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The Palestinians are expected to finance the checkpoints - a system that makes their lives a living hell. (Activestills.org)

Israeli treasury looks to scrap Palestinian day workers’ tax breaks

Palestinians working in Israel will see thousands of shekels reduced annually from their barely sufficient salary, as per an amendment proposed by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon. The arguments he put forth are hair-raisingly infuriating. By Ala Khatib Every now and again the Israeli government declares that it intends to ease restrictions on Palestinian employment in…

By +972 Magazine August 12, 2016

Illustrative photo of garbage (flickr/Editor B)

East Jerusalemites appeal to UN for help with garbage collection

Palestinian residents of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, which is grossly lacking in municipal services, are looking elsewhere for help with garbage collection. Mynet (Hebrew) reports that residents of Qalandia and Kfar Akab are “drowning in garbage.” The two Palestinian neighborhoods are within the Israeli-drawn municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, but located on the West Bank side of…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat March 4, 2012