PM says equal society includes both obligations and rights; Bennett calls on companies to set prejudice aside in hiring.
By NIV ELIS, DANIELLE ZIRI for Jerusalem Post
The government will do its part to provide infrastructure to help integrate Israel’s Arab citizens into the workforce, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, but specified that the community must do its fair share.
“We’ll invest in the national infrastructure. I want you to invest in your personal infrastructure,” he said at the third annual Prime Minister’s Conference on economic issues at Tel Aviv University, this year focusing on Arab integration.
“When we say an equal society, it’s both in terms of obligations and rights,” he said.
While it is incumbent on the government to provide roads, education and safety, Netanyahu said, it is important to inspire a sense of entrepreneurship and possibility within the Arab community. To that end, he announced that at next year’s conference, he would meet with promising female Arab entrepreneurs and business students.
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