there are not such an industries there...

First and foremost Gene the assumption that allowing Arab Israelli's to work in the High Tech sector will lead to the destruction of Israel is flat out bigotry, are you that narrow minded that you in fact whole hearted believe that a majority of Arab Israelli's are operating terror cells? Or even that a small portion of them are? I would posit that by the time they had reached a level of education, through the Israelli education system, to even be excepted into a High Tech program at university that they would have to fairly well assymilated into Israelli society and no less dangerous to Israel than a jewish counterpart. But im sure this wont change your views because they aren't based on logic or facts, and probably (forgive my assumption) rooted in some racist dogma you have adopted. More importantly, what we need to address your comprehension and use of the English language, some of the mistakes are a bit shocking, double negative...tisk tisk

The mean Jewish IQ is one standard deviation about the mean world IQ. That is, the mean Jewish IQ is about 115 vs. 100 for the rest of the world. The Jewish population constitutes less than .25% of the world population, but it constitutes about 16% of the Nobel Prize winners. The probability density function for IQ is a Bell curve. This curve drops off so rapaidly that a small change in mean IQ, can produce enormous changes in densities at the tails. This is why a 15 point offset generates so many high IQ Jewish individuals out on the tails of the curve, and thus accounts for the disproportionate number of Jewish Noble prize winners.

SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ASKING A QUESTION? THE MINUTE YOU TELL A TRUE FACT OR ASK A QUESTION ABOUT ARABS: WHY ARE THERE NO ARABS IN HIGH TECH? IT'S RACISM. IT'S NOT RACISM, IT'S A FACT AND WE DO NOTHING ELSE THAN ANALYZE IT. THE DAY MOST ARABS WILL BASE THEIR LIVES ON EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE, THERE IN FACT WILL BE MORE ARABS IN HIGH-TECH. BUT FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS THE WORLD HAS SERIOUS DOUBS ABOUT THE MODEL THEY EMBRACE FOR THEMSELVES. MY DEAR ARABS FRIENDS, I WISH GOOD LUCK!

Let's be honest here, the main reason there is not so many Arabs in high tech jobs in israel is the same reason there is not so many Arabs in well respected, well paying jobs in Israel. It isn't as easy for them to get hired to these jobs, so as the article says they do something related to the profession to make money. I'll be honest, if i lived in Israel as an israeli-arab, i would be less likely to hire a israeli, because, i would too be more likely to help my people. Its human instinct, so you should get over it and quit screaming racism over issues like this. We are humans, we act like this. let a person convert to Judaism in the west bank and see what happens. If this were a 'why is there no arabs in high-tech u.s.' that would be different as it is the place where it is more likely to get hired for being better at the job. But a state like Israel, or any mideast state, this is life, and we will live with this until someday we have peace, hopefully in my children's lifetime. im 23

They can go to Kuwait and develop high-tech industries there. Ah, I forgot: Kuwait has already kicked Palestinians out because they sold them to the Iraqis.... Well... Doesn't Yemen need computer industry?

Being democratic does not mean being stupid. Why would someone want self-destraction in the name of democracy? That what happened in Germany in 1933- isn't one historical example not enough. As for being a Jew I could you remind that Karl Marx, Trotsky and Kaganovich were also born as Jews, but thought that their destiny is to fight against racism and injustice in general terms, not just for Jews. In opposite what Herzl thought. Seems that Israel is still in place while USSR is gone.

Until there is a real and genuine peace between israel and all her neighbors, why should any ceo of isreali hi tech companies hire arabs! most sympathise with thier brother arabs/enemys of the state!

Israeli Arabs attend the same israeli universities as jews. They are taught in the class rooms by the same professors as Jews. Many of the high achievers at the Technion are arabs. They don't get hired simply becuase of discrimination policies in Israel. The ones that are hired excell in their fields as u can find at Intel Haifa. Many other seek jobs abroad and are hired in Hight tech industries in USA and Europe.

Israeli Arabs are clearly less prevalent in the IDF and for this reason, miss out on a lot of advantages the IDF provides in a country where there is a great deal of Nepotism and many public benefits limited to IDF Veterans. There are many areas allocated for housing to IDF veterans, many people hire only people they “know”, from a Synagogue or from the IDF and statistically, this will create a challenge for unassimilated Arabs. Many older Israeli Arabs were even on The Other Side of the Israeli/Arab wars and just as they hold a grudge against Israel, Israelis will hold a grudge against them. However, many Israeli Arabs do serve in the IDF, most notably, Bedouin and Druze. Trivia, the IDF soldier in the “Confirmed Kill” case who freaked out and shot that young girl so many extra times, was a Bedouin. To be fair, children had been used in that area to deliver bombs recently and she was coming right at him.

TO JOE #37 THANK YOU. TO #1 YES YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT ARE TALKING ABOUT, ISRAELI ARABS THEY ARE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL LIKE IT OR NOT AND THEY DO STUDY IN THE TECHNION LIKE IT OR NOT.SO EDUCATION HAS NOTHING TODO WITH IT,RACISM AND BIGOTRY YES WAKE UP AND GET TO KNOW THE OTHER CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL,

There aren't many Israeli Muslims in high-tech because they know their ingenuity will only be used by the Israeli military to continue its atrocities against Palestinians. Why would anyone want to design a weapon that will be used to kill themselves?

Should population demographics always line up with representation in science and industry? Remember that we were a very small population in Germany, and the Nazis made it a point that we were statistically overrepresented in Science, Medicine and Law. We were a tiny percentage, but a good third of Nobel Laureates. The same principle that would artificially bolster an unsuccessful minority could just as easily be applied to repress a successful one. Why should we expect equal results from an equal playing field? This would be a violation of Newtonian Experimental Theory, given enough races of sufficient duration; one horse is bound to outrun the other eventually. Exactly which one will is uncertain, there are an infinite number of variables in the real world, but one eventually will finish first.

People often fail to distinguish between different groups of Israeli Arabs. While the very existence of Israeli Arabs flies against so many accusations from the Islamic World, even in Israel emphasis upon them is often misplaced. Israeli Arabs are comprised of the original Palestinian Population and Refuges, mostly Christian, from neighboring Arab States. The Israeli Arab population is about twenty percent of the population, but a good quarter of them are Christian and not Moslem. Considering the higher rate of assimilation and more modern perspective, Lebanon was far better off when Lebanese Christians lived freely there, it would make sense that these Arabs, those of the Israeli Christian Population, would be the more successful and this would quite well account for the Five Percent Figure for Arabs in Israeli High Tech.

Hang on there letterman! I know you are a "manhattan elite" and OBVIOUSLY never make spelling mistakes but your point makes no sence. Israel is a JEWISH country and not a strict democracy as is the US. Theres no bill of right per se and no constitution. The arabs have acted like a 5th column since day one. Why dont they join the IDF and defend Israel? Why do they make land claims that are historically false? Trying to be the next Cindy Sheehan doesnt prove you are right - it just exposes your left wing idiology. I wouldnt trust arabs with high tech info - look at IRAN (they arent truley arabs in the same sence but the point is the same). I remember 9/11 and the USS cole maybe you dont !

"...the only way to treat the problem is for the Knesset to accept the quota laws." By introducing the quota laws protecting one group you will eventually discriminate other groups, ending with North American model of the ideal job candidate: black homosexual handicapped woman.

This continuing tradition of maintaining purity through illiteracy continued well in to the modern age, with the majority of earlier writings coming from Clerics, Eunuchs and Wealthy Women with too much time on their hands. Heavy censorship and scholarly review through clergy remain a menace to the education of the middle east, as honest scholars like Ibn Warraq are subjected to threats that would make Galileo cringe. How can a people who hold a book to be so sacred, be so illiterate? The soviets asked the question, I hope I provided a partial answer.

Literacy in the Arab World is dismal and has been dismal for as long as records have been kept. It was clear during the Israeli/Arab wars that the Soviets were from square one dealing with an educational black hole. In essence, they complained that most of the Arab Military could not read well enough to follow instructions for complicated weapons, while the average Israeli had the Equivalent of a College Education. Myths regarding Mohammed’s Illiteracy are as old as the Koran. They would hold that his knowledge, must be divine as he had never been Corrupted by the Words of other Humans.

Do you receive the Iranian Journal of Science and technology? If you read that, and read my post, you will see two thing quite clearly. One, that Iran is hardly high tech. The other being that I clarified the position of Iran as a leader in the “Islamic” world, not Arab World. I am quite aware that the Persians are so proud of their Aryan Heritage in Iran. I am also quite aware that Hitler gave “The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem”, Arafat’s Uncle, a certificate of Aryan Heritage, based on his blue eyes. The differences are not so big as you and the Iranians, attempt to make them. You would have done better to point at Malaysia or Indonesia. Though they do very little original work, they do an awful lot of high tech manufacturing, despite being overrun by Islam.

In your fifth comment, # 87, you say that rulers in Arab countries are *a bunch of (murderous) losers*. The problem here in the Third World is not that the rulers are losers but quite the opposite. Being the ruler means that you*re the winner. They own the playing field, they establish the rules of the game, and they always win. That?s why I wish I were a Jew and could take advantage of the Law of Return, in spite of the turmoil in Holy Land. After all, all you need to do to keep out of harm?s way is to keep away from the buses, the shopping malls and the restaurants. My second reason for wanting to settle down there is falafel, ever since the *Haaretz Daily* published an article about this megasandwich some weeks ago. But I trust that they will hire me as a translator and proofreader before the *J. Post* will, and let me take some mud baths over in the Dead Sea every now and then, and diving lessons in the Red Sea....and how about a sixth comment of yours here?

A bunch of unemployed and the obviously unemployable are responding to Haaretz. "Policy" from the top of a corporation will never win out over "culture".

I'm shocked by your callousness and your ignorance of the true predicaments of the students you teach to. Affirming that arab students do have the same scool fundings is simply a lie that can be exposed by reading the stats of the Israelis Statistics bureau. The social mores you points to are of very littele influence if compared to lack of adequate funding and low expectations Any arab-israeli students who studies engineering knows that in order to have a career, he will be forced to join the palestinian diaspora; so to go into studies that are correlated to high-tech, a palestinian with israeli passport or from Cisjordania or Gaza has to put into account that he will have to renounce to live in his ancestors land I am a teacher too, and i can guarante you that my arab students men and women are not less intelligent than the others. you make me remember of the teacher of Malcolm X in fact

who said there isn't high-tech in Arab countries, but i would agree with you it is not as widly established as an infrastructure yet as in Israel, i'm an Arab and i would agree on this. however, do not forget that the high-tech establishment is funded heavily, scienctific transfer of knowledge and technology is well established between the US, Europe, Russia and Isreal. these are facts that you cannot deny, which does not exist between the Arab world and the west simply to keep Israel superior with a cutting edge in science over the Arabs. there is no secret to this advantage. Isreal is cosidered part of the west since they have created Israel and will continue to support it at any cost. no question about that.

ARABS/ MOSLEMS BELEIVE ONLY IN ONE BOOK WHICH IS QORAN, AND WILL NEVER COMPREHEND E=MC(2)...AS IT WAS PROPOSED BY A JEW! ;)

Jesus is Lord. Come to Him and you will find peace.

# 52 I wish !!! Unfortunately , the Leaders are a waste of time and space . they are a bunch of losers and i wish we knew how to get rid of them. their Police dogs are too ferocious and the Torture Tools in their prisons are provided by Hiatts (UK) and Smith& Wesson (US )

tell you why. because if they were hired in sensative ereas, their iranian friends would get even more stollen info! DON'T SUPPORT THE 5TH COLUMN, DEAR ISREAL!!!

the focus here is Isreal and the Arabs in high-tech and not the Arab World. This is not Rocket Science here, Israel is a racist country, it will only employee Jewish Israelis especially in this vertical of the industry simply to keep an edge on its Arab population. the Arabs are considered a second or third class citizens in your Israel. so, what apportunities do they have in these high tech fields. this will not change unless Israel changes its Racist attitdutes, its horrible civil and human rights records and accept Arabs as true citizens of this states. otherwise, i do not know why this is even a discussion, the answer is simple, racism. this is not about the Jewish mind greater than than the Arab mind. the opporunities are not there for the Arab Palestinians. i doubt if Israel will ever change, it is not in their horrible Charter...

how can i hire someone that might wanna kill me

I know you like to say "democracy" many times - maybe jump up and down when you say it mid tantrum and some one will care? Israel doesnt have a bill of rights per se, nor a constitution, AND its actually more of a republic then a democracy. Sedition (use google since your fond of it) and you will understand what a 5th column is. We do live in 2006 - but your goal of replacing JUDISM with your liberal 1960s flower power ideals doesnt fly. Terror in the current times (since you mentioned it) has been ARABIC in nature. Leave Timmothy out of it - we are talking about ARABS in High Tech. 9/11, USS Cole + is a reason enough (like the ports deal) to not let certain people have access to certain technologies. I know you're out at the gay parade/mermaid parade/cindy sheehan rally but come back to earth - its not racist, as jews and arabs are both the same RACE. Using 1960s throw away terms doesnt change it - and it doesnt cut it.

Your post shows 1) you can't spell, so perhaps it is you that needs a dictionary or better yet let me suggest google 2) You are clearly blinded by religious banter to base an argument about rifts in a democratic society on religious beliefs. Furthermore, your statement about Israel being for the Jews is simply ridiculous, Israel is a self proclaimed democracy, which is very diverse both RACIALLY and religiously, but here I will go slowly so you understand what DEMOCRACY, say it with me now out loud in your own little cubicle, means. Democracy my narrow minded, poor spelling friend literally means rule of the people and has come to mean in 2006 (you might want to check your calender to understand we no longer live in 100 ad) that although the majority rule the minority still have what is to refered as "right" which is what needs to be addressed in the democratic state of Israel.

What the hell can you expect from them. They still ride donkeys.....

The weather must be hot up there in Myerberg, so I'll have to assume the sun fried your brain. I'll go SLOWLY since it may be difficult for you. 1) Jews and arabs are both SEMITES - therefore a topic/decision/policy can be ANTIARAB but it CAN NOT BE RACIST - its a contradiction in terms. Left wing loons cant think LOGICALLY - or you would have thought it thru. 2) A group of people who are granted citizenship but dont join the state they are in, wish its destruction, wont fight for it - BY DEFINITION (google it iof u cant find a dictionary) IS a fith column. Saudi Arabia is for arabs, Israel is for Jews, France is for the French, Canada is for Cnandians - what part of this cant u understand? Fears? homosexual behaviors are against Judism - go complain to god - go tell him/her that hes a homophobe. Your post demonstrates left wing lunacy at its hight.

Before you talk abour Racism why don't you tell us something about the people of Bahai's faith in Iran.??There are about half a million of Bahais residents there who are persecuted and discriminated in your country . They are deprived of any human rights;they are are not allowed to have their own places of worship which were destroyed by the Mullahs. Their education is restricted to primary level.they are restricted in their profession and are not allowed at Universities.To add to their miseries they are not allowed to leave the country or transfer money abroad.In Israel we have Arab Members of Parliament with full rights and freedom of expression etc..There is a very large number of Arabs working in high techs in Israel and this is a fact.

I AM ASHAMED! As a jew, having faced so many years of racism, bigotry, and narrow minded hatred to read some of the comments that people have posted. Refering to any group of people as a "filth column"? When speech like this is allowed to conitnue unchecked, I dont think I need remind any jew of what can happen next. More importantly, what needs to be addressed are the fractures in Israelli society along racial and religious lines. I am not only refering to the rifts between arab and jew, I am also refering to those that exist between, russian, ethopian, secular, gay, straight, male, female the list goes on...but it is something that will tear our country upart unless we decide to take a stand and confront our racism and fears head on. LOVE

Try distinguishing between Iranians and Arabs first. Once you have that level of knowledge yourself you may wish to make a contribution to the debate.

Read, the Iranian Journal of Science and Technology. It is a thin badly printed and worse bound pamphlet filled with diagrams and articles suggesting a level of scientific understanding fast approaching the 1940’s. It may be enough to let them reproduce nuclear technology from stolen documents and smuggled components, not to mention Russians hired to build the reactor, but they are hardly cutting edge, let alone producing anything new. These are the current leaders of the Islamic World. Saudi Arabia has purchased a lot of technology similar to Israel, but they do not improve on it and they do not maintain it themselves. They hire contractors, mostly American ones, to keep their equipment functioning. The desalination is entirely handled by foreign employees. The Apaches are maintained by Americans, you may remember one of them being beheaded a few years back. Never expect equal results from equal opportunity. People and their respective cultures are different.

Reincarnation is an important feature of Judaism and it furnishes the key to the answer to the question in the title of the article, yet no one here has mentioned this. History shows that the Arabs don?t have an inferior genetic pool, but the opposite. Ultimately it?s souls that matter. What explains the rise and fall of civilizations is the changing composition of a society --the proportion of inexperienced and advanced souls. When the former predominate, cultural achievements are few, when the latter abound, culture flourishes. Mass reincarnation of experienced souls will lead to a brilliant cultural period. And, of course, it?s the number of reincarnations in your background --the age of the soul-- that determines your cleverness, just as age is behind the difference between a child and a grownup. This also explains why there is a surprising First World and a depressing Third World. °

He's a very subtle one our Leon. It's taken a while for me to read what he actually says. On the face of it, he comes across as a far-left radical, anti-Semite. But when you really read what he's saying, its tone is 180 degree's opposite. In my opinion, Leon is pointing out that while Ha'Aretz is complaining about the percentage of Arab Israeli's in the high tech industry. Just across the border, there are ONLY Arabs in the hi-tech industry, meaning that it is wholly exclusive, keeping out all non-Arabs. Now as for your request I can easily comply. "There is no racism on Wall St. or New York City" Now, whether that's a true statement or not, or whether I believe it or not, is an entirely different matter.

Why there are so few Arabs in Israeli high-tech? For the same reason that there are so few of them among Nobel prize winners. Don't you think that time came to give Nobel prize according to percentage rather than achievement? Just a avoid libel from self-righteous liberals?

Sending dozens of applications and getting no response is normal. I know, I used to be the one sending them. The company has to be hiring at that time and the resume has to match the position. Yes, you need someone who isn't using race to filter the resumes - but that's just one factor. Why am I not getting resumes of qualified Arab applicants? I do get a few resumes with Arab names, but never any relevant to the position. I'm not going to hire someone who can't do the job. That's why I interview less about one in twenty of the people who send resumes. I could put down a poor degree grade to lack of opportunity, but if I'm looking for someone with experience in software development then that's what I need. Is it high-tech companies who doesn't interview or recruit Arabs? human resource companies who don't pass on the resumes? universities who don't accept or graduate Arab students? The schools? cultural disinclination to enter the profession? All of the above?

I don t understand why you are all negating or avoiding the problem. The issue is not about Arabs in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt,...., not about if Israeli Arabs consider themselfs as Israelis, or back their fellow palestinians in the west bank and gaza. The question is why are they so little Israeli Arabs in the high tech sector considering the fact that they have studied in the same schools, universities as their jewish counterparts and as such as qualified. Ç It has nothing to do with being terrorist or not qualified because studies or high tech in Syria, Lebanon,....

"..with a special eye to the growth of competition to American IT workers,.." just wondering, whether you support the group in US, which opposes Indian IT professionals, and American firms giving contract to firms in India? just curious what ur view is? its kinda interesting that US policy makers are mulling legalizing millions of illegals from Mexico, but hv increasingly made it hard for doctors and IT professionals to work in US.

The percentage of Arabs working in Israelis High Tech companies is quite fair considering the facts that :the Arabs do not consider themselves as Israeli Arabs;as far as they are concerned they are first and foremost Arabs.They are not loyal citizens to Israel and this is a fact.The same applies to the Arab MKs in the Parliament .They do not celebrate Israel Independence Day and do not show the Israeli flag.They fraternise with Hamas and the enemies of Israel.They celebrate Al Nakba.etc Therefore,why does one expects Private Israeli companies to employ more Arabs in high Tech jobs??They represent a fifth column in the country.No one can deny this.

Well? who wants to risk having it smuggled out and use for terror? who wants to put thier country at risk? There are PLENTY of smart Russian olim who 1) need the jobs 2) are a hell of alot smarter 3) are Jews.

Simply, Israel is a racist State. It stole the land from and the Arabs, and don't expect its firms to hire Arab high tech graduates.

I can only add my experiences working in the high tech sector. In Haifa where there is a large Arab population that co-exists with Jews I worked with a few Arabs and I personally never heard of any discrimination. After living in the centre of the country, it was refreshing. But at large companies like ECI in Petah Tikva which at one point employed 3000 people, I know that Arab applicants were not considered because at some point in the past one of the subsidiaries of ECI was sub-contracted by the IDF and only those who had served in the military were allowed to work in that sector. My understanding is that that sector no longer existed and the policy of discrimination by not hiring Arabs lived on unquestioned. I know that a few HR managers complained but to deaf ears.

Because they are not clever enough to have high tech companies in Arab countries. But,they are highly efficient in creating terror organisations and suicide bombers

if it does not take into consideration the circumstances in which it all happens. There has been a state of war between Israel and most Arabs throughout the whole history of the state. Some of the Arabs within Israel are quite obviously supporting the other side in this war - Tibi, Bishara, Raed, Sana to name but a few - and their number is rising constantly. No wonder then that many Jewish Israelis feel at least a bit uneasy with Arabs around. That is perfectly normally human reaction to such environment. It is just as normal that it also shows in hiring attitudes. Funny that everybody is so concerned about humanity of the Jews and so surprised when they show normal human responses to concrete situation.

I bet a thousand dollars your name is not Zeniab and you do not live in Cairo. EVERYONE in Cairo knows Iran is not an arab country. So now, tell us why the camoufalge ????

"for readers, the education system in israel where arabs go to cschool is a public system." Now where did I claim that anyone was a victim? I merely explained the social, communitym family and religious that conspired to produce the inferior education and low achievements that Muslim Arabs get, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME Christian Arabs, who don't get budgeted any differently, have a much superior education and higher achievements even than Ashkenazi Jews, whom everyone naturally thinks are the most successful. From this you conclude that I am playing the eternal victim? Ridiculous. I am merely pointing out that there is something terribly wrong in the Weltanschauung, the life-style, the family composition, social and educational values (like rights of women) of Muslim Arabs - something that doesn't exist in Christian Arabs!

"for readers, the education system in israel where arabs go to cschool is a public system." Now where did I claim that anyone was a victim? I merely explained the social, communitym family and religious that conspired to produce the inferior education and low achievements that Muslim Arabs get, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME Christian Arabs, who don't get budgeted any differently, have a much superior education and higher achievements even than Ashkenazi Jews, whom everyone naturally thinks are the most successful. From this you conclude that I am playing the eternal victim? Ridiculous. I am merely pointing out that there is something terribly wrong in the Weltanschauung, the life-style, the family composition, social and educational values (like rights of women) of Muslim Arabs - something that doesn't exist in Christian Arabs!

yep, I wasnt sure whether he meant countries surrounding Israel or UK. I know for sure that Indian IT firms hv implemented Banking IT infrastructure in Jordan and Egypt. Egypt's oil industry is maintained by the EU/US oil firms. Trying to say that Arabs hv indigenous high-tech human resource just to prove that Israel is racist smacks of its own prejudice. u from NYC? right? can u say that there is no racism in Wall Street or New York City? I can give u personal examples. pick a random Chinese or Indian in the subway tomorrow for a check. what peeves me is the way people from US and Europe put so much blame on Israel and literally preach and admonish. Non-white and non-muslims in London or NYC wont be anti-US or anti-UK, hence biases against them r unreasonable. Can it be said that Israeli Arabs r not anti-Israel? By anti here I mean not just opposing policies of the said country, I mean enemy by wish or action. In mid-east, only Turkey can talk of any serious science-technology base.

The Arabs in Israel are not loyal citizens and they really do hate the country and the Jewish people .They observe and demonstrate Al Nakba and openly support Hamas & co . In view of this and as these people are qualified and University graduates surely they will be better off to relocate to the rich Arab countries where they will be much happier among their people.

Why don't these people go to Saudi Arabia,Iran,Syria,Qatar etc all these wealthy Arab Oil producing countries ? why stay in a country they hate ?

It is never anybody elses fault always Israel. Whatever you do do not look at the number of Israeli Arabs graduating in medicine. Why spoil a good hate fest?

...Arabs as the cause for the low number of Arabs in High Tech. There is no discrimination against Arabs in Egypt. Yet Egyptian HiTech Industry is very small. Most of their Electrical and Computer proffessionals are in North America and Europe. For centuries there was discrimination agianst Jewish scientists in the Western World. Yet, many Jews succeded to excel. Recall, that a letter of recommendation for Oppenheimer to Rutherford,from a Harward Dean of Physics said, "He (Oppenheimer) is of Hebrew stock, but does not exibit their racial character, he is tall and briliant" Similar attitudes were expressed of Jewish Scientists in Germany, Poland, England, France... But Jews succeded to gain more than 25% of all Nobel prices since its start. "Its all about the education,stupid".

By surrounding countries, he means those countries surrounding Israel. ie. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Think about it.

"Why is there no high-tech in Arab countries?" - IP As someone who works in IT and monitors it's growth, with a special eye to the growth of competition to American IT workers, I can say that I have seen a growth of IT work in Arab countries. It is delayed by the older generation, and insufficient capital investment. But young middle class Arabs are as involved as their equals anywhere else. It is my expectation that they will contribute greatly to changing their societies. For the better.

The point is that those are Israeli Arab students going to the same universities as the Jewish Israeli students, getting the same degrees with the same level of education in the Technion,.... It is not about Universities or engineering schools in other arab countries.

"This sad situation does not stem from lack of budget or discriminatory practices, but arises from social, religious, family and community factors." You are forever the eternel victim. never do no evil, just a neutral party being picked on by everyone. for readers, the education system in israel where arabs go to cschool is a public system.

Saying their education systems are inferior is not racism; it is sociological fact. By the way, the UN report on development in the Arab world, which notes this, was written by Arabs, and I was referring to this report, not this article. Even if the report were written by non-Arabs it wouldn't be racism. I said nothing about Arabs being INNATELY or naturally inferior. I said there is high illiteracy among Arabs; those illiterates can learn to read. It is not about "Arab biology," but about better political leadership in the Arab world. Funny, you know how to read but you don't know how to think. You can't charge racism, just because somebody states facts that are inconvenient or embarrassing for you, that doesn't make them racist. Also, be a man, Messoud. If you got a problem with what I say, challenge me directly. But don't hide my name in the text of your post because you know you're afraid to confront me. You are such girl that way.

Mr. Howard. Look beyond Israel. Look at all the Arab countries. Where do you see any hi-tech businesses ? Do not put the blame on Israel. Hi tech means education and those governments do not want educated people. It is hard to exploit educated people.

If the Arabs would use their time for anything other than violence and developing more ways to kill Jews and Americans, and would send their kids to school instead of terrorist training camps they would probably be in high tech and alot of other professions. Instead they are too busy destroying what others have to build anything for themselves. Pitiful....

Since 2000, some Israeli Arabs - decidedly a minority - have proven that they will act violently against Israel from within. They call themselves Palestinians, call for the destruction of Israel and incite against non-Muslims, just like their terrorist 'brothers' do. And the fact that their MP's and the general Arab public have NEVER condemned those events, on the contrary - they incited to worse, just proves that Israeli Arabs cannot be trusted. The general Arab population and especially their venom-spitting MPs have a long way to convince us that they are to be trusted with our knowledge, dreams, money and yes, lives. Until that day comes, I will avoid hiring/working/doing commerce with Israeli Arabs. And don't even ask me to 'give it a chance'. Those times were wiped on October 2000. Now the burden of the proof is on the Arab side.

When you look at successful nations around the world in the high-tech, you find these in the usual spots: North America, Europe, East Asia, Israel, and now India. No Arab country has been successful in high-tech. The Emirates have made some early successes by importing the labor. Arab weakness in high-tech is part of their larger cultural myopia about science and engineering.

It just happens to be that the Jews are better trained and qualified for the positions given at High-tech. High-tech does not only look at resumes, but also evaluate their interest in working for High-Tech and previous work history. They also do criminal background checks. Haaretz states that, "In addition, there are about 3,000 or 4,000 Arab high-tech people who failed to find work in the field even before that," but it fails to state how many JEWISH applicants have been turned away. Haaretz, tell your writers to stop looking for stories where there arent really any.

"We have a much more positive, open and progressive attitude in the surrounding countries, where not a meagre 2% but A FULL 100% of all high-tech workers are Arabs." u mean countries surrounding UK? am wondering what made u come up with a comment like that?

We have a much more positive, open and progressive attitude in the surrounding countries, where not a meagre 2% but A FULL 100% of all high-tech workers are Arabs.

I agree that the basic structure of Israeli government is democratic. Many other practices in the country though are much less democratic and some are absolutely tyrranical (i.e. treatment of Palestinians as a whole). Iran's govrnment has argued since the 79 revolution that it is democratic but within its Islamic guidelines, which is true, even though I dont like to admit to it. So in my opinion they are the same although Iran's "democracy" is under much more duress !!!! Neither of these systems will survive the test of time. Israel will evolve much more smoothly than Iran though, maybe due to its nice combination of hunters and farmers !!!!!

interesting observation. but dont u think Toyota or Honda or more so Sony have been at the forefront of creativity and innovation? Though I tend to agree with u based on my own experiences with Chinese n Japanese students in college, but again things like Sony, Panasonic tend to go against this idea. On second thoughts, m wondering whether ur conclusions r similar to those sociologists of Europe and Germany with all their Aryan based hypothesis? I am actually trying to mentally figure out whether hunting requires more creativity! but wernt the Romans largely farmers? before they stopped doing anything else but watch those blood sports?

My post: 'Israel is a scapegoat and the Palestinians are pawns.Children are sent out to further the leaders cause' Iranian-American just to clarify,as far as the comment about the 'Chilren being sent out..' I was referring to the palestinian Children being sent out to further the leaders cause.The Israelis send their children out,the young soldiers,to defend their democratic country and Israels democracy IS a democracy,albeit under duress. Just wanted to get that clear.

As an employer in Hi-tech i have`nt actually had any applicants that are arab. Although i personally jusdge the applicant on their ability to do the job and not on their ethnic background, religious beliefes or sexual orientation.

Anubhav,I have spent a lot of time in Japan over the past 30 years.The Japanese are very intellectual people as a whole. I learned the point about the orient being farmers while the west were hunters.I find that the style of business there compared to the west reflects that too. Their education is based on formula and not so much on creative thinking. I would also think to grow a plant it takes more formula,to hunt it takes more creativity.

Many in Israel are afraid of arabs. the terror they creat etc... Well, if Israel was not providing a nice scape route for the tension in the mind of arabs, where do you think they would aim their energies. Answer: The arab leadership. They live in the dark ages as well, but the current conflict with Israel has perpetuated their power. Continuation of this conflict is where there is strong unity among the Israeli and Arab leadership. The religious zealots are their best assets on both sides.

"..People in the orient are usually more scientific and less creative.This is generally due to the syle of education and possibly the fact that they generally were farmers and not hunters as they were in the west..." interesting observation. did u come across such finding or its ur own thought? m kinda curious coz u r linking creativity with hunting.

"..Any notion that one group of people is inherently cleverer or more talented than another in any particular direction is racist and dangerous in the extreme..." amazing words to come from a British. when did u learn this?

"Why is there no high-tech in Arab countries? " And I can add to your question: "Why is there no high-tech in African countries? " "Why is there no high-tech in many Latin countries? " "Why is there no high-tech in may Asian countries?" except arab states, all the others r poor. "..The US is a BIG factor in all this..." I like this analysis. Blame Israel and US for everything. Some ppl invest in building mosques and sending their kids to learn jihad and then blame the rest of the world (even the guns Pals use come frm the infidel west). The sheer idiocy amazes me. Remove ur false sense of superiority based on religious dogmas. Do u guys realise that u hv been conducting this islamic experiment by creating an islamic way of life and governance since I dunno when? all hv failed. all as in all. Iran, Saudi, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Indonesia n Malaysia realised and corrected themselves. Racism happens to all non-whites in US/EU. only the muslims riot over it.

Sir , You do not know what you are talking about. we are talking about Israeli Arabs , who are citizens of the state of israel. Israeli education Ministry devises the curriculum for said citizens. You claim that Arab societies do not value and promote education is also very false. Arab culture encourages all to excell in academics.Your opnnion is not based on fact , but a hateful and uneducated guess. What do you know about Arab education? Do you know how to read Arabic? name one Arabic newspaper that you read regularly?

The fact that there was a conference called"Arabs in Israel's High Tech Industry" shows that there are arabs there and that there is a problem existing as well. The aim of this conference was to point out the problem. People in Israel who organized this conference should be commended. Those posting racist comments in the forum are free to express their opinion but belong to the dark ages. Sorry but true in the 21st century.

Namely "they have horrid education"; "hi-tech is unIslamic"; "science is unIslamic" etc it's quite obvious why there are so few Arabs in Israeli hi-tech. And the reason is simple. Racism.

We are diverting from the article. The article here talks about Arabs in Israel and NOT ABOUT ARAB COUNTRIES. I have made a point that, if Israel claim it has a superior educational system, then there is here further evidence of institutionlised racism, where a big chunk of the polpulation is marginalised. As to Arab countries. Yes, the educational system is not efficeint in many respects. I am an academic in Europe, and I can talk about the subject endlessly in detail (Haartz limit the size!). Briefly, Arab puppet regimes don't spend much on education and research. They spend more on defense (against their own people, I guess), but also into their own pockets. Some Arab countries have achieved some limited success, like Algeria and Egypt, who do have a sound industrial base. But can do much better. There are external factors. I have only touched on one such aspect in my previous contribution. Does this help?

People are instinsicly people.People in the orient are usually more scientific and less creative.This is generally due to the syle of education and possibly the fact that they generally were farmers and not hunters as they were in the west. The arabs have been kept down by their own leaders. They have spent more time creating enemies than building.More time creating scapegoats than dealing with the real challenges and building better societies. Israel is a scapegoat and the Palestinians are pawns.Children are sent out to further the leaders cause. How can they grow?

"Why Are Arabs Second-Class Citizens?" Considering that the Arabs in general and the Palestinians in particular have been at war with Israel ever since its inception (and even before that), Arabs are treated quite well in Israel. The have the right to vote, they have Knesset deputies, judges, policemen, teachers, lawyers, academics. They are not second-class citizens, but there is discrimination against Arabs which, all facts considering, is understandable though not desirable. Compare this with the treatment of Jews in Arab and Muslim countries, where they indeed were second-class citizens. Did you know that Jews in Yemen were not allowed to ride a camel, because that would make them higher than a Muslim? Or that synagogues in many Muslim countries were not allowed to be built higher than the minaret of a mosque?

are you talking about native indians in the country you stole from them or perhaps the black people in the usa ? how does your theory work if extended to jordan, egypt, morocco etc a very ignorant post

One thing i do know is that there are lots of Arabs in high tech in the US. Perhaps, this proves what is obvious, that Israel is a racist state. Oh I forgot, that cant be true because Jews cant be racist, in fact its racist to even think that a Jew is even capable of racism. So there must be another reason....lol Salviati

whenever I go for hiring, I dont call the candidates whose name I dont like! whats wrong with that? I don want some joker with a funny name sitting next to me everyday till (who knows till I fire him??) I also have a preference for plump people (u know, Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's version preferred fat, bald men!!) By the way not a yr passes when some woman or black files a case against discrimination in Wall Street. while in college in US, a modelling agency selected me for assignments. They asked me to change my name before they could sign a contract with me! I htink such prejudices and preferences r a common thing whether its Holland or US or any other country. Check Japan. ull be freaked out. I think its not that serious a problem. taking this as an excuse to committ riots like in Paris are more serious issues.

The percentage of start-ups, hi-tech companies and hi-tech workers in all Arab countries is terrible. What is the reason for that? Why is the Arab world lagging behind?

I personally don't know much about the hiring practices in Israel. However, I do know that with 20% of the world's population, Moslems account for exactly 7 Nobel Prize winners (two of them for negotiating with Jews). With 0.02% of the world's population Jews have won 128 Nobel Prize winners. I firmly believe that it has everything to do the educational system. Certainly in the 13th, 14th and 15th century, the Ottoman empire was the world center of art, science, etc. So the ability was always there.

just having a look at the talkback gives an idea.. why would they give equal chances to the arabs? they are considered inferior and fifth column, so.. no wonder.

You asked "Why is there no high-tech in Arab countries? " And I can add to your question: "Why is there no high-tech in African countries? " "Why is there no high-tech in many Latin countries? " "Why is there no high-tech in may Asian countries?" AS you can see, you can have a whole list of countries to add to your list of Arab countries. We can debate this subject at length and we can find some of the reasons, some internal but some external. All I wanted to tell you, since you, like others here, seem to always draw a parallel between Israel and Arab countries: The US is a BIG factor in all this. There is an undeclared embargo on Arab and Muslim countries when it comes to acquiring high-tech. The US got mad when Iran managed to enrich unranium on its own soil (and that's beside the whole saga about nuclear capability). Israel benefits from technological preferences and has access to hundreds of US high-tech research initiatives. Check out the internet!

music is unislamic. Science is definitely unislamic. look all we need to study is koran. 'the answer' is all written there. if really understand koran, we will be one with Allah, the compassionate and merciful one.

Why is there no high-tech in Arab countries?

"Because their education is inferior", "their educational system is simply horrid", and bla bla bla.... Well, those racist-minded who made these statments must have read the above article first, more carefully. It talks about Arabs not in Arab countries BUT in Israel. Therefore, the article only confirms what many of us have been saying all along, that the zionist entreprise is effectively a racist establishment built on racist and ethnic foundations. That is the simple truth CHGODMK, not the truth you tried to sell us! The article is further confirmation refuting the myth that Israel is a democracy, when it is in reality a racist military institution, ruled from top to bottom by racist military zionists.

Standard resume question to which Olim have a partially satisfactory answer, but many others lack.

Many of them got their education in Russia, not in Israel.

Two additional answers beside alleged 'discrimination'. One, Security reasons for some industries. Two, the fact that certain populations tend for various sociological and historical reasons to go into certain kinds of work. My bet is that there is a greater proportion of, for instance, more secular Russian-Jews in hi- tech than there are Haredi Jews. The idea that all populations should be represented equally in all areas of education and work is not realistic, nor likely to be advantageous to the overall wellbeing of a society.

Wanna buy some shmatas??????

How many high-tech firm have Arab origins?.. I'm sure high-tech firms are always short of talent - and, to my knowledge, no 'ethnic-profiling' exists! - at least in my 13+ years of experience - its pure merit that counts( By the way - I wear a turban to office as a part of my culture - and i've worked for 3 multinational hi-techs)

Try Morocco . Plenty of Jews working for high tech companies . Most the Jews are also Moroccan Citizens , some come from France . I know i have lived in morocco for 11 years . my son s teacher was also a moroccan jew and so was my twins Judo Teacher (french Jew Called Jean Michel ) same with Tunisia . Most High Tech Companies In Djerba employ lots of Jews .

It was on Beur TV , it shows Meriem An arab girl born in France applying over the phone for an appartment for rent. she calls herself Myriam too , she sounds very parisian. when she arrives to view the appartment , the Owner was suprised to see an Arab girl Not a Blond Myriam. obviously she was apparently too late the appartment was taken . 7 people with same qualitifications apply for jobs in a company . Only one gets a reply (positive ) he is a white French , all others are north africans and one senegalese . the North africans had more experience than the white guy and spoke more languages and had more Computer Knowledge . Go Figure. There are many qualified people in britain (from Arab countries , trying to earn a good living ) working as taxi drivers and pizza delivery , same in New York.

Notwithstanding the bizarre Dutch poster's claim, in the rest of Europe there are plenty of Arabs working in high-tech. So look to prejudice rather than to inferior this or that.

Part of the audience says they have the right qualifications in Computer science and they do apply to Israeli companies but they never get a reply : SO may be it is the israeli mentality , the guy who is reading the CV who does not like the race of the applicants . (you know like some people on this forum , would YOU give a job to an arab if you had to decide ? be honest ! so dont blame the arab then . ) and read the article again it says it very claerly.

It's obvious and well known, that Arab software engineers are discriminated against in any large high tech company. The reason for such discrimination, as I understand it, is not to create tensions within the collective: somebody of the employees would go to reservist service, another one is a settler and so on. I believe, that the only way to treat the problem is for the Knesset to accept the quota laws. For example, in any state office there should be at least 10% of Israelis of Arab origin, in any high tech private company there should be at least 1% of Arabs etc. Or offer serious fiscal insencitives for high tech companies which hire engineers of Arab origin.

Within an Arab world arena of hate and hatred towards Israel coupled with Arab children raised with guns in their hands instead of books; what kind of future do you expect for the future generation of Arab youth.

Here is a better question...How many Jews work for Arab high tech firms? Another example of a biased press.

As someone who teaches Arab students, I know first-hand that their educational system is inferior. Moreover, I have received confirmaton (as if I needed it) from my Arab colleagues and from the students themselves. This sad situation does not stem from lack of budget or discriminatory practices, but arises from social, religious, family and community factors. It must be pointed out that Christian Arab children score much higher on their matriculation exams than do Muslim Arabs - or Ashkenazic Jews, for that matter. The size of the Muslim family (large), the status of Muslim women (low), the alienation from Western culture (as opposed to Christian Arabs) and their self-imposed lack of participation in Israeli society - all these are factors which have been investigated and which must be taken into account.

Arab Israelis need not be pigeonholed for writing software in Arabic. It reminds me of the Antonescu government's requirement that Jewish writers publish in Yiddish only, even if their mother tongue was Romanian. Once, when I asked a senior professor why there weren't more Arab lecturers, he said that they had problems with Hebrew, which reminded me of the charge that Norman Manea didn't know Romanian well enough, even though he had just received a state award for a novel he wrote in Romanian. Speaking of Manea, Arab Israelis are victims of the national mania for "security" and "Jewish labor", etc. The Arcaffe case is only the tip of the iceberg.

The same goes on in Holland. People bring up the same reasonsas in this article, but the most important reason is racism. In Holland is has been proven in various experiments that when you send exactly the same cv to companies signed with a Dutch name you get an invitation, signed with an Arab name not. Why should it be dufferent in Israel?

Is Haaretz a soft Arab Palestinean newspaper like Al Jazeera, and so on.

Quote from Article: some audience members, who said that they were computer science graduates who had applied to dozens of Israeli companies without receiving a response. according to a Book by susan Nathan (The Other side of Israel (she means the town Tamra that does not exist on any map , she lives there. she talks about the frustration of her arab neighbours for not finding jobs when they have the right qualifications .She is Jewish , israeli , loves israel that s why she made Aliya . but she does feel sorry for her Arab friends and neigbours for not getting opportunities for who they are . A thai or an indian may get more chances .

The answer is almost certainly in the education Arabs receive. Any notion that one group of people is inherently cleverer or more talented than another in any particular direction is racist and dangerous in the extreme.

This is a rhetorical question to which the answer is surely painfully obvious. Did someone say, sixty years of institutional racism? Did someone say de facto and de jure violations of civil rights? Did someone say bigotry? Bingo!

Truth is, their educational system is simply horrid. A few years back, after 9/11, there was a report on development in the Arab world, and it cited the horrible lack of freedom there. They also mentioned the high rate of illiteracy in those countries. When education is not promoted in their societies, nor critical thinking or reading, how can you have high-tech Arabs?