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Palestinian workers squeeze themselves to pass through the Israeli checkpoint of Bethlehem while heading to their work in Israeli cities, Bethlehem, West Bank, March 19, 2017. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
How the occupation dictates Israeli economic policy
The longer military rule over millions of Palestinians persists, the less Israel will invest in education, health, and welfare.  By Shlomo Swirski The hasty and rather under-reported deliberations on Israel’s 2019 state budget, approved by the Knesset on Thursday, present us with an opportunity to raise an important question: should the country stick to the policy…
By +972 Magazine March 18, 2018
A torn Israeli flag seen at the settlement of Gevaot, September 2, 2014. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
The true price Israel pays for the occupation
Both the economic and political elite in Israel benefit from the occupation in different ways. The longer the occupation persists, the wider become the gaps between these two ‘1 percents’ and the rest of the country.  By Shlomo Swirski What is the cost to Israel of the occupation? And who in Israel is paying it?…
By +972 Magazine May 17, 2017
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