Globes, Eric Mirovsky, Guy Nardi, 10.03.2020

Followers real estate developments of concern corona crisis. As someone who experienced many crises, Home Builders Association, met last week with MK Nir Barkat attempt to deliver an unequivocal message: closure on the West Bank means the immediate disabling of many thousands of construction sites scattered all over the country. But it is clear that they will be guided on the pace of spread of the virus, who now led to the closing of Bethlehem. And this is only one issue of a health crisis on the industry that touches all of us. "Globes" was to find answers.

Closure would lead to disabling industry

Raul knit president of the Builders Association Builders of the country and owner of "Serugo construction company": "What concerns me these days to me is to avoid a situation of closed areas. Such a closure means that 70 thousand Palestinian workers will not be able to come to work in Israel, which means downtime almost complete two-thirds of all projects in the country. it has far-reaching significance, even more than what is happening in the aviation and tourism industry. the damage caused to the construction industry, is enormous.

"Delivery of about one hundred thousand apartments will reject substantially, a month or more, with no possibility of apartment buyers will receive some compensation, because it is a higher power. I expect that the Finance Ministry will work and will put tens of thousands of workers from Judea and Samaria into Israel, and give them permits to stay. Currently, there are 15 thousand with lodging certificates, and you can increase it in a few tens of thousands. already we have almost 500 workers from China who were on vacation in January, did not return and it begins to be felt. we were informed that there is now closing in Bethlehem, from where come 8,000 Palestinian workers.

"In terms of raw materials, we are still living on the Commons is here in Israel, but is already starting to feel the shortage of materials and equipment was due to arrive the country is in deep crisis as China and Italy. There are projects that started with the cover of that comes from China, and you can replace it with marble from Turkey . even a large part related equipment assembling elevators, kitchens and raw materials, comes from China. "