Posts Tagged: Gaza Economy
New Study Highlights How Hamas Destroyed Gaza’s Economy
The economy of the Gaza Strip has been ravaged by the Hamas terror group, whose years-long rule over the Palestinian enclave has devastated the lives...
Prioritizing Violence Over Development, Hamas Resumes Arson Attacks to Coerce Concessions
Tensions are on the rise between Israel and Hamas after the terrorist group recently resumed its arson terrorism campaign, encouraging Palestinians to launch incendiary balloons...
Gazan Bridegrooms End Up in Jail Over Unpaid Debts
Bridegrooms in the Gaza Strip are finding marriage a path to debtors' prison rather than to happiness. Wedding celebrations cost around $10,000 in the Palestinian enclave,...
War and Poverty Drive Gazans to Seek Better Life in Europe Despite Dangers
Shaban Khalaf's advice to any other Gazans thinking of heading to Europe in search of a better life, as he did, is blunt: don't bother...
Fear of Isolation and Collapse Drive Hamas’ Violent Extortion Racket
When it seized power in a violent 2007 coup, Hamas thought that it would turn the Gaza Strip into a shining example of Palestinian Muslim...
UN Official Condemns Hamas Crackdown on Gaza Economic Protests
A UN envoy condemned Gaza's ruling Hamas group on Sunday for what he called its campaign of arrests and violence in confronting street protests over...
Iran’s Violent Influence Threatens Israel and Its Arab Neighbors
Wherever violence and aggression flare up around Israel's borders, Iran or one of its proxies will likely be found. Iran's persistent subversion and promotion of...
Qatar to Pay Aid Into Gaza, With Hamas Approval
Qatar on Friday said it will pay $20 million in humanitarian aid to boost the ailing economy of Gaza, a day after the coastal strip's...
Hamas Refuses to Let Qatar Pay Gaza Salaries
Gaza's dominant Hamas group refused to let Qatar send in $15 million of aid on Thursday, part of a tortuous standoff involving Israel and rival Palestinian factions...
Qatar Says Gaza Payouts on Track After Delay Over Border Violence
A third Qatari cash donation for impoverished Gaza civil servants will be made this week after it was held back by Israel in protest at Palestinian border...
Qatar Steps in to Pay Civil Servants Wages in Gaza
Qatar paid the salaries of nearly 30,000 Gazan civil servants on Friday, delighting the impoverished workers but angering some in the deeply divided Palestinian leadership...
UN Bemoans Unsustainable Palestinian Economy
Palestinian citizens are trapped in an economy of jobless growth with no prospects, especially in Gaza, which is undergoing "de-development," the United Nations trade and...
The Terrorist Semi-States of Hamas and Hezbollah
The terrorist threat that Israel faces is an unusual one because the terrorist organizations seeking to destroy it control their own territory, making them a...
Israel Announces Gaza Trade, Fishing Crackdown in Anti-Hamas Move
Israel said on Monday it was closing the Gaza Strip's main commercial crossing and limiting the Palestinian coastal enclave's fishing zone in a crackdown targeting Hamas...