Work on this report began in the spring of 2014. The idea was to gather, process and analyze current
data from Gaza’s business sector in order to gain an understanding of the economic impact of
access restrictions between Gaza and the West Bank. Another goal was to illustrate the potential that remains unrealized because of Israel’s separation policy which splits the two parts of the Palestinian territory. To do this, Gisha’s field researcher in Gaza, along with the heads of local professional organizations and
business people, gathered a group of subjects representing Gaza’s manufacturing sectors, who we planned to
survey with comprehensive questionnaires. Then, the terrible violence of July and August came and changed
everything. The devastating toll on the lives of children, women and men, was compounded by damage to
Gaza’s already deficient and failing infrastructure, homes, and hundreds of factories, businesses, workshops, and warehouses, along with their contents. Gaza’s already stifled economy suffered a series of painful blows
and answering questionnaires about business potential understandably became less of a priority for people who found themselves counting so many losses.
Summary
http://gisha.org/en-blog/2015/02/26/what-gaza-needs/
Position Paper - 25 pages
http://gisha.org/UserFiles/File/publications/a_costly_divide/a_costly_divide_en-web.pdf
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