The country’s major economic sectors are technology and industrial manufacturing; the Israeli diamond industry is one of the world’s centers for diamond cutting and polishing, amounting to 23.2% of all exports.

What do you need for Palestine?

Entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), including by sea to Gaza, is controlled by the Israeli authorities. You must produce a passport and immigration slip, to cross between Israel and the OPTs. You may be detained on arrival and deported if you are intending to enter Gaza without permission.

How much money does the Palestinian economy make?

In order for the Palestinian economy to be prosperous, the restrictions on Palestinian land must be removed. In the West Bank, the Israeli restrictions caused the Palestinian economy to lose $3.4bn (%35 of the annual GDP), according to The Guardian and a report for World Bank.

What kind of products are produced in Palestine?

A wide variety of handicrafts, many of which have been produced by Arabs in Palestine for hundreds of years, continue to be produced today. Palestinian handicrafts include embroidery work, pottery -making, soap -making, glass-making, weaving, and olive -wood and Mother of Pearl carvings, among others.

What is the percentage of unemployment in Palestine?

According to the Council for European Palestinian Relations, the agricultural sector formally employs 13.4% of the population and informally employs 90% of the population. Over the past 10 years, unemployment rates in Palestine have increased and the agricultural sector became the most impoverished sector in Palestine.

How many Palestinians work in Israel without a permit?

High unemployment in the Palestinian economy led about 100,000 Palestinians to work in Israel. By March 2014, about 45,000 permits were issued for work in Israel with further 25,000 issued for work in West Bank settlements. It is estimated 35,000 Palestinian work through illegal channels and without a permit.