Talk:Economy of the Palestinian territories

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Merge. Economy of the West Bank should be merged here, as this article links together economies of the West Bank and of Gaza strip, which would be the support of any future Palestinian state. Tazmaniacs 14:55, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

  • Negation. No, not at all. Palestinian economy cannot be considered completely related to the Economy of the West Bank.
  • Disagree. The Economy of the West Bank should include the combined production and trade of Jews and Arabs living in this region, while Palestinian economy naturally ignores any Jewish contribution to developing industry and trade in this area (previously included Gush Katif. --Shuki 22:21, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Support. Keeps it tidier. Disagree with Shuki, if you add it then it won't ignore Jewish contribution. Pockets23 23:56, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I just wanted to say that this is good, but suggest a few improvements. First, I think it is important to note clearly how tied the Palestinian economy is to the Israeli economy. I would have to search for a source for the statistics, but around 90% of exports are either to - or via Israel. Almost all imports are controlled directly or indirectly by Israeli business interests. Hence, there has been severe pressure on many Palestinian businesses since the Intifada due to Israeli businesses withdrawing from further work. Second, the Statistics section does not mention the Quarry/Stone industry which produces one of the main international export products worldwide. Again much is sold to Israeli businesses which then resale around the world, but some companies are starting to sell direct. In my view, the Palestinian economy can only be sustained if it is able to find customers outwith of Israel. JNTurner 10:33, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] needs clean up and direction

The article, especially after Tazmaniacs' edit, is not structured well at all. I'll refrain from slapping a cleanup template on it. People might think that it is a POV move by me. --Shuki 22:25, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, there is very little deta available on this topic. It (the toic) is unique in various ways. I think for a clean-up it needs to be reduced quite a bit. --bandishhh

All the numbers need to be sourced. If something is PPP, the relevant year must be indicated. I can't find GDP info from PWT 6.2 and other sources don't agree. Perhaps when I have better numbers I'll add my changes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.162.51.163 (talk) 23:27, 30 August 2007 (UTC)