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Thursday, August 10, 2023

The new wave of terror may be hurting the Palestinian economy

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics published its labor report for the second quarter, and it shows that the number of Palestinians working in Israel and the settlements increased to 164,000 from 153,000 in the first quarter.However, this is not the highest number for Palestinians working for Israelis. It reversed a year-long trend of fewer Palestinians working for...

Palestinian PM tells businesspeople: "Invest in us, because our economy will be great when we kick Israel out!"

Palestinian prime minister Mohamed Shtayyeh spoke at an investment conference he set up, with about 45 Jordanian potential investors in attendance. It was at the Fourth Economic Empowerment Conference in Hebron.His pitch was a little unconventional.Usually, when speaking to foreign audiences, he emphasizes how difficult things are and how all of the Palestinian Authority problems...

Arab media painting "land bridge" idea between the Gulf and Haifa in antisemitic terms

Last week, YNet reported:Jerusalem and Washington are advancing a secret plan to establish a continuous land bridge connecting the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel, leading from the Persian Gulf straight to Israel's seaports. This is intended for the export of goods from the East to Europe through Israel, and later for tourist movement as well.The land...

Percentage of Israeli Arab women with academic degrees doubles, number with jobs jumps too

More indication of how absurd the "apartheid" libel is. From Globes:According to the Labor Market Report for 2022 released today by the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services, over a decade, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Arab women acquiring higher education, which has translated into greater participation in the labor market.In 2020, the report...

Palestinians complain that Israel halted furniture exports from Gaza. They won't mention the reason.

On May 5, Middle East Monitor reported:Israeli authorities yesterday banned the export of furniture products from the occupied Gaza Strip.The economic ministry said in a statement that the Israeli move aimed at "inflicting more losses on the enclave's industries that have been suffering due to the blockade."The ministry called on the international community "to pressure Israel...

Is it wise for Israel to allow development of the Gaza gas field?

On Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister's office issued a brief statement:In the framework of the existing efforts between the State of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority (PA), with emphasis on Palestinian economic development and maintaining security stability in the region, it has been decided to develop the Gaza Marine gas field off the coast of Gaza.Implementing...

Imagine if Israel boycotted Palestinian products

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics announced that in March 2023, the Palestinians exported goods worth nearly $150 million.87% of those goods went to Israel. In contrast, "only" 54% of Palestinian imports come from Israel; that used to be much higher.Now, let's imagine if Israel did what the BDS movement wants to see - and shut off all imports and exports to...

By their own success criteria, BDS has been a massive failure

The website for the BDS Movement has a FAQ section that asks, "What has the BDS movement achieved so far?"The very top achievement is listed as:BDS was a major factor behind the 46% drop in foreign direct investment in Israel in 2014, according to a UN report.How have direct investments in Israel done since then? If BDS is taking credit for the 46% drop in direct...

Israel considering increasing number of work permits from Gaza. News media silent.

Palestinian site Amad reports:Hebrew sources announced, on Sunday evening, that Israel is considering increasing the number of work permits from the Gaza Strip, and the number of regular work permits may reach about fifty thousand in the coming months.An informed Israeli security source indicated that the number could be increased as well, and this contributes to improving...

Saudi, Tunisia, Sudanese and Somali delegates meet in Israel for security conference

From i24 News:More than 20 guests from different Arab Gulf and African countries arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a historic visit to Jerusalem, where they will discuss a range of issues that pertain to regional links with the Jewish state. Among these guests, some of whom were from countries with which Israel does not have diplomatic relations, were representatives...

Gaza's economy improves when they don't try to kill Jews

A Hamas media spokesperson said today that Gaza's economy is rebounding now that there is relative calm in the sector.Governmental data in the Gaza Strip released today "showed a remarkable improvement in the economic situation," especially in the manufacturing and export sectors, according to a report in Sama News. The article says that the current state of calm, combined...

US gives millions to Palestinians without reporting where, exactly, the money goes

The United States has a very nice web page that shows how much foreign aid is given and the specific recipients every year.Here's a detail of what the West Bank/Gaza page looked like in 2020:The highlighted text says, "USAID redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016."I count about $90 million...

Why don't the Palestinians join the Negev Forum? Because it contradicts their entire purpose of destroying Israel

The third Negev Forum met this week in Abu Dhabi.The forum has participants from the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco as well as Egypt.The goal of the forum is to advance multilateral projects in the fields of health, regional security, education, water and food security, tourism and energy. It is not a peace summit - it is very focused...

What you can learn from Fatah's anniversary slogan

Fatah's pro-violence logoOn January 1, Fatah will celebrate its 58th anniversary. Well, not really. It is the 58th anniversary "of the launch of the contemporary Palestinian revolution," meaning the anniversary of their first terror attack, That attack was meant to disrupt Israeli's access to water. It was a direct attack on civilian infrastructure, and those terror roots...

On Sunday, the Acre Secondary Girls School in Khan Younis, Gaza, along with many other schools, hosted a Palestinian official over video link who spoke about the evils of normalization and the necessity of boycotting the "Zionist entity."Afterwards the girls held up signs against normalization for their Facebook page.Here's one of the photos.Let's look at this in more...