The Electronic Intifada - Business & Economy https://electronicintifada.net/businesseconomy en "Solidarity tax" imposed by Hamas forces rise in Gaza's grocery prices https://electronicintifada.net/content/solidarity-tax-imposed-hamas-forces-rise-gazas-grocery-prices/14565 Prices of basic goods spike by ten percent. Sat, 30 May 2015 20:04:13 +0000 Rami Almeghari 14565 at https://electronicintifada.net Gaza economy Hamas unemployment UNRWA Palestinian Authority Jamil al-Majdalawi Palestinian Legislative Council Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine https://electronicintifada.net/content/solidarity-tax-imposed-hamas-forces-rise-gazas-grocery-prices/14565#comments Economic independence grows at Palestinian mushroom farm https://electronicintifada.net/content/economic-independence-grows-palestinian-mushroom-farm/14327 New company aims to provide alternative to Israeli produce in the occupied West Bank. Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:00:54 +0000 Rosie Lyse-Thompson 14327 at https://electronicintifada.net economy agriculture Mahmoud Kuhail Amoro Agriculture Salah Hanieh Palestinian Society for Consumer Protection BDS consumer boycott Palestinian Authority Eyad Reyad Khalil Jericho https://electronicintifada.net/content/economic-independence-grows-palestinian-mushroom-farm/14327#comments Vices provide little relief in besieged Gaza https://electronicintifada.net/content/vices-provide-little-relief-besieged-gaza/14318 The price of cigarettes in Gaza has tripled since Egypt destroyed tunnels in 2013. Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:27:52 +0000 Rami Almeghari 14318 at https://electronicintifada.net Gaza siege Egypt tunnels smoking cigarettes tobacco https://electronicintifada.net/content/vices-provide-little-relief-besieged-gaza/14318#comments Booking.com offers hotel rooms in Israel's illegal settlements https://electronicintifada.net/content/bookingcom-offers-hotel-rooms-israels-illegal-settlements/14300 By advertising hotels in these settlements, Booking.com is abeting war crimes. Tue, 24 Feb 2015 22:35:05 +0000 Mieke Zagt 14300 at https://electronicintifada.net Israeli settlements settlements Golan Heights Syria West Bank Booking.com tourism Tekoa Lodge Netherlands Olive Tree Hotel Rimonim Hermon Holiday Village Kalia Kibbutz Hotel https://electronicintifada.net/content/bookingcom-offers-hotel-rooms-israels-illegal-settlements/14300#comments Farmers forced to stop growing strawberries in Gaza https://electronicintifada.net/content/farmers-forced-stop-growing-strawberries-gaza/14238 Only five truckloads of food and agricultural goods were exported from Gaza last month. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:27:22 +0000 Rami Almeghari 14238 at https://electronicintifada.net #GazaUnderAttack agriculture Gaza Strip Beit Lahiya economy gaza economy Gaza siege Karni crossing UN OCHA https://electronicintifada.net/content/farmers-forced-stop-growing-strawberries-gaza/14238#comments "We're being stripped of our dignity": Gaza workers not paid for seven months https://electronicintifada.net/content/were-being-stripped-our-dignity-gaza-workers-not-paid-seven-months/14221 Why is Mahmoud Abbas making trips to Paris when his own people are struggling to cope? Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:59:53 +0000 Rami Almeghari 14221 at https://electronicintifada.net Gaza #GazaUnderAttack Nasser Hospital Khan Younis Fatah Hamas economy Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas Sami Al-Amassi Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions https://electronicintifada.net/content/were-being-stripped-our-dignity-gaza-workers-not-paid-seven-months/14221#comments Teachers forced to equip schools at own expense as austerity bites West Bank https://electronicintifada.net/content/teachers-forced-equip-schools-own-expense-austerity-bites-west-bank/14206 Both Israel's economic warfare and the Palestinian Authority's neoliberal policies have widened income inequality. Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:45:57 +0000 Patrick O. Strickland 14206 at https://electronicintifada.net education economy Palestinian Authority West Bank Oslo accords Alaa Tartir https://electronicintifada.net/content/teachers-forced-equip-schools-own-expense-austerity-bites-west-bank/14206#comments Silicon Valley accord recycles myth of Israel's green record https://electronicintifada.net/content/silicon-valley-accord-recycles-myth-israels-green-record/13230 Benjamin Netanyahu omitted any reference to theft of Palestinian water resources during his visit to a parched California. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:31:18 +0000 Charlotte Silver 13230 at https://electronicintifada.net Benjamin Netanyahu California Jerry Brown Silicon Valley greenwashing BrightSource solar panels water https://electronicintifada.net/content/silicon-valley-accord-recycles-myth-israels-green-record/13230#comments Unlicensed banks provide "safety net" to besieged Gaza https://electronicintifada.net/content/unlicensed-banks-provide-safety-net-besieged-gaza/12885 Public sector employees are receiving their salaries against the odds. Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:26:38 +0000 Hana Salah 12885 at https://electronicintifada.net Gaza Strip Gaza siege Islamic National Bank Al-Intaj economy finance Palestinian Monetary Authority Mohsen Abu Ramadan Hamas Saif Aldeen Owda Rami Abu Sha'aban Mohammad Skeik tunnels Ziad al-Zaza Alaa al-Rafati Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency banks Allam Ghabayen https://electronicintifada.net/content/unlicensed-banks-provide-safety-net-besieged-gaza/12885#comments Siege puts holiday tradition beyond reach of many Gaza families https://electronicintifada.net/content/siege-puts-holiday-tradition-beyond-reach-many-gaza-families/12846 Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha spoiled by Israeli-Egyptian siege on the coastal strip. Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:10:17 +0000 Rami Almeghari 12846 at https://electronicintifada.net Gaza Strip Eid al-Adha tunnels Gaza siege Beit Hanoun https://electronicintifada.net/content/siege-puts-holiday-tradition-beyond-reach-many-gaza-families/12846#comments