Governor Schwarzenegger Will Make Economic Visit to Israel

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will visit Israel at the head of a delegation of Jewish Californian businesspeople, Globes reported. Former Packard Bell president Beny Alagem and Saban Entertainment president Haim Saban will also participate. Saban recently acquired Germany's KirchMedia. The visit by the Hollywood actor and recently elected as governor will topuch on economic issues.

A group of Israeli companies active in California, or which have pending plans to do so, recently asked Israelis representatives to personally handle relations with Governor Schwarzenegger's office. Schwarzenegger will meet representatives of the Israeli companies at a business reception upon his arrival. Mercury Interactive Corporation and Zoran are the most prominent high-tech Israeli companies operating in California. Schwarzenegger will also meet representatives of Ormat Industries and Solel Boneh Building and Infrastructure, which build power stations, and agricultural equipment manufacturers Netafim, Dorot Automatic Control Valves, and Amiad Filtration Systems. These companies are bidding in government tenders, and connections with California governor's office might help them.

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