The Apple iPhone 17E, has Caused a Small Uproar in the Tech World
An article in the Jerusalem Post stated that the Apple iPhone 17E is said to have a chip in it that may have been developed in Israel. Ajazeera asked Apple to confirm or deny if they have developed the iPhone chip or built it in Israel. Apple CEO has not responded.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously boasted about Israeli ties to phone manufacturing. Do you have cell phones?
Benjamin Netanyahu: You have cell phones here? You’re holding a piece of Israel right there.
Ex Apple Employee Speaks Out
An ex-Apple employee and activist for Apples Against Apartheid says “it isn’t only the Apple iPhone 17E chip that has been developed in Israel.”
Tariq Raouf: Their second largest research and development center in the entire company is in Herzliya, Israel. Not only because they do all the research and development for their computer chips within Israel, but because they frequently buy Israeli startups that have tech that they then install to their phones and devices.
So, Which Top Apple Executives Based in Israel are Overseeing this Work?
Well, Johnny Srouji is Apple‘s VP of hardware based in Israel. He leads teams of silicon technology engineers developing Apple chips, cameras, and sensors.
Johnny Srouji: So we started from one. Over a decade later, over 2,000 engineers.
When looking through Apple‘s vacancy page in Herzliya, offers were open for engineering positions requiring skill for pre- and post-silicon chip development.
Israel‘s Tech Industry is not Just Limited to R&D for Apple.
Canadian-Israeli funding firm AWZ Ventures announced plans to build a plant in Ashkelon. Among the fund advisors are former Israeli military chief of staff Aviv Kohavi.
Yaron Ashkenazi: We’re going to build a structure, a formula that’s going to be a win-win situation for the defense authorities and the civil market at the same time.
The Jerusalem Post – Apple announced the iPhone 17e with a chip developed in Israel
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The Times of Israel – Specialized chip plant to be built in Ashkelon, Israeli-Canadian fund announces
