Wednesday 9 May 2007

World Bank criticises Israel over Palestinian economy

Mark Tran, Guardian Unlimited, Wednesday May 9, 2007

The World Bank today called on Israel to ease its extensive restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to fuel a Palestinian economic revival.

In a harsh report (pdf), the bank criticised Israel for extending legitimate security measures to expand and protect settlement activity and the relatively unhindered movement of settlers and other Israelis in and out of the West Bank.

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