Israel s war on Hamas in Gaza has also wreaked havoc on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank. In response to Hamas Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war, Israel severed economic ties with the West Bank, barring tens of thousands of Palestinian workers from entering the country. In the four months since, the Palestinian economy in the West Bank has contracted by over one-fifth. One-third of businesses in the territory either closed or reduced production. And one-third of jobs were lost. Daily losses run to $25 million. Palestinians are running out of savings and racking up debt to buy food.
Israel s war on Hamas in Gaza has also wreaked havoc on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank. In response to Hamas Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war, Israel severed economic ties with the West Bank, barring tens of thousands of Palestinian workers from entering the country. In the four months since, the Palestinian economy in the West Bank has contracted by over one-fifth. One-third of businesses in the territory either closed or reduced production. And one-third of jobs were lost. Daily losses run to $25 million. Palestinians are running out of savings and racking up debt to buy food.
NILIN, West Bank - Count the rings of the gnarled olive trees dotting Mohammed Mousa s land in the West Bank village of Nilin: They ve been here centuries, far before the Palestinian family s livelihood came to depend on the whims of Israeli …
Count the rings of the gnarled olive trees dotting Mohammed Mousa’s land in the West Bank village of Nilin: They’ve been here centuries, far before the Palestinian family’s livelihood came to depend on the whims of Israeli occupation. When Israel established a checkpoint near the Mousas’ land a decade ago, the family converted their ancestral…