Palestine-Israel Journal

Economics

How To Strengthen the Resilience of the Palestinian Economy - The Policy of ImportSubstitution and Diversification

Building a Palestinian productive economy that meets technical and financial requirements is the only way to protect Palestine from external pressures and shocks that arise from the conflict.

The ability of countries to deal with economic shocks and pressures varies, particularly during major crises, such as the 2008 crisis in the United States and the subsequent crisis in 2012 which prima...

Vol. 27 No. 1 & 2 2022

Samir HuleiIeh

Fifty Years of Israeli-Palestinian Economic Relations, 1967-2017: What Have We Learned?

Evisceration of the Palestinian Economy: 1967-2007: The Destruction of 50 Years of Israeli Colonizing Military Occupation on the Palestinian Economy.

I. Introduction Since the military occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip (WBGS) in June 1967, the Palestinian economy has been tightly linked to Israel in an involuntary relat...

Vol. 22 No. 2 2017

Mohammed Samhouri

The Hidden Treasure of the Palestinian Economy: The Economic Implications of Refugee Compensation

Refugee compensation could bring rapid development and stability to the future state.

The issue of the Palestinian refugees raises, first of all, political and moral questions. Thus, the impact of compensation for the refugees on the Palestinian economy is neglected. Although it is di...

Vol. 15 No. 2 2008

Izhak Schnell

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

Luay Shabaneh

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

Gil Feiler

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

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

Azzam Abu-Saud

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

Gideon Levy

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