Effects of Israeli Occupation
Restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation have had a significant impact on trade and the economy in the Palestinian Territories. A report released by the UN in September 2012 stated that the Palestinian economy "has lost access to 40 percent of the West Bank, 82 percent of its groundwater and more than two-thirds of its grazing land" due to the occupation and settlement construction. A report by Israeli human rights organization B'tselem stated that the West Bank Barrier, which runs through East Jerusalem and the West Bank was responsible for crippling agriculture and businesses while isolating one Palestinian community from another.
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