Israel hiring Indian workers as Palestinians leave construction industry amid war

About 16,000 workers have come to the Israeli-occupied territories from India in 2024 to replace Palestinians in the regime’s construction industry.

The Indian workers will replace Palestinian peers as Israel denies the latter entry into their homeland.

Samir Khosla, chairman of the Delhi-based Dynamic Staffing Services, has brought more than 3,500 workers into the occupied territories, AFP reported on Tuesday. Khosla has sent about 500,000 Indians to work in more than 30 countries.

He believes India is a natural choice for Israel given their “excellent relations.”

“We didn't know much about the market, and there wasn't an incumbent workforce from India here,” Khosla said.

Raju Nishad is one of the workers, who will earn three times more money than they would in India – a remarkable incentive.

Nishad works in the new neighborhood of Beer Yaakov in the central-occupied territories.

India sells arms to Israel amid regime’s genocide in Gaza

As per a report, Indian state-owned defense company has been selling ammunition and explosives to Israel, making New Delhi complicit in Tel Aviv’s genocide against Palestinians.

India is the world’s fifth-largest economy and one of the fastest growing, but it has also struggled to generate enough full-time jobs for millions of people.

Indians have been employed by Israel for decades. They mainly work as caregivers looking after elderly Israelis, diamond traders, and IT professionals.

India is the largest purchaser of Israeli weapons. It has also become a major co-producer of Israeli weapons.

Indian human rights activists and scholars have raised concerns about India’s complicity in the crimes of Israel in Gaza.

In November, the Middle East Eye reported that Israel has been employing an artificial intelligence firing system jointly manufactured by an Indian arms company in Gaza.

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