Israeli high-tech fears that the moment when they will meet the war in Ukraine is approaching.
Beyond the fact that many companies in Israel employ workers in a war-torn country, a large part of the global silicon and chip industry is located in Ukraine and Russia, which can greatly affect the companies.
WIX told Israel Today that "We have offices in Kiev, Dnipro and Leviv. We have about 1,000 employees in a variety of positions, including development, customer service, HR, design and more. About two weeks ago we evacuated employees and their families to Turkey and our office in Poland. The workers and the remaining families.Who can cross the border we help him get there and then support him with everything he needs - food, drink, hotel, diapers for children, and those who can not - for example, men aged 61-18, we help him get To a safer place, stay in touch with him and help as needed.
"The company is trying to reach all the workers, especially those who come from more distant places: our workers from Lithuania got in their private car and drove to the Polish border to help the workers and their families cross the border and bring them food, drink and everything they need."
Fiverr also shared similar experiences: "We evacuated all staff members who wanted to leave the country as early as last week. We continue to offer evacuation to the remaining staff members and their families, and provide support to those who left Kiev but chose to stay in the country. To help with any problem. "
But beyond the diplomatic answers, it is clear that Israeli high-tech is still not worried, but fears some critical scenarios: "There are currently tens of thousands of programmers in Ukraine working for Israeli companies," a senior official at one of Israel's largest high-tech companies told us.
One of the problems that the entire high-tech world - from Silicon Valley to Tel Aviv - fears is a problem with the supply of chips, an industry that has already worried the world in Corona.
Ukraine is one of the leading producers of neon gas, which is used for lithography and silicon wafer production, and is critical for the industry.
"On the other hand, Russia controls 45% of the palladium used for memories and, of course, for chips."
Israeli high-tech companies said that in recent days American companies have left Ukraine for neighboring countries.
"Such a shift in activity could actually serve Israeli companies, as far as is known at the moment, none of them intend to leave Ukraine," they said.
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