Israel withholds tax revenues and bans Palestinian laborers.

Analysts argue that Israel's control over the Palestinian economy has intensified due to the Gaza war, with Israel withholding tax revenues collected for the Palestinian Authority and banning Palestinian laborers from entering Israel, leading to higher unemployment rates and a financial crisis in the Palestinian territories. The Paris Protocol, signed under the Oslo agreements, allows Israel to collect import duties and value-added tax for the Palestinian Authority, which Israel has repeatedly leveraged to deprive the authority of essential funds.

April 21, 2024
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