Cited causes of the food crisis in the draft report reveal the relentless progression of Israeli pressure on Palestinian communities in the occupied territories: curfews, closures and movement restrictions; expropriation of land; growth of settlements; destruction of economically productive assets; blockage of humanitarian aid; and the carving up of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip into isolated 'Bantustans.' The Special Rapporteur quotes UNRWA statistics from June 2003 of 231 separate instances of excessive delay or denial of passage at checkpoints in the West Bank, the highest since the beginning of the Intifada. This harrassment of UN officials did not include the Special Rapporteur's own experience at Qalqilya checkpoint a few days later, where a soldier delbierately took aim at his vehicle at very short range . . . |
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"The proximate cause of the economic crisis is closure" - The World Bank
The report concludes with several recommendations to the Government of Israel, chief amongst which are the following: At the time you're reading this list, on how many of these undertakings has the Government of Israel attempted to sign off ?
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