Dashed Hopes Continuation of The Gaza Blockade

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Cntinutin t G Blckd

Wil t Gvrnmnt Irl cmmittd t xnd rtin t tcring nd t n urtr cring ncry, nd indd

undrtkn n xnin t rtin t t limitd Krm slmcring, t min Krni cmmrcil cring tnd idl. Wil tGvrnmnt Irl cmmittd t mr tn dubl rtin t t Krnicnvyr blt, t rtin tr v in ct dcrd inc t ‘ing’.exrt rmin bnnd nd xct r t umnitrin ctivity xrting mll munt trwbrri, nt ingl truck lt G inc t ing.

altug tr bn ignifcnt incr in t munt d tuntring G, mny umnitrin itm, including vitl wtr quimnt,tt r nt n t Irli rtrictd lit cntinu t rciv n rmit. Twtird G’ ctri rrt ty v rcivd nn r nly m trw mtril ty nd t rcmmnc rtin. a rult, 39% Gridnt rmin unmlyd nd unbl t rd t nw gd in t. Witut rw mtril nd t cnc t xrt, G’ buin runbl t cmt wit t cr nwly imrtd gd. Ti cnmicdvlmnt lv 80% t ultin dndnt un intrntinl id.

Mr pltinin buinl tn br v bn llwd t lv G,but rdinry G ridnt r till dnid cc t tir rind nd mily,ndt ductinl rtuniti in t Wt Bnk, et Jrulm nd brd.

Wil rtrictin n cc t nd rm G dt bck t t 1990, trtrictin wr intnifd lding t t currnt blckd tr hmtk cntrl t stri in Jun 2007. T Irli scurity Cbint dclrdG ‘til ntity’ nd dcidd t im dditinl nctin rtrictingt g gd, ul nd l. Irl duty t rtct it citinrm curity trt nd t mur it u t d mut cnrm tintrntinl umnitrin nd umn rigt lw.5 Ti includ it lglbligtin n ccuying wr t rtct t ty, rigt nd nd t ccuid civilin ultin. T gvrnmnt Irl ld t itintt t rtrictin nd rcdur r rt lgitimt wrr.6 hwvr,t Intrntinl Cmmitt t Rd Cr rcntly cnfrmd tt tblckd cntitut cllctiv unimnt t ntir civilin ultin G nd i in clr viltin intrntinl umnitrin lw.7

Fllwing t Irli nnuncmnt t t ‘’t blckd,intrntinl ttntin itd t t Irli-pltinin ngtitin nd trur rm t intrntinl cmmunity t lit t blckd w l d.T currnt rc rik rtuting wt i n uncctbl itutinnd il t rcgni tt tr cnnt b jut nd durbl rlutin tIrli-pltinin cnict witut n nd t t iltin nd unimnt l in G. T Gvrnmnt Irl nd rt t intrntinlcmmunity rmin rluctnt t ully lit t blckd lng hm ldwr in G. Yt, ulding t rigt nd nd civilin in G mut nt

b cnditinl n tr liticl bjctiv. Civilin in G cnnt wit untilt Irli-pltinin ngtitin r cncludd.

Liting t blckd G rmin lgl, cnmic nd liticl imrtivr t king lting rlutin t t Irli-pltinin cnict. Ttim r crdibl nd ctiv ctin i nw.

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‘easING’ MeasUResaNNoUNCeD oN 20 JUNe 20108 sUMMaRY oF

IMpLeMeNTaTIoN aND ResULTsImrt

• publi lit itm nt rmittd int G (‘ngtiv lit’).• all itm bnt rm ti lit will b rmittd t ntr G.

• Imports increased from 20% to 35% of pre-blockade levels; primarilycnumr gd including d. 9

• The published negative list extends far beyond the internationaldfnitin dul-u itm.10

• Many items absent from the list still require special approval and many tm v nt rcivd it.11

• Imports of many raw materials still restricted.12

• Negative impact of cheap imports on local production.

Cntructin mtril

• allw t ntry rtrictd cntructin mtril rintrntinl rjct in G rvd by t pltininautrity.

• exnd nd cclrt tir inw

• Inw cntructin mtril t nly 11% r-blckd lvl.13 • Dly nd xtr ct du t cmlx rvl nd mnitring

rcdur.• only 25 UNRWa rjct rvd in rincil, i.. 7% UNRWa

building ln; nly mll rctin mtril r t 25 rjctrcivd.14

• Rcntructin l’ m mrd du t xcluin rivtctr.

Cring rtin

• exnd rtin nd ccity cring t G,nbling t rcing ignifcntly grtr vlum gd. (Furtr lbrtd llwing 250 truck r dyt Krm slm cring, t b incrd t 400 in t frt

l 2011; nd llwing 360 truckld r wk trug cnvyr t Krni cring.15)• on dditinl cring “ mr rcing ccity

bcm ncry nd wn curity cncrn r ullyddrd”.

• Cring’ rtin till r rm ufcint r t lvl imrtnd xrt rquird.

• Krm slm cring: 183 truck ntring r dy n vrg, urm 86 rir t ing.16

• Krni cring wit ccity t rc vr 750 truck dily rmin cld xct r cnvyr blt. T cnvyr ircing nly 137 truckld r wk n vrg, dwn rm 158rir t ‘ing’, nd nly 38% wt w rmid.17

• er cring rmin nd r rtrictd mvmnt lnly. otr Irli cring – su nd Nl o - rmin cld.

Mvmnt l

• strmlin rmit r ntry nd xit r umnitrin ndmdicl rn nd r id wrkr.

• “a cnditin imrv”, cnidr dditinl wy t cilittt mvmnt l t nd rm G.

• Incr in rmit r buinl.• ovrll bn n xit nd ntry till in lc. N xnin t w

xctinl ctgri pltinin llwd t trvl trugIrli cntrlld cring. Numbr xit blw 1% 2000lvl.18

• Fwr rmit rvd r UN lcl umnitrin t tn br‘ing’.19 prmit licy r id wrkr nd mdicl tint till

rbitrry, unrdictbl nd tim cnuming.

Nt mntind in t nnuncmnt:

exrt

• Bn n xrt cntinu. exct r t umnitrin ctivity xrting mll munt trwbrri, nt ingl truck xrt lt G inc t ‘ing until nw’. Irl ignlld willingn t llw m xrt by ring 2011 but mk itcnditinl n rnc pltinin autrity t t cring. 20

Ful imrt

• N ing ul rtrictin. Ful r t wr lnt rmin limitd t 68% it mximum ccity; cking g imrt v bnt rund 53% vrg nd; lmt n dil nd trl llwd r cmmrcil ctr.21 Du t t wr lnt ul rtrictin,xcrbtd by intr-pltinin digrmnt, tr i crnic lck lctricity nd rgulr blckut, cting rviin ntilrvic, including wtr uly, wg trtmnt, nd lt rvic..

Bur zn

• N cng. acc t rund 35% G’ rmlnd nd 85% mritim r r fing rmin rtrictd by t Irli ‘burn’, wit dvtting imct n t cnmy nd l’ rigt nd livlid. an timtd 178,000 l r dirctly ctd.Bundri t rtrictd r r igly rbitrry nd nrcd by liv fr: 6 civilin v bn killd (2 tm cildrn) nd57 injurd (10 tm cildrn) by Irli fr in t bur n inc t ‘ing’ t blckd. 23

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Irl’ ‘ing’ mur v rlxd rtrictin n t numbr imrt mny bic gd bnnd inc t imitin t blckd in Jun 2007,

uc ic, clt, cmtic, rrigrtr nd cr, nd rducd tir wtrug t tunnl undr t egytin brdr. Fr t ultin G, timn imrvd vilbility t gd, tn t lwr ric nd bttrqulity, tn trug t tunnl trd. hwvr, t numbr itm ntringrmin rtrictd, nd givn t gnrl imvrimnt cud by tblckd, w in G cn rd t buy mny t gd.

Cnumr gd mk u t mjrity imrt vlum. Fd itm, wiccntitutd l tn 20% gd ntring G br t blckd, nwccunt r 44% imrt.24 In rdr t rtrt lcl rductin nd rviv tcnmy, ntry rw mtril i vitl. Wil m rw mtril includingtxtil, wd, drink cncntrt nd indutril mrgrin grdully trtdmving in, mny rmin rtrictd. In urvy G buin btwn Julynd stmbr 2010, nly 18% cmni indictd tt ty rcivd llt rw mtril ty ndd, wil 44% rcivd nly m nd 38% rcivd

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In dditin t limittin n cc t rw mtril, G’ rductiv ctr irlyd by t cntinuing bn n xrt.26 In t t G’ cnmy wlrgly rlint n xrt gd uc urnitur, clting nd txtil, dnd griculturl rduct, rviding livlid t tn tund wrkrnd tir mili. T cl cnmic ctivity in G i nw dndnt nlcl dmnd, wic in turn i cntrind by t lw urcing wr tultin nd t rltivly mll i t lcl mrkt.27

evn undr t 2005 agrmnt n Mvmnt nd acc ignd by Irl, ttrgt r xrt rm G w t t 400 truck per day . In cntrt, undrt blckd inc Jun 2007, nly 224 truckld xrt in total v bnllwd ut G (ccinl imnt crntin nd trwbrri).28 Int mntim, t nly xrt lving G r ing trug t tunnlundr t egytin brdr.

accrding t t Wrld Bnk, t ribitin n xrt cmbind wit trtrictin n rw mtril “rclud t rvivl t rivt ctr”.29 Currntly, 65% indutril buin in G r ut dwn nd t rtrt nly t rtil ccity. T ctr i currntly mlying 6,000 wrkr,dwn rm 35,000 rir t t blckd.30

T ing imrt i, rdxiclly, l undrmining t rmining lclrductin. Mny rducr in G cnnt cmt wit t lwr ric nwly imrtd gd uc c txtil Cin rigin nd drduct rm Irl, wil cc t tir rmr xrt mrkt rminbnnd.31

T muc rrtd cnmic grwt 16% in G rlt t t ridbtwn t frt qurtr 2009 nd frt qurtr 2010, rir t t ‘ing’.T Wrld Bnk rtly ttribut ti grwt t lwrd b r cmrincud by t lung in cnmic ctivity during ortin Ct Ld ndubqunt mnt 2009. accrding t t Wrld Bnk it l rct tinw umnitrin itnc, t triving tunnl rtin wll mllr ing t tkn by Irl during t givn rid.32 T IMF ddtt ti grwt “i unlikly t lt i imrt rivt invtmnt inut ndxrt t Irl rmin ribitd”.33 G’ cnmic utut r cit itdy 40% lwr tn it w in 1994, t t trt t ol c rc.34

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situtin in t Gz stri:k umnitrin indictr

• 80% t ultin i dndnt nintrntinl id.35

• 61% t ultin i d incur.36

• Unmlymnt rt i rund 39%, n tigt in t wrld.37

• pwr utg uully lt 4-6 ur dy ndtn lngr.38

• 60% G’ ultin rciv runningwtr nly nc vry 4 r 5 dy, r 6-8ur.39

• 50 t 80 millin litr untrtd r rtillytrtd wg r rld int t vry dy.40

• abut 90% wtr ulid t G ridnti nt uitbl r drinking nd i cntmintd

wit lt nd nitrt.41

• 78% m wit mjr dmg rmortin Ct Ld v nt bn rbuilt . 43



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accrding t UN gnci, t G stri nd but 86,000 nw uingunit t ccmmdt t ultin grwt nd l t rlc t m

dtryd r dmgd rult Irli militry rtin. It wuldrquir t ntry vr 670,000 truckld cntructin mtril intG in rdr t build t unit.43 sinc t ‘ing’ t blckd nly 715truckld cntructin mtril r ll u (nt nly uing) v ntrdG r mnt n vrg, mr 11% r-blckd lvl.44 at ti rt, itwuld tk mny dcd t build t ndd m, wil t unmt uingnd grw c dy t blckd cntinu.

sinc t ‘ing’ t blckd, t Irli utriti v rvd nly25 UNRWa rjct (uc cl, clinic nd uing unit), rrnting mr 7% UNRWa’ building ln. only mll rctin t truckldndd t cmlt t 25 rjct v bn rcivd r. T dly v igly dtrimntl imct n t UNRWa cntructin rgrmm.45

In it nnuncmnt 20 Jun, t Gvrnmnt Irl cmmittd t

llw, xnd nd cclrt ntry cntructin mtril int G rrjct imlmntd b t intrntinl cmmunit nd rvd by tpltinin autrity (pa). hwvr, t rgr t rjct bnvry limitd du t Irl’ lngty rvl rc nd it nru mnitringnd vrifctin rquirmnt. atr rjct i rvd in rincil, dtild cdul t b ngtitd nd c individul truckld tnmut b rvd. U c cntructin itm tn t b xtnivlydcumntd rm int ntry t it fnl lcmnt trug rgulrrrting including multil tgr. Ti rult in ignifcnt dditinlct t intrntinl gnci nd tir dnr.

on t dlying ctr i rtrictd rtin t cnvyr blt t tKrni cring ud r t ntry cntructin mtril wll wtgrin nd niml d. Dit Irl’ grmnt in July 2010 t xnd itrtin t 120 truckld dily r 3 dy r wk46, t cnvyr bltcntinu t rt t 80 truckld r 2 dy r wk, i.. l tn l t rmid wkly ccity (nd tn nly 1 dy r wk du t rqunttcnicl brkdwn). In ct, t wkly vrg numbr truckldntring vi t cnvyr blt dcrd rm 158 rir t t ‘ing’ t 137inc tn.47 Du t ti bttlnck, UNRWa rcivd jut rctin ttruckld cntructin itm du t ntr G r t cdul grdwit Irl.

3. hoMes aND sChooLs DeNIeD

40,000 cildrn turnd wrm UN clBcu UNRWa w unbl t gt cntructinmtril t build nw cl, 40,000 ligiblcildrn culd nt b nrlld t UNRWa clt t trt t nw cdmic yr nd wrrrrd t cl undr t utrity thm gvrnmnt. ovr 90% UNRWa clr lrdy running dubl it nd iingcntinr r mtim ud clrm.Irl r rvd - in rincil - nly6 ut 100 cl ndd by UNRWa tccmmdt tudnt in t cming yr.48

Fr G’ rivt ctr, t itutin i vn wr. T rivt ctr ixcludd rm t ibility t imrt cntructin mtril includingcncrt, tl nd grvl, mring rt l in G t rbuild tirm, buin nd tr rrty.49 ovr 6,000 m wr dtryd rvrly dmgd during ortin Ct Ld nd nly 22% t m witmjr dmg v bn rird r, uing rcycld rubbl nd cmntmuggld trug t tunnl.50

T Gvrnmnt Irl ttd tt it rtrict ntry cntructinmtril bcu ty ‘r libl t b ud r hm militry ur’nd tt it will nly rmit tir ntry r intrntinl rjct rvdby t pa.51 hwvr, wit cmnt vilbl trug t tunnl, by dultt cnqunc ti licy nd u rtricting building mtril r tintrntinl rgnitin tt c bt Irl’ burdnm rcdurnd dnr gvrnmnt’ rtrictin n rcurmnt. Mnwil, vrgpltinin civilin cnnt rd t intd ric mtril rm ttunnl. Furtrmr, by tying rjct t intrntinl cmmunity in Gmr clly t t pltinin autrity d t t hm utriti,t nw licy i urtr ntrncing intr-pltinin diviin nd liticiingintrntinl id in G.

pt crdit: Krl scmbri/oxm

Rm sid hnin, mtr 6 rm zitun, ubnd unmlyd,rmr cntructin wrkr, oxm’ Urbn Vucr prgrmm bnfciry:“Today is the frst time in three years that he has been called to work or theday. I have no idea how it will be tomorrow as there are no guarantees or work, but thank God there is some construction going on now that small amounts o cement have started entering Gaza. When we got married wecould buy our house and urniture and live a good lie, but now I couldn’t even buy ood or my children’s breakast beore they go to school, were it not

or the ood vouchers we’re receiving.”



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C stud: Nm abu Ln

nd cc t lt crNm abu Ln, tw yr-ld girl rm Guring rm lukmi, did n 16 octbr 2010tr Irli utriti ild t iu r n urgntrmit in tim r li-ving mdicl trtmnt t nIrli itl. Wn t rmit w grntd trmr tn wk’ dly, it w lrdy t lt.56

pltinin tint king cilid mdicltrtmnt unvilbl in G r n t vryw ctgri llwd t lv t G stri - i grntd rmit. hwvr, t rmit r tillrquntly dlyd r dnid by Irli utriti,wic cn v dir cnqunc. Dlyd tintgnrlly mi tir itl intmnt nd ndt trt t rmit rc vr gin. sinc 2009,33 tint v did br bing bl t cct itl ty wr rrrd t. Fr cildrn inrticulr, crgiving mily mmbr ill cildrnl d nt rciv rmit t cr, ing dditinlcild rtctin rik. sm tint king rmitr intrrgtd by t Irli intllignc rvict t er cring, riing trng cncrn butcnditinlity lcd n xit r mdicl trtmnt.

Givn t bnc rgr n t Irli id ndincrd ning t R cring inc Jun2010, ubtntilly igr rrtin tintrm G r nw bing rrrd t egyt, ditt muc lngtir jurny t egytin itl,tt cn cmrmi mrgncy nd tint cr.58

T nd t rr tint r trtmnt utid Gi bing rinrcd by Irli rtrictin n ntry mdicl quimnt nd r rt. sinc t‘ing’ mr quimnt bn llwd ntry, butm ntil ty quimnt r till blckd,including rditin mcin r nclgy, ndcynd lrcy mcin r urgry, micrcnd tr tic quimnt.59

pltinin’ rdm mvmnt including t trvl, wrk, tudy ndviit mily mmbr brd cntinu t b dnid. T bn n mvmnt

li l t trvl btwn G nd t Wt Bnk – including etJrulm –tgtrrcgnid ingl trritril unit by t intrntinlcmmunity nd Irl igntry rti t t ol accrd. suc mvmntwuld b ntil r nrml unctining t pltinin city. Int nnuncmnt n t ‘ing’, t Gvrnmnt Irl ttd tt ‘cnditin imrv,’ it will cnidr wy t cilitt t mvmnt lt nd rm G. hwvr, rt rm t c buinl, tr bn n viibl ing t rtrictin nd n xnin t critri. sincaugut 2010, nly 2,140 ridnt (rm t xctinl ctgri) v bnllwd t xit G vi t er cring r mnt n vrg, imilr tt lvl rir t t ‘ing’.52 Ti i l tn 1% t numbr xit instmbr 2000, br Irl tigtnd it rtrictin n t mvmnt pltinin.53

Dit t Irli utriti’ cmmitmnt in t 20 Jun nnuncmnt

t trmlin ntry nd xit rmit t nd rm G r mdicl ndumnitrin rn nd r id wrkr, tr bn r n tngiblimrvmnt in rctic. on t cntrry, tr bn dcr in t rt rmit rvl r ntry r xit UN gnci’ ntinl umnitrint.54 prmit licy r id wrkr nd mdicl tint rmin rbitrry,unrdictbl nd tim cnuming.

T l ignifcnt itiv cng in t r rdm mvmnt bn n rximtly urld incr in t numbr buinl llwd t lv nd ntr G vi t er cring.55 Ti i n imrvmntwic mut b built n t llw rdm mvmnt r ll l.

humn rigt dndr rm G r l dnid xit vi t er cring,nd r nt llwd t mt wit tir cuntrrt in Irl nd t WtBnk, nr t trvl brd, wil intrntinl umn rigt wrkr r dnidntry t G vi er.

Unlik n t Irli id, tr bn ignifcnt incr in trvl vit R cring n t egtin brdr rult it incrd ninginc Jun 2010. Dit t imrvmnt, tr r till rtrictin n tctgri individul rmittd t trvl trug t brdr cring.

4. popULaTIoN LoCKeD IN

C stud: Ftm sri nd cc t ductin

Ftm sri, 29-yr-ld lwyr rm G, wcctd r Mtr’ cur n umn rigt nddmcrcy t Wt Bnk univrity nd w tt bgin r tudi in augut 2010. hwvr, rrqut r rmit t trvl t t Wt Bnk r rtudi w rjctd by t Irli utriti.60

Irl imd gnrl bn n t g l rm G t t Wt Bnk, includingtudnt, inc 2000. Irl i nly rmitting txit tudnt wit clri t univritiin lctd ‘rindly’ cuntri, but nt tudntnrlld t univriti witut clri r intr cuntri. sinc t ‘ing’ nd t nwcdmic yr bgn, n cng t tt licy

bn brvd.



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Rnwd intrntinl ctin t nur n immdit, utind nduncnditinl liting t blckd in lin wit intrntinl lw i ncry.63 Tt includ llwing t mvmnt l int nd ut G, ndingt bn n xrt, llwing ntry cntructin mtril including tr t rivt ctr nd rw mtril, xnding rtin t cring,liting rtrictin n ul imrt, nd nuring cc t G’ griculturllnd nd fing grund. scurity r bt Irli nd pltinin civilinmut b nurd nd t utriti mut b bl t mk lgitimt curitycck n gd nd rn ging trug t cring in ccrdnc witintrntinl lw. Rintting nd rcting t rul intrntinl lw ndnbling itiv, l ufcint utur r t l will crt mr ntl curity r t civilin ultin in Irl nd t ccuid pltinintrritry.

primry rnibility r nding t blckd nd nuring t wlr pltinin civilin li wit Irl t ccuying wr, wic cntrlG’ ir c, trritril wtr, mt cring int nd tr imrtntct t liv it inbitnt. T hm utriti in G, tpltinin autrity, nd egyt mut l d tir utmt t l G’civilin ultin. Ti includ t bligtin t hm utriti t tnd rvnt ll ttck gint Irli civilin immditly. 64

T intrntinl cmmunity mut d it rt t nur tt it rtdl t nd t blckd r fnlly dd.

1) Lunc nw, cncrtd dilmtic inititiv r n immdit,uncnditinl nd cmlt liting t blckd, including:

• llwing mvmnt l including umnitrin t int nd ut G;

• llwing xrt rm G;

• llwing ntry cntructin mtril including t r t rivt ctr;

• llwing ntry rw mtril;

• xnding rtin t cring;

• liting rtrictin n ul imrt;

• nuring cc t G’ griculturl lnd nd fing grundnd t rtctin civilin in t r.

2) Cnvn mting t UN scurity Cuncil t rviw t imlmnttin Rlutin 1860 wic mi “t nd t nur utind ndrgulr w gd nd l trug t G cring” nd cll r“tngibl t twrd intr-pltinin rcncilitin.” Furtr ctinncry r it imlmnttin uld b cnidrd.

3) pln viit t G rt vry ig-lvl viit t Irl nd t ccuidpltinin trritry.

4) stt xlicitly tt t nging blckd i illgl undr intrntinl lw.

5) surt gnuin invtigtin int, nd ccuntbility r, viltin intrntinl umn rigt nd intrntinl umnitrin lw cmmittdby ll rti, including t Irli rc nd pltinin rmd gru wy t rvnt utur viltin.

5. ReCoMMeNDaTIoNsTo The INTeRNaTIoNaL CoMMUNITY

pt crdit: Krl scmbri/oxmR frmn Jml Bl ud t mly 20 frmn n i trwlr,but wit t 3 nuticl mil limit nd dily ting rm Irli nvlrc i incm gn dwn t it lwt vr. h cn n lngrmly nyn nd i rciving umnitrin id.

C stud: Jml Bl nd cct Gz’ fing grund

Wil t ol accrd ntitld pltinin tcc mritim r u t 20 nuticl milrm t r, Irl rgrivly rducdt limit t 3 nuticl mil, tu brring cct 85% t r grd in ol. Ti d dvtting imct n G’ fing indutry,wic i n lngr bl t rc cl lrgf wic rmin urtr ut t . Frm 2008t 2009, t ttl ctc in G dcrd by47%.62 T vrty rt mng G’ 4,000frmn rcd nrly 90%, u rm 50%in 2008. 63 Irli nvl rc r nrcingt limit by ning fr n fing bt, vnwn ty r witin t 3 nuticl mil limit,mtim lding t culti.



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eNDNoTes

1 sttmnt Fllwing t Irli scurity Cbint Mting, 20 Jun 2010, tt://www.m.gv.il/pMoeng/Cmmunictin/skmn/2010/06/kmdiniyut206010.tm

2 Fr xml, t Qurtt Rrnttiv Tny Blir ttd: “T cng r ignifcnt nd, nc imlmntd, uld v drmtic inunc nt dily liv t l G nd n t rivt ctr.” T ofc Tny Blir, Nw G Guidlin Will surt hlt, eductin, Wtr ndsnittin prjct, 5 July 2010, tt://www.tnyblirfc.rg/nw/ntry/qurtt-rrnttiv-tny-blir-wlcm-irl-ublictin--cntrll.

3 Inrmtin rm UNRWa G 25 Nvmbr 2010. Clcultin i bd n t ttl vlu t lnnd cntructin in UsD.

4 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, prid augut-Nvmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/GCring.x.

5 Irl t ccuying wr in G l duty t gurd t lt nd wlr t civilin ultin. Intrntinl umnitrin nd umnrigt lw rmit rtrictin n t g gd nd rn tt r limitd t wt i ncry nd rrtint t cncrt curity trt.scurity mur mut rct undmntl rigt t r mvmnt, lt, dcnt living cnditin, rtctin rm ungr, wll cil duti trtct cildrn.

6 anwr givn by t Irli tt rcutr in rn t lwuit fld by t Irli NGo Gi: “It g witut ying tt t vry incluin ti ltqulifctin in t rticl w tt dmging t nmy’ cnmy i in nd itl lgitimt mn in wrr nd rlvnt cnidrtin vnwil dciding t llw t ntry rli cnignmnt.” 17 Nvmbr 2010, tt://www.gi.rg/UrFil/Fil/Irl%20u%20t%20clur%20%20cnmic%20wrr.d

7 Intrntinl Cmmitt t Rd Cr, G Clur: Nt antr Yr!,14 Jun 2010, tt://www.icrc.rg/Wb/eng/itng0.n/tmlll/ltin-udt-140610.

8 sttmnt Fllwing t Irli scurity Cbint Mting, 20 Jun 2010, tt://www.m.gv.il/pMoeng/Cmmunictin/skmn/2010/06/

kmdiniyut206010.tm9 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, vlu r Jnury-My nd augut-Nvmbr 2010 cmrd t t frt fv mnt 2007.

10 T ‘ngtiv lit’ w ublid n 4 July 2010 nd includ tw rt• A list of military and ‘dual-use’ (civilian and military) items. The dual-use part extends signicantly beyond the internationally recognised Wassenaar

arrngmnt lit dul-u itm wic i l incrrtd int Irl’ dmtic lgiltin

• A list of construction items and materials to be allowed entry into Gaza only for international projects approved by the PA. Israel Ministry of Foreignair, G: Lit Cntrlld entry Itm, 4 July 2010, tt://www.m.gv.il/MFa/humnitrinaid/pltinin/Lit_Cntrlld_entry_Itm_4-Jul-2010.tm.

11 Fr xml, indutril mcinry nd quimnt nd mtril r wtr nd nittin rjct. accrding t t Wash Clutr pt, mrly 25% mtril rqutd r Wash rjct v bn llwd int G inc t ‘ing’, ltug t lt 61% t mtril r nt litd rtrictditm nd trr uld b llwd witut cil rmit. Inrmtin rm t Wash Clutr pt, 27 octbr 2010. s l oCha, Thumnitrin Mnitr, stmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_10_19_ngli.d.

12 plTrd, G stri - Cring Bi-Mntly Mnitring Rrt, augut-stmbr 2010, 14 octbr 2010, tt://www.ltrd.rg/cm/img/nublictin/Gaza%20RepoRT%20aug%20_%20s.d.

13 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, prid augut-Nvmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/GCring.x.

14 Inrmtin rm UNRWa G 25 Nvmbr 2010.

15 ortin t Krni cnvyr blt w ud t b incrd rm 80 truckld n 2 dy r wk t 120 truckld n 3 dy r wk. Mj.Gn. eitn Dngt, Crdintr Gvrnmnt activiti in t Trritri, eing t Clur G, 6 July 2010, tt://dvr.id.il/IDF/engli/Nw/tdy/10/07/0601.tm; oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr, July 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_08_25_ngli.d..

16 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, vlu r Jnury-My nd augut-Nvmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/GCring.x

17 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, vlu r Jnury-My nd augut-Nvmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/GCring.x

18 Gi, Fct Bind MFa Rrt n “eing” G Clur, 21 stmbr 2010, tt://www.gi.rg/indx.?intLngug=2&intsitsN=119&intItmId=1890.

19 In stmbr 2010, nly 47% UN gnci’ rqut r ntry r xit tir ntinl t wr rvd nd in octbr nly 45%, dwn rm tvrg 76% during t frt l 2010. oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr,stmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_10_19_ngli.d.oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr, octbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_11_12_ngli.d

20 s .g. acitd pr, Irli Gnrl Ly out pln r Rviving G, 26 octbr 2010, tt://www.ln.cm/wir/rint.tml?try=D9J3aphG0_ml_irl_g__gtkr.

21 plTrd, G stri - Cring Bi-Mntly Mnitring Rrt, augut-stmbr 2010, 14 octbr 2010, tt://www.ltrd.rg/cm/img/nublictin/Gaza%20RepoRT%20aug%20_%20s.d

22 oCha/Wrld Fd prgrmm, Btwn t Fnc nd hrd plc: T humnitrin Imct Irli-Imd Rtrictin n acc t Lnd nd s int G stri, scil Fcu, augut 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_cil_cu_2010_08_19_ngli.d.

23 Numbr inc 1 July 2010. Inrmtin rvidd by oCha Jrulm, 4 Nvmbr 2010.

24 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, tt://www.ct.rg/GCring.x. prir t t blckd cntructin nd rw mtril md u 65% imrt vlum. Inrmtin rm oCha Jrulm 12 Nvmbr 2010.


26 Irli rrnttiv v ignlld willingn t n u m xrt by ring 2011 but mk it cnditinl n t rnc t pltininautrity t t cring. s .g. acitd pr, Irli Gnrl Ly out pln r Rviving G, 26 octbr 2010, tt://www.ln.cm/wir/rint.tml?try=D9J3aphG0_ml_irl_g__gtkr. Limitd imnt crntin nd trwbrri v bn xrtd in t t witut parnc t t cring.


28 Ibid.

29 T Wrld Bnk, T Undrinning t Futur pltinin stt: sutinbl Grwt nd Intitutin, ecnmic Mnitring Rrt t t ad hc Liin

Cmmitt, 21 stmbr 2010, tt://itrurc.wrldbnk.rg/INTWesTBaNKGaza/Rurc/WrldBnks2010ahLCRrt.d.30 plTrd, G stri - Cring Bi-Mntly Mnitring Rrt, augut-stmbr 2010, 14 octbr 2010, tt://www.ltrd.rg/cm/img/

nublictin/Gaza%20RepoRT%20aug%20_%20s.d. Tr bn limitd imrvmnt in t indictr rltiv t 2009. accrding t tWrld Bnk, ti i minly t rult frm ving d tim t dt t t blckd nd incrd cc t gd imrtd trug t tunnl. TWrld Bnk, T Undrinning t Futur pltinin stt: sutinbl Grwt nd Intitutin, ecnmic Mnitring Rrt t t ad hc LiinCmmitt, 21 stmbr 2010, tt://itrurc.wrldbnk.rg/INTWesTBaNKGaza/Rurc/WrldBnks2010ahLCRrt.d.

http://www.ochaopt.org/GazaCrossings.aspx

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DasheD hopes


31 plTrd, G stri - Cring Bi-Mntly Mnitring Rrt, augut-stmbr 2010, 14 octbr 2010, tt://www.ltrd.rg/cm/img/nublictin/Gaza%20RepoRT%20aug%20_%20s.d; T Indndnt, hw Gd Nw Bcm Bd r G. Irl ed t Trdembrg - But It’ Bringing sm pltinin Buin t Tir Kn,10 octbr 2010, tt://www.indndnt.c.uk/nw/wrld/middl-t/w-gd-nw-bcm-bd-r-g-2102586.tml; BBC Nw Middl et, G Buin Bxd in by Irli exrt Bn, 2 Nvmbr2010,tt://www.bbc.c.uk/nw/wrld-middl-t-11668080; Gi, G Gtwy – Fct nd anlyi but t Cring, Fr G Tilr,Mrkt i Fldd, extrnl Mrkt r Bnnd, 26 augut 2010, tt://www.ggtwy.rg/2010/08/r-g-tilr-mrkt-i-dd-xtrnl-mrkt-r-bnnd/.

32 T Wrld Bnk, T Undrinning t Futur pltinin stt: sutinbl Grwt nd Intitutin, ecnmic Mnitring Rrt t t ad hc

Liin Cmmitt, 21 stmbr 2010, tt://itrurc.wrldbnk.rg/INTWesTBaNKGaza/Rurc/WrldBnks2010ahLCRrt.d.

33 Mcrcnmic nd Ficl Frmwrk r t Wt Bnk nd G: sixt Rviw prgr, st Rrt r t Mting t ad hc LiinCmmitt, 21 stmbr 2010,tt://www.im.rg/xtrnl/cuntry/WBG/RR/2010/092110.d

34 Ibid.

35 UNRWa, Tund miing ut n ductin in G, 6 July 2010, tt://www.unrw.rg/tmlt.?id=731.

36 Wrld Fd prgrmm/Fd nd agricultur orgnitin, occuid pltinin Trritry - Fd scurity nd Vulnrbility anlyi Rrt,Dcmbr 2009, tt://m.w.rg/tllnt/gru/ublic/dcumnt/n/w213663.d.

37 T Wrld Bnk, T Undrinning t Futur pltinin stt: sutinbl Grwt nd Intitutin, ecnmic Mnitring Rrt t t adhc Liin Cmmitt, 21 stmbr 2010, tt://itrurc.wrldbnk.rg/INTWesTBaNKGaza/Rurc/WrldBnks2010ahLCRrt.d. Mcrcnmic nd Ficl Frmwrk r t Wt Bnk nd G: sixt Rviw prgr, st Rrt r t Mting t ad hc LiinCmmitt, 21 stmbr 2010, tt://www.im.rg/xtrnl/cuntry/WBG/RR/2010/092110.d.

38 oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr, stmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_10_19_ngli.d .

39 eWash, Wash Clutr pt Mntly situtin Rrt, 30 octbr 2010.

40 eWash, T Imct t Blckd n Wtr nd snittin in G, July 2010.

41 Ibid.

42 Inrmtin rm UNRWa G 23 Nvmbr 2010.

43 sltr sctr G, G huing Nd tr Tr Yr Blckd nd Wr, sltr advccy Fct-st 2, Jun 2010, tt://www.ngvic.rg/dcumnt/sltr%20G-ct-t-2-Jun%202010.d . s l IRIN, opT: obtcl n Rd t G Rbuilding, 30 Jun 2010, tt://www.irinnw.rg/Rrt.x?RrtId=89679.

44 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, prid augut-octbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/GCring.x.

45 Inrmtin rm UNRWa 25 Nvmbr 2010.

46 IDF, eing t Clur G, 6 July 2010, tt://dvr.id.il/IDF/engli/Nw/tdy/10/07/0601.tm; oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr, July2010. tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_08_25_ngli.d .

47 oCha, G Cring onlin Dtb, vlu r Jnury-My nd augut-Nvmbr 2010. tt://www.ct.rg/GCring.x

48 Inrmtin rvidd by UNRWa. s l oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr, stmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_10_19_ngli.d nd Gi, Du t G Clur, 40,000 studnt Rud rm UNRWa scl, 15 stmbr 2010,tt://www.gi.rg/indx.?intLngug=2&intsitsN=113&intItmId=1871.

49 T itm r nt rt t intrntinlly rcgnid Wnr arrngmnt lit dul u itm wic i l incrrtd int Irl’dmtic lgiltin.

50 Inrmtin rvidd by UNRWa G 23 Nvmbr 2010.

51 Irl Minitry Frign air, G: Lit Cntrlld entry Itm, 4 July 2010, tt://www.m.gv.il/MFa/humnitrinaid/pltinin/Lit_Cntrlld_entry_Itm_4-Jul-2010.tm.

52 Figur r augut-octbr 2010. In aril-Jun 2010, t mntly vrg bn 2,083. Dt rvidd by Gi, Nvmbr 2010.

53 Gi, Fct Bind MFa Rrt n “eing” G Clur, 21 stmbr 2010, tt://www.gi.rg/indx.?intLngug=2&intsitsN=119&intItmId=1890.

54 In stmbr 2010, nly 47% UN gnci’ rqut r ntry r xit tir ntinl t wr rvd nd in octbr nly 45%, dwn rmt vrg 76% during t frt l 2010. oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr, stmbr 2010, tt://www.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_10_19_ngli.d.oCha, T humnitrin Mnitr, octbr 2010, tt://ww w.ct.rg/dcumnt/c_t_t_umnitrin_mnitr_2010_11_12_ngli.d.

55 T numbr xit rmit r buinl incrd rm n vrg 114 in aril-Jun 2010 t 448 in augut-octbr 2010. Dt rvidd byGi, Nvmbr 2010.

56 pyicin r humn Rigt – Irl, Dlyd exit Tddlr rm G Rult in Dt, 20 octbr 2010, tt://tnlydmcrcy.rg/2010/10/r-irl-dlyd-xit---tddlr-rm-g-rult-in-dt/.

57 Who, MoNThLY RepoRT Rrrl ptint rm t G stri, stmbr 2010. tt://www.iuu.cm/w-t/dc/udt_rd_

tmbr_2010.58 T numbr tint rrrd t egyt v rugly dubld inc Jun 2010. Wr btwn Jnury nd My 2010 24% tint rrrd

t itl utid G wnt t egyt, inc Jun egyt’ r rrrl rin t 41%. Who, MoNThLY RepoRT Rrrl ptint rm tG stri, stmbr 2010. tt://www.iuu.cm/w-t/dc/udt_rd_tmbr_2010.

59 Inrmtin rvidd by pyicin r humn Rigt – Irl, octbr 2010.

60 al Mn Cntr r humn Rigt, nd Gi, humn Rigt Lwyr in G t Brn Ctrin atn: U Yur pwr t ait studnt rmG t Rc Tir studi in t Wt Bnk, 18 July 2010, tt://www.mn.rg/n/dtil.?id=10499&ddnm=cring_ductin&id_dt=31&id2=9&=cntr.

61 Fd nd agricultur orgnitin (Fao), Frming witut Lnd, Fiing witut Wtr: G agricultur sctr struggl t surviv, My 2010,tt://unil.un.rg/UNIspaL.NsF/0/9a265F2a909e9a1D8525772e004FC34B.

62 pvrty dfnd mntly incm blw 190 UsD. Intrntinl Cmmitt t Rd Cr, G Clur: Nt antr Yr!,14 Jun 2010, tt://www.icrc.rg/Wb/eng/itng0.n/tmlll/ltin-udt-140610.

63 Cuncil t eurn Unin, eU Cuncil cncluin n G, 3023rd Frign air Cuncil mting Luxmburg, 14 Jun 2010: “In lin witUNsC Rlutin 1860, t eU ritrt it cll r n immdit, utind nd uncnditinl ning cring r t w umnitrin id,cmmrcil gd nd rn t nd rm G including gd rm t Wt Bnk. T Cuncil cll r lutin tt ddr Irl’ lgitimtcurity cncrn including cmlt t t ll vilnc nd rm muggling int G.” . tt://www.cnilium.ur.u/udc/cm_dt/dc/rdt/eN/r/115158.d.

64 Frm Jun t Nvmbr 2010 30 mrtr nd 40 miil wr frd rm G int Irl cuing n culti. 17. Nvmbr 2010, tt://www.m.gv.il/MFa/Trrrim-+obtcl+t+pc/hm+wr+gint+Irl/pltinin_cfr_viltin_inc_nd_ortin_Ct_Ld.tm

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