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Economics

Luay Shabaneh

Jerusalem’s Economic Shift and the Gap between the City’s Arabs and Jews

Israeli policies have created a large socioeconomic gap between the Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem.

Since the occupation and unilateral annexation of Arab East Jerusalem in June 1967, Israel has sought not only to annex the city, but also to change its image and demographic balance. Therefore, it i

Vol. 14 No. 4 2007

Gil Feiler

Creating Jobs for the Palestinians

Even with massive international aid for Palestinian economic development, many Palestinians will have to go on working in Isreal for many years

The employment of Palestinians, including refugees, is one of the main problems that must be solved if the stability of the region is to be ensured. This is particularly the case in the context of th

Vol. 1 No. 1 1994

Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement

Commercial Closure: Deleting Gaza’s Economy from the Map The economic boycott of the Gaza Strip could result in a humanitarian disaster.

Commercial Closure: Deleting Gaza's Economy from the Map Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement Gisha is an Israeli non-profit organization founded in 2005, whose goal is to protect the freedom

Vol. 14 No. 2 2007

Azzam Abu-Saud

Closures and Separation and Their Impact on East Jerusalem’s Economic Sectors

East Jerusalem's economy has gone through a good deal of ups and downs during the past 40 years of occupation, especially as the state of the economy is inextricably linked with the political situati

Vol. 14 No. 1 2007

Gideon Levy

The Territorial Dybbuk and the Cave Dwellers

Where is there another state that expels people from caves?

The paratroopers raided at dawn: less than two weeks ago the soldiers in their vaunted red berets, young men from an elite unit, swooped down on Khirbet Jinba in the land of the caves in the area of

Vol. 7 No. 1 2000

The World Bank Croup Palestinian NCO Project

In face of reduced financing of Palestinian NCOs, the World Bank has initiated a Palestinian NCO project for the poor and the marginalized.

Despite the valuable role of the Palestinian NGO sector, recent years have witnessed significant reductions in their funding. In the early 1990s, according to World Bank estimates, the NGO sector rec

Vol. 6 No. 1 1999

A U.N. Report Economic Conditions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

A U.N. report on economic and social conditions in the West bank and Gaza Strip in 1998.

Economics The Palestinian Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) initially projected 1998 real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP) growth rates

Vol. 6 No. 2 1999

Ephraim Davidi

The Israeli Economy and the Challenges of Globalization

The impact of the Intifada and the Nasdaq crisis on Israel‘s economy.

It is now officially recognized that the Israeli economy is in the throes of a deepening recession. According to Israel Bank figures at the end of June 2001, the "combined index for examining the sit

Vol. 8 No. 2 2001

John Ashley Nedal Jayousi

Setting a Palestinian National Food Security Strategy

The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included nor does it accept re

Vol. 13 No. 3 2006

Targeting the Poor in the West Bank and Gaza

According to the World Bank, an estimated 64% of the population in the Palestinian territories is living under the poverty line.

The pattern of closure imposed by Israel since October 2000 varies greatly from one place to another. Due to this pattern, some small Palestinian villages have literally been cut off from the rest of

Vol. 8 No. 3 2001

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