Pacific Daily News · 11 February 2020
CP-2020-010
Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis
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BUSINESS NEWS ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM - The Israeli military blocked Palestinian agricultural exports on Sunday in the latest escalation of a monthslong trade war that comes amid fears of renewed violence.
Following Defense Minister Naftali Bennett's instruction, the military said it will not allow the Palestinians to transfer their products through their land crossing to Jordan, the West Bank's only direct export route to the outside world.
The Western-backed Palestinian Authority said Israeli forces at vegetable checkpoints blocked shipments that were in their way to export abroad. The Ministry of Agriculture statement said vegetable exports to Israel were worth $88 million last year, comprising 68% of the West Bank's overall vegetable exports.
The crisis erupted in September, when the Palestinians decided to stop importing beef from Israel. The Palestinian Authority claimed most of the 120,000 head of cattle it imported monthly from Israel was imported and that it therefore preferred to import directly from abroad. The move appeared aimed at reducing the Palestinians' economic dependence on Israel.
Shortly after the September announcement, Israeli cattle ranchPACIFIC DAILY NEWS ers saw a drop in their market and - pressured Israeli authorities to take action. Bennett retaliated with a ban on Palestinian beef and other products, triggering the Palestinians to expand their boycott, and stop importing Israeli vegetables, fruits, beverages and mineral water.
The Palestinians say their actions are aided at pressuring Israel into revoking its ban, while Israel says normal trade will be restored the moment the Palestinian UESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, reverse the cattle ban that started 10 the crisis in the first place.
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"Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis," Pacific Daily News, 11 February 2020. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2020-010. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2020-010
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