Israel’s policy of locating industry in outlying areas advanced another step yesterday when an electronic appliance plant was officially opened at Bnei Yehuda, a new urban center in the southern Golan Heights. Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir cut a silk ribbon and Minister of Trade and Industry Haim Barlev pressed a button which activated the plant’s machinery. The factory which will produce electronic components is the 13th plant set up by Israel Aircraft Industries and is known as Golan Industries. Two groups of immigrants from the Soviet Union have organized cooperatives in the Golan Heights for industrial and agricultural activities. The settlers plan to produce crates for apples which are grown in the region and to build a cold storage plant.
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