The residents of the Zichron Yaacov area are opposed to running a whale rig, but the real risk to them is that of running a coal-fired power plant in front of their home. • And who said you can't make blue-and-white money in Israel?

This week, the Jerusalem District Court responded to a petition by an organization of Zichron Yaacov residents to stop running the Leviathan rig, a process known as "Nishuv". This was a temporary decision, after which the court held a hearing not before the parties and published its decision to dismiss the petition unless the petitioners provide new evidence.

The court's decision was based on the fact that the gas partnership and the Ministry of the Environment did not refute the residents' claims that the amount of pollution that would be emitted from the introduction of the rig is equivalent to the amount of pollution of its operating year. The court accepted the basic argument that the gas partnership permit is for the ongoing activity, but does not include the process of bringing it into action.

However, as stated in the evidence from the parties below, it became clear to the court that the authorities' decision to approve the bidding process also relies on solid evidence, while the residents have no evidence. From the reservoir, air must be flowed out, there is no other way to do this.

The rejection of this petition joins 16 previous petitions of the residents who were rejected, and in all cases it was found that the gas partnership presented complete truth data. The relevant government ministries were convinced of this, and under the string of stringent restrictions issued the permit, which relies on a broad picture of the risks versus the alternative risks.

The residents should also consider the way things are. The risks are not self-evident, they are facing the risks of operating a coal-fired power plant in front of their home, plus a ship cutting off the same distance as a whale rig carrying 60,000 tonnes of liquid gas. These are significantly greater risks than the risks from its natural gas rig they resist.

The Israeli worker is a robot at all

At one of the conferences I attended recently, a businessman recites the old joke: "How can you make millions in the country? You will spend billions." He also tried to explain the joke to me, after being disappointed that I didn't smile. Many feel disgusted with the usual nonsense that "you can't make money in the country," or worse, "you can't make it here."

So recently we brought here the story of the Jordan Valley farmer, who is not ashamed to say they know how to make money. This week I toured some of the "Smuggler" factories - a very growing and profitable company that produces huge volumes and even exports much of its produce.

It may sound like a classic backyard production line in Asia, but Samuel Donnerstein, the owner and CEO, declares in his office: "We have eliminated the Asian advantage."

The story of a smuggler begins back then in the early 1970s. The plague of burglaries has prompted many homeowners to at least double locks into the home. At that time, the multi-bolt lock was invented, which became popular, and subsequently failed to install this lock with steel doors.

After years of trial and error, the company broke through when it managed to incorporate the steel door with wood cladding and sold thousands of doors a year. The patent for a multi-bolt lock is later sold to the Swedish locks company, one of the largest in the world - "Asa Abeloy". By 2008, the company had waned and reached a rally.

Donnerstein purchased it at the time and began investing in its development in five divisions; Today it offers a variety of locking solutions - smart hospital doors, prison cell doors for prisons, protective walls, decorative doors and more. The plant produces 1,000 doors a day, and in two years, when it moves to the new plant in the Ashkelon industrial area, it will produce 2,300 doors a day - the majority without human contact.

A tour of the factory these days is particularly interesting, as some of the production processes are co-existed - by humans and robots. 8-minute human production processes are performed alongside the same 20-second robot-driven processes. Some of the processes are already manufactured by robots only and some by humans.

Over the past 11 years, NIS 390 million has been invested in the plant, about 25 million of which through the Innovation Authority. The factory has registered about 40 patents and is constantly engaged in the transition to computer robotic manufacturing. "We are not laying off workers," says Donnerstein, who employs no less than 1,130 employees. "We move them from production to operating robots, which allows us to raise their wages and increase productivity and productivity."

At one of the plant's laboratories in the southern industrial area of ​​Ashkelon, new production machines are planned. Every machine replaces a human production process. In one of the labs, engineers are working on product development. One: a lock that attempts to break it with a master key locks the fake key and does not allow it to be removed from the cylinder, but allows it to be opened out of the house.

"When you automate the whole process, the cost is just the cost of the raw material. The rest is just knowledge, and knowledge is our relative advantage," says Donnerstein, who is currently running for the president of the Manufacturers Association.

Donnerstein is known for his rhubarb - he is far from being a politician and believes that just as Israel is a high-tech leader, it can lead the industry. "My teacher and rabbi, Steph Wertheimer, wrote about 'The Man Next to the Machine'. I see it as a sophisticated man, alongside the robot - that's our relative advantage. I want to bring the high-tech industry to the Manufacturers Association."

Economics from the movies

Last week, Amnon Lord wrote here: "For years, we will not remember such a crop of films in one year." He cited "Joker," "The Irish," "There Have Been Times in Hollywood," "Ford vs. Ferrari," and more. I have long noticed that cinema is another reflection of the global economy.

When Lord writes "for years," he probably means a little over a decade, since the 2008 credit crisis. $ 1 million, but has already put in over $ 1 billion.

Netflix's "Irish," demanded much larger funding of $ 140 million, but it also covered itself several times. Netflix is ​​one of the new economy's cinderals, which began as a post-rental video company and now rolls more than $ 12 billion. It also surged during the credit crunch period, as the series began to blossom because they required less funding and a shorter term - much less risky.