unemployment in Gaza

Palestinians wait to travel into Egypt, after the Rafah border crossing was opened for three days for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 12, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)

Escaping Gaza is easier now — for Palestinians who can afford it

Egypt has kept the Rafah crossing from Gaza continuously open since May, diverging from a years-long policy. But leaving the Strip is only the first of many challenges. By Pam Bailey and Fadi O. Al-Naji GAZA CITY — Um Ibrahim tried but failed to persuade her youngest son to reverse his decision to emigrate. The…

By +972 Magazine November 27, 2018

Palestinian school girls walk across a destroyed part of Shujayea neighborhood, Gaza city, November 4th, 2014. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Do Israelis have any idea how bad it is in Gaza?

Nearly two million Gazans are living in a state of poverty and shortages, with few options of leaving and even fewer options for work. Nearly two million people who live in a giant prison, and Israelis cannot even begin to fathom how terrible their situation is. “I’m extremely concerned that if you leave Gaza in…

By Haggai Matar February 17, 2015

Construction workers in the Gaza Strip (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

‘Israel wants us to be dependent on aid’: Gaza’s economy under siege

The Israeli and Egyptian blockade on Gaza has led to ever-rising unemployment, construction skidding to a halt and water is becoming scarcer than ever. By Avi Blecherman Last week the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics published its most recent unemployment data in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The unemployment rate in Gaza jumped…

By +972 Magazine June 4, 2014

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