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JERUSALEM: The Gaza crisis is speeding up Israel’s “annexation” of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who...
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JERUSALEM: The Gaza crisis is speeding up Israel’s “annexation” of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who...
The Israeli occupation's control over Palestinian economic resources, exacerbated by recent Israeli military failure in the Gaza Strip, has intensified, leading to dire financial conditions for the Palestinian Authority and population, with implications on political dynamics.
Israel is tightening the noose on the Palestinian Authority, which rules parts of the West Bank, by withholding tax revenues it collects on its behalf, economist Adel Samara told AFP.
The Gaza war is speeding up Israel's "annexation" of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by agreements that followed the Oslo peace accords.
The Gaza war is speeding up Israel's "annexation" of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by agreements that followed the Oslo peace accords. While the Israel-Hamas war raging since October 7 has devastated swathes of Gaza, it has also hit the public finances and wider economy of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israel is tightening the noose on the Palestinian Authority, which rules parts of the West Bank, by withholding tax revenues it collects on its behalf, economist Adel Samara told AFP.