Updates
Blackouts approximately 15 hours per day for 400,000 people, Kerem Shalom closed
July 17, 2014. Central Gaza and Khan Younis experiencing approximately 15 hours of blackouts per day. Kerem Shalom Crossing was meant to open for two hours for entrance of goods but did not.
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Ordinary people in Gaza feel Israel in every aspect of life
July 15, 2014. Gisha Executive Director Eitan Diamond was interviewed on Israeli radio programs – Guy Zohar on 103FM and the “Real Economy” on Reshet Alef, as well as on Channel 10 News. Gisha Spokesperson Shai Grunberg’s op-ed was published on Israeli news website Walla!.
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“Gaza is a very small market that can’t survive on its own, without connection to the outside world”.
July 9, 2014, in an interview for Channel 10’s “London and Kirschenbaum”, Gisha Research Director Iman Jabbour discussed the state of Gaza’s economy, its unemployment rate and its dependence on trade with Israel and the West Bank.
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