Without the grant approval for the new project from the Israeli government, we would have decided against Israel as a location for FAB 28. But the grant approval together with an established workforce and infrastructure made Israel the best place for the new plant.

Intel has a long history of high-tech manufacturing in Israel, and this is a natural continuation of that. When the manufacturing requires highly skilled people, we believe we have a competitive advantage here.

The benefit package put forth by the Israeli government was part of the equation. This is a good investment for Intel and for the state of Israel.

Now we are seeking approval from the government to begin offshore drilling at the end of 2006.

The ministers in the government of Israel should be serious and responsible to correct what was done here in the last few years.

The Israeli government has a long relationship with American evangelicals, ... They have been cultivated as a domestic pro-Israel political constituency, as well as a source of foreign exchange through the tourism industry, so offering some land sounds like an effort to deepen and expand those political and financial relationships.