Business & Economy

Benjamin Netanyahu omitted any reference to theft of Palestinian water resources during his visit to a parched California.

Public sector employees are receiving their salaries against the odds.

Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha spoiled by Israeli-Egyptian siege on the coastal strip.

High municipal taxes are forcing shopkeepers to close their businesses.

Donors have helped undermine human rights, say groups working in the West Bank.

“Made in Palestine” displays how inventions continue despite occupation.

Thousands took to the streets this week to protest high costs of living and the Palestinian Authority’s economic policies.

The economic bubble in the West Bank will burst, and instead of working to remove Israeli restrictions, the Palestinian Authority continues to push for investments in the private sector.

It is a craft that has been passed down from one generation to the next. The al-Mathloums were one of the best-known bamboo furniture-making families in Gaza but now, of his brothers, only Zakariya, the eldest son, is struggling to keep the tradition and the business alive.

Israel’s ongoing blockade has suffocated countless export industries and continues to dictate the types of crops grown in Gaza, including flowers.