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Why did foreign workers become more numerous in Tel Aviv during the 1990s?
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During the 1990s, the number of foreign workers in Tel Aviv increased significantly due to a decline in the available supply of Arab labor. This labor shortage was a direct result of restrictions placed on the movement of workers to and from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during and following the first intifada.1