Lurung_Gaza
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<!--which disrupted previously established labor and commodity market relationships between Israèl and the Strip. A serious negative social effect of this downturn was the emergence of high unemployment. Israèl's use of comprehensive closures decreased during the next few years and, in 1998, Israèl implemented new policies to reduce the impact of closures and other security procedures on the movement of Palestinian goods and labor into Israèl. These changes fueled an almost three-year-long economic recovery in the Gaza Strip. Recovery ended with the outbreak of the al-Aqsa Intifada in the last quarter of 2000. The al-Aqsa Intifada triggered tight IDF closures of the border with Israèl, as well as frequent curbs on traffic in Palestinian self-rule areas, severely disrupting trade and labor movements. In 2001, and even more severely in early 2002, internal turmoil and Israèli military measures in Palestinian Authority areas resulted in the destruction of capital plant and administrative structure, widespread business closures, and a sharp drop in GDP. Another major factor has been the decline of income earned due to reduction in the number of Gazans permitted entry to work in Israèl. After the Israèli withdrawal from Gaza, the flow of a limited number of workers into Israèl again resumed, although Israèl has stated its intention to reduce or end such permits due to the victory of Hamas in the 2006 parliamentary elections. The Israèli settlers of Gush Katif built greenhouses and experimented with new forms of agriculture. These greenhouses also provided employment for many hundred Gazan Palestinians. When Israèl withdrew from the Gaza Strip in the Summer of 2005, the greenhouses were purchased with money raised by former World Bank president James Wolfensohn, and given to the Palestinian people to jump-start their economy. However, the effort faltered due to limited water supply, inability to export produce due to Israèli border restrictions, and corruption in the Palestinian Authority. Most of the greenhouses were subsequently looted or destroyed. According to the CIA World Factbook, GDP in 2001 declined 35% to a per capita income of $625 a year, and 60% of the population is now below the poverty line. Gaza Strip industries are generally small family businesses that produce textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israèlis have established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial center. Israèl supplies the Gaza Strip with electricity. The main agricultural products are olives, citrus, vegetables, Halal beef, and dairy products. Primary exports are citrus and cut flowers, while primary imports are food, consumer goods, and construction materials. The main trade partners of the Gaza Strip are Israèl, Egypt, and the West Bank. Before the second Palestinian uprising broke out in September 2000, around 25,000 workers from the Gaza Strip used to work in Israèl every day. Israèl, the United States, Canada, and the European Union have frozen all funds to the Palestinian government after the formation of a Hamas-controlled government after its victory in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election. They view the group as a terrorist organization, and have pressured Hamas to recognize Israèl, renounce violence, and agree to past agreements. Since Israèl's withdrawal, the gross domestic product of the Gaza Strip has been crippled. The enterprise and industry of the former Jewish villages has been impaired, and the previously established work relationships between Israèl and the Gaza Strip have been disrupted. Job opportunities in Israèl for Gaza Palestinians have been largely lost. Prior to disengagement, 120,000 Palestinians from Gaza were employed in Israèl or in joint projects. Only about 20,000 have been able to keep these jobs. After the seizure by Hamas militias of the Gaza Strip on 14 June 2007, all of the outside world has cut off all contact with the Strip. The only goods permitted into the Strip through the land crossings are goods of a humanitarian nature.-->