Posts Tagged: Palestinian Economy
Mother-of-Five Steers New Course as Gaza’s First Woman Taxi Driver
For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking the road less traveled has become a way...
‘Dream Destination’ Cafes Offer Taste of Abroad in Hamas-Ruled Gaza
Mediterranean waves crash below patrons snacking on freshly-caught fish at the "Maldive Gaza" cafe, offering a glimpse of paradise to Palestinian residents of the isolated...
World Bank Said Palestinian Economy Could Contract by 11 Percent
JNS.org - The World Bank said on Monday that the Palestinian economy, which is already struggling, is set to shrink by up to 11 percent...
US Gives $5 Million to Palestinians Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, After Years of Aid Cuts
The United States is giving $5 million to the Palestinians to help them fight the coronavirus epidemic, an American envoy said on Thursday. The donation announced...
Israeli and Palestinian Farmers Pay the Price as Politicians Bicker
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have opened a new front in their decades-long conflict by getting locked in a trade dispute -- and farmers on both...
Palestinian Authority to Resume Taking Tax Money Collected by Israel
The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority (PA) will once again accept tax revenues collected on its behalf by Israel, after rejecting the money for months, Israeli and Palestinian officials...
World Bank Ignores Palestinian Authority ‘Play-to-Slay’ Crisis of Its Own Making
JNS.org - In a press release accompanying a new World Bank report assessing the Palestinian Authority (PA) economy, Kanthan Shankar, the World Bank’s country director...
Palestinian Authority Is Ill-Prepared to Live Up to its Threat of Economic Disengagement From Israel
CTech - The recent violence between Israel and the Palestinians highlights the heightening tensions between the parties since February, when Israel began deducting from the...
The Price of Palestinian Frustrations
JNS.org - Saudi blogger Mohammed Saud fell victim to Palestinian outrage last week during a visit to Jerusalem. Saud was part of a delegation of...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says ‘Never Possible’ to Consider US Plan for Middle East: NTV
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it was "never possible" for Turkey to positively consider the $50 billion US peace plan for the Middle East,...
IMF’s Lagarde Says West Bank, Gaza Growth Must Be Focused on Jobs
Growth in the West bank and Gaza must be focused on jobs, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, at the start...
Egypt, Jordan, Morocco to Attend US-Led Palestinian Investment Conference in Bahrain
Egypt, Jordan and Morocco have informed the Trump administration they will attend a US-led conference in Bahrain this month on proposals for boosting the Palestinian...
IMF Expects Global Financial Turnout at US-Led Palestinian Investment Conference
Global financial institutions will attend a US-led conference on the Palestinian economy this month that the Trump administration has cast as an overture to its...
Palestinians Reject Invitation to Economic Workshop in Bahrain Related to Peace Plan
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority officially rejected an invitation by the United States on Wednesday to attend an economic workshop in the Bahrain’s capital, Manama,...
