I made my money in Iscar. I spend my money on the industrial parks. Stef Wertheimer More Quotes by Stef Wertheimer More Quotes From Stef Wertheimer Achievements in successful export industries, which need highly skilled people, can create an area as flourishing as South Korea and Singapore. Stef Wertheimer need create singapore people Germany and South Korea were able to lower unemployment through success in export industries. Stef Wertheimer through germany unemployment success I built the windmill 30 years ago in Tefen, and I think it was the right thing to build at that time, and I don't think that we did much with the solar or with windmills. Not much was done. I think we were too busy. Stef Wertheimer think done busy time The Galilee is a quiet place because people have to deliver on time; they don't have time to quarrel. Stef Wertheimer place time quiet people Tech is important, but if you look at even the successful tech start-ups, you see they employ only dozens of people at most. Tech is never going to have the impact on the job market that manufacturing has. Stef Wertheimer job look you people I see a lot of tech companies developing technology here and selling it abroad, but I don't see new factories being built, and that worries me, because it means we are not creating the jobs that will guarantee a good life for Israelis. Stef Wertheimer good me technology life Some countries were able to turn their manufacturing operations into advanced technology areas. South Korea is a great example of this, and manufacturing there is done using advanced technological methods. Stef Wertheimer some great technology done Israel and our vicinity is an area that traditionally has little industry. The area is known for history, it's known for religious stories, it's known a bit for agriculture, but... neither was the Jewish population thinking about export industry, nor the Arab or Palestinian population. Stef Wertheimer agriculture israel history thinking For us to become a nation, everyone - including Arabs, Druze, ultra-Orthodox and new immigrants - must feel that they belong. Their success is extremely important to us. If they succeed, they will come to understand the advantages of democracy and freedom. Stef Wertheimer feel democracy freedom success If we see to it that the Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians have jobs, we will actually be securing our own future. Stef Wertheimer own will see future The problem with our region is that there are areas with oil and too much money, and then there are places such as south Lebanon and the Palestinian territories where there is no work, and instead of developing industry, they become dependent on oil money - this results in extremism. Stef Wertheimer too-much money problem work I truly believe that fundamentalism stems from unemployment. A man without a job is desperate; he doesn't want to live anyway. Stef Wertheimer live job man believe I need money to build parks. I will build more parks. That's all I'm interested in. Stef Wertheimer need more will money I believe that anybody who has to export, and who believes in skills, gets away from fighting about history. Stef Wertheimer i-believe fighting believe history Industry is important, but everyone thinks money is important. Stef Wertheimer everyone industry money important We have a few young people who are very successful in it, and this gives us the wrong impression that the whole country can live off high tech. Stef Wertheimer high live country people Our partnership with the American Warren Buffett, from my perspective, is aimed at creating more jobs. Stef Wertheimer american more partnership perspective When people work together, they have no time for nonsense. Stef Wertheimer together work time people My purpose is to keep people busy and out of mischief - to create good and interesting jobs for them that help families stay together. Stef Wertheimer good busy together people The fact is that we created 10 to 20,000 jobs for Arabs and Jews and Druze, which has made the Galilee a very positive place. Stef Wertheimer fact place made positive
