georgephillip
Diamond Member
"Hundreds of businesses serving the settlers are booming in the 60 per cent of the West Bank, the so-called Area C, which falls under Israels full control. The real estate and construction industries, in particular, benefit from cut-price land and increased profits made available by theft from Palestinian owners.
"Other businesses, meanwhile, have moved into Israels West Bank industrial zones, benefiting from cheap Palestinian labour and from discounted land, tax perks and lax enforcement of environmental protections.
"Much of the tourism industry also depends on Israels hold over the holy sites located in East Jerusalem.
"This web of interests depends on what Akiva Eldar, of the Haaretz newspaper, terms 'land-laundering' overseen by government ministries, state institutions and Zionist organisations. These murky transactions create ample opportunities for corruption that have become a staple for Israels rich and powerful."
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"Other businesses, meanwhile, have moved into Israels West Bank industrial zones, benefiting from cheap Palestinian labour and from discounted land, tax perks and lax enforcement of environmental protections.
"Much of the tourism industry also depends on Israels hold over the holy sites located in East Jerusalem.
"This web of interests depends on what Akiva Eldar, of the Haaretz newspaper, terms 'land-laundering' overseen by government ministries, state institutions and Zionist organisations. These murky transactions create ample opportunities for corruption that have become a staple for Israels rich and powerful."
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