Te Economic Impact o Israeli-Arab Visitors to the West Bank
General Overview o the Impact o the Confdence Building Measures 2010
Confdence Building Measures by Israel in 2010 have en-couraged vast economic growth in the West Bank
. In the lasttwo years, Arab-Israelis have experienced ree access toPalestinian cities in the West Bank including Jenin, Nab-lus, Hebron, Qalqilya, ulkarem, Bethlehem and Jericho.In 2010 over 3.3 million people have taken advantage o this new opportunity. More than 100 road blocks were re-moved in 2010, and currently only 16 checkpoints remain,enabling routine journeys between the cities o the WestBank. Furthermore, working hours at the Gilboa check-point have been extended in order to allow Arab-Israelisto enter in the evenings, while the ulkarem crossings (viaRoute 6) are now available.
Signicant economic growth.
According to estimates by nancial bureaus in the Pales-tinian Authority and the Civil Administration, these mea-sures contributed to signicant economic growth in 2010,including the the infux o over 800,000,000 NIS (over 225million USD) to Palestinian cities.Additional economic growth indicators include a 9%growth rate in GNP in 2010. Israeli Arabs entering intothese cities contributed approximately 5.5% percent o thetotal GDP. Tousands o news shops opened in Palestin-ian cities in 2010, including 600 new businesses opened inJenin alone.*Te entertainment sector has refected the immensegrowth o 2010. wo large amusement parks have in-creased in popularity, one in Jenin and the other in ulka-rem. Other visitor sites include a zoo in Qalqilya, a waterpark in Jericho, and scores o other attractions which arenot only unctional, but thriving.Tese businesses operate in complete cooperation withIsraeli traders and entities, as it proves protible and ben-ecial. A noted example o such cooperation is the trans-er o animals rom the ‘Saari’ in Ramat Gan to the zoo inQalqilya. During the course o the Muslim Eid al-Adhah,just the zoo in Qalqilya and ‘Mega Land’ in ulkaremeach saw over 100,000 visitors (according to local businessowners). Notably, a signicant proportion o these visitorswere Israeli-Arabs.Troughout the past year, Condence Building Measureswere gradually instituted by Israel. Te primary goal wasto stimulate economic growth in the West Bank or thelocal Palestinian population. Authorizing the entry o Is-raeli-Arabs into Palestinian cities along with the expansiono working hours at the crossings are just a ew exampleso the success o institutionalizing Condence BuildingMeasures in the West Bank in 2010.
Downtown Nablus by day.A popular amusement park in Tul Karem.
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Israeli Arabs and West Bank Economy
This document details the easing measures undertaken by the Civil Administration and security forces and their positive impact on the Palestinian economy in light of the improved security situation.
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