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Date: April 21, 2024 at 12:58:20
From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: UN: 80% of Gaza inhabitants relied on international aid before war |
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/25/un-report-80-per-cent-of-gaza-inhabitants-relied-on-international-aid-before-war |
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And yet Hamas refused to end the war when offered. Who
benefits?
"The report said conditions were worse in Gaza than for
Palestinians living in the West Bank, with a 65%
probability of being poor, a 41% probability of
dropping out of the labour force in despair, and for
those looking for work, a 45% probability of being
unemployed. Living standards – as measured by gross
domestic product per head – were 27% lower than they
were in 2006." (When Hamas was voted in.)
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Date: April 21, 2024 at 15:42:52
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: twisting logic into infinity |
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/25/un-report-80-per-cent-of-gaza-inhabitants-relied-on-international-aid-before-war |
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if only Israel began treating Palestinians like equal human beings, if only
Israel would agree to Palestinian sovereignty & statehood, if only Israel would
stop stealing Palestinian land, after decades of doing the opposite, Hamas
would have NO support among Palestinians. Zero, zilch. The only reason
some Palestinians might still support Hamas (many do not), is out of
desperation. Israel has been strangling Palestinians for decades, and Mitra
doesn't seem to understand that.
full article
UN report: 80% of Gaza inhabitants relied on international aid before war
This article is more than 5 months old
Unctad outlines conditions last year, with unemployment rate of 45% one of
highest in world
Larry Elliott Economics editor
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Israel’s blockade hollowed out Gaza’s economy and left 80% of its
inhabitants dependent on international aid even before the current crisis
erupted, the UN has said.
In a report outlining conditions in the Palestinian territory last year, the UN
Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) said two-thirds of Gaza’s
population was living in poverty, while its unemployment rate of 45% was
one of the highest in the world.
Unctad said a “decades-long” blockade had taken a heavy toll on Gaza’s
economy, and that the aid flows that had helped underpin living standards for
a population of just over 2 million people had dried up.
The report was prepared by the Geneva-based body before Hamas militants
attacked southern Israeli communities on 7 October, killing 1,400 people and
taking 222 hostages into Gaza. The subsequent Israeli bombardment of the
territory has damaged infrastructure and led to fresh economic disruption,
while more than 5,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Unctad said: “The result of the restrictions and closures and military
operations has been the suppression of investment and productive activities
and the collapse of the economy of Gaza, as well as its separation from the
world and the rest of the Palestinian economy in the West Bank and East
Jerusalem.
“Unctad has noted that the blockade, frequent military operations and
restrictions on the entry and exit of people and essential goods have stifled
the economy, impeded access to health and other essential services and
undermined the living conditions of more than 2 million Palestinians.”
The report said conditions were worse in Gaza than for Palestinians living in
the West Bank, with a 65% probability of being poor, a 41% probability of
dropping out of the labour force in despair, and for those looking for work, a
45% probability of being unemployed. Living standards – as measured by
gross domestic product per head – were 27% lower than they were in 2006.
“The restrictions on movement also impede access to health and other
essential services, as 80% of Gazans depend on international aid. Living in
Gaza in 2022 meant confinement in one of the most densely populated
spaces in the world, without electricity half the time, and without adequate
access to clean water or a proper sewage system.”
Unctad said in the past donor aid had helped “soften the impact of
occupation”. However, in 2022 the Palestinian government received only
$250m (£206m) in donor budget support and $300m for development
projects – down from a total $2bn in 2008. As a share of GDP donor aid had
fallen from 27% to 3% since 2008.
Unemployment remained high at 24% across the occupied Palestinian
territories, with rates of 13% in the West Bank and 45% in Gaza. Women and
young people were the hardest hit, the report said.
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“Since June 2007, Gaza suffered several military operations and has been
under a land, sea and air closure,” Unctad said. “Gazans need permits to
move in and out of the strip through two land crossing points controlled by
Israel.
“Restrictions on the movement of people and goods, destruction of
productive assets in frequent military operations and the ban on the
importation of key technologies and inputs have hollowed out Gaza’s
economy.”
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Date: April 21, 2024 at 16:39:03
From: old timer, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: twisting logic into infinity |
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i didn’t understand why she posted a 5 month old article showing gaza
relied on the un aid israel has been blockading?? it just highlights why
there is now mass starvation in gaza
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Date: April 21, 2024 at 13:34:36
From: old timer, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: the same aid israel has stopped causing famine(NT) |
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