The Closure Continues – Report on the Impact of the Israeli Closure of Gaza

Thursday June 20, 2013 00:25 by Palestinian Center for Human Rights – PCHR A Report on the Impact of the Israeli Closure on the Gaza Strip (01 January – 31 December 2012) This report is issued in the context of the closure policy imposed by the Israeli authorities on the Gaza Strip, which has been […]

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The lost footnotes of COGAT’s latest report

Gaza Gateway | Gisha | April 25, 2013 This month, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) published a report in English summarizing its activities over the course of 2012. The section on Gaza is comprehensive, thorough and informative, but it tells only part of the story. Gisha brings you the imagined, missing […]

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#GazaArk Ship from Gaza | ‘Ark’ loaded with Gaza exports to set sail in 2013

Maan News Agency | Nov 2, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The first siege-breaking ship to originate inside Gaza is set to depart for an early 2013 voyage to take goods to international markets, a Red Crescent official said Friday. Muna al-Farra says the “Gaza Ark” aims to break the Israeli blockade with help from […]

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West Bank’s farmers demand creating external markets for olive oil

[ PIC 16/09/2012 – 02:42 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– A number of farmers in the West Bank demanded to find external markets for olive oil, with the coming olive season, and stop importing other olive oil from abroad. Talal Chacour, a farmer from Assira village, told PIC’s correspondent that some farmers still reserve quantities of […]

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#GazaCrisis | Fuel Crisis in Gaza: Cutting Off Life

Palestinian school children do their homework on candle light during a power cut in Gaza City on 27 March 2012. (Photo: AFP – Mohammed Abed) By: Ruqaya Izzidien | Al Akhbar | June 14, 2012 The lack of fuel is destroying local industries and making living conditions harder to bear. The hum of the domestic […]

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PCBS: December Exports Up, Imports Down

WAFA NEWS AGENCY FEB 28 2012 RAMALLAH, February 28, 2012 (WAFA) – Palestinian exports increased by 11.9% while imports decreased by 3.6% in December 2011 compared to the previous month, according to a report published by the Palestinian Central Bureau for Statistics (PCBS) on Tuesday. Exports reached $66.9 million while imports reached $318.1 million in […]

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Minister Fayyad Announces the Launch of a New EU-funded Program to Maximize Palestinian Exports

PNN FEB 28 2012 The Ministry of National Economy in partnership with the Palestine Trade Center (PalTrade) and the Palestinian Shippers’ Council celebrated today the launching of the €3 million Trade Diversification, Competitiveness Enhancement Program funded by the European Union. The official launching ceremony was held at the Mövenpick Hotel in Ramallah and was attended […]

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Promises of exports fall short for Gaza’s manufacturers

Gaza Under Attack – Timeline | Pictures Aug | Oct | Dec 2011| Jan | Feb 2012 Maan News Agency | Febr 15, 2012 GAZA CITY (IRIN) — Mumin Najar drags open the massive door to the goods depot of his father’s furniture factory, the Modern Industrial Group, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. “Everything […]

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Update on the US brokered ease of Gaza: Flower & 1 whole truck of strawberries allowed to leave Gaza for export

Related: Deprivation of Basic Needs Cost Lives! Healthcare | Electricity| Water | Communication Maan News Gancy | Jan 17, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel permitted the export of one truck of flowers and another of strawberries from the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a Palestinian official said. The produce will leave Gaza through Kerem […]

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Why Don’t They Pull the Plug on Israeli Trade? ~ by Stuart Littlewood

Jan 12, 2012 | Palestine Chronicle | Stuart Littlewood The imprisonment and collective punishment inflicted on the civilian population in the overcrowded enclave of Gaza continues without let-up. For example, those whose children were killed or maimed by Israel’s murderous blitzkrieg 3 years ago (Operation Cast Lead), and whose homes were destroyed, have received no […]

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URGENT: Demand the Release of Gaza Crafts – Action Alert!

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Salem-News.com | Nov 17, 2011 The suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, especially children, is at an all time high. Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children MECA photo (GAZA CITY) – Every holiday season, the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) and Joining Hands sponsor a bazaar of […]

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Israeli Arms Exports Hit High of $7.2 Billion

  20.06.11 – 14:37 Tel Aviv – PNN – The Israeli defense industry reached a high in 2010 of $7.2 billion in exports, up from the $6.9 billion it had achieved in 2009, thus placing the country among the world’s top four arms exporters. Israel’s Iron Dome System “We recognize the challenges but we’re working […]

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The Confrontation to Come

PNN – Palestine News Network –  17.06.11 – 13:36 By Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh – Israel reported a record $7.2 billion weapons exports solidifying its position in the top four countries profiting from war and destruction.  The other two main official sources of income for Israel (foreign aid and its pillaging of the Palestinian economy) are […]

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Uncovering the Future

09.05.11 – 19:56| PNN – Palestine News Network ANERA – PNN – In the early morning, the spring sun warms the fertile fields of Gaza. It’s time for planting but first it’s time for cleaning. Wearing hats against the hot sun, workers spread out across the green fields to collect the plastic sheets covering last […]

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Israel’s lucrative weapons exports depend on how effectively it kills Palestinians

Thursday, April 14, 2011 | Sajepress | Posted by Zafar Khan Was the sudden spike in violence in Gaza accidental? During the month of March and up to the first ten days of April, 2011 violence between the Gaza strip and Israel escalated to the point where an all out conflict was looking more and […]

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