Reuters’ Adam Entous has the fascinating back story on why Israeli banks decided to sever ties with banks in the Gaza Strip. Bank Hapoalim, the first bank to decide to cut off Gaza, said it was doing so simply because the government had declared Gaza an “enemy entity.” But that now seems to be only […]
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The real reason Israeli banks cut off Gaza
October 5th, 2007 · 9 Comments
Tags: Economy · Hamas · Gaza · Israel
Palestinian economic news
September 18th, 2007 · 4 Comments
There have been a pair of reports on the woeful state of the Palestinian economy this week. A British government report released yesterday called on Israel to strike a balance between short-term security needs and Palestiniain economic development. The report argues that removing checkpoints and road blocks in the West Bank and thus freeing […]
Tags: Economy · Palestinian