Mediocrates
02-14-2011, 07:22 AM
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=359718
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A statement from Gaza's Ministry of the National Economy said Sunday that a new set of restrictions would be put on goods being imported into the coastal enclave, including a ban on clothing manufactured in Israel.
For several other items, the statement said, merchants would have to apply to the ministry for permission to sell the goods.
Ma'an obtained a copy of the list, which included the following items manufactured in Israel:
Require approval
- Home and office furniture
- Plastic products
- Tissues, toilet paper,
- Hoses
-Juices, soft drinks
- Chemical products
- Canned beans
- Biscuits, all types of candies
- Packaging materials
The ban and restrictions apply only to goods manufactured in Israel, with government officials saying goods produced from any other nation would not be subject to the restrictions.
Goods produced in Israel, merchants say, are often easier to import, and face fewer delays and restrictions at the crossings.
Documents revealed by WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website, showed that as early as 2006 (http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=348855), US officials had complained of "widespread corruption at Karni crossing," including demands for bribes.
"The deeply problematic procedures and allegations of endemic corruption at Karni terminal constitute a major non-tariff barrier to trade," a US diplomatic cable read.
The cable said Coca Cola distributor Joerg Hartmann informed embassy officials that trucks were stalled at the crossing if firms did not pay bribes, in a scheme largely run by a high-level Israeli official with the help of others, including two soldiers.
Gaza's ministry of economy said the bans would be in place "until further notice."
http://www.palpress.ps/arabic/index.php?maa=ReadStory&ChannelID=83245 (arabic)
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2011/02/besieged-gaza-limits-imports-from.html
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A statement from Gaza's Ministry of the National Economy said Sunday that a new set of restrictions would be put on goods being imported into the coastal enclave, including a ban on clothing manufactured in Israel.
For several other items, the statement said, merchants would have to apply to the ministry for permission to sell the goods.
Ma'an obtained a copy of the list, which included the following items manufactured in Israel:
Require approval
- Home and office furniture
- Plastic products
- Tissues, toilet paper,
- Hoses
-Juices, soft drinks
- Chemical products
- Canned beans
- Biscuits, all types of candies
- Packaging materials
The ban and restrictions apply only to goods manufactured in Israel, with government officials saying goods produced from any other nation would not be subject to the restrictions.
Goods produced in Israel, merchants say, are often easier to import, and face fewer delays and restrictions at the crossings.
Documents revealed by WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website, showed that as early as 2006 (http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=348855), US officials had complained of "widespread corruption at Karni crossing," including demands for bribes.
"The deeply problematic procedures and allegations of endemic corruption at Karni terminal constitute a major non-tariff barrier to trade," a US diplomatic cable read.
The cable said Coca Cola distributor Joerg Hartmann informed embassy officials that trucks were stalled at the crossing if firms did not pay bribes, in a scheme largely run by a high-level Israeli official with the help of others, including two soldiers.
Gaza's ministry of economy said the bans would be in place "until further notice."
http://www.palpress.ps/arabic/index.php?maa=ReadStory&ChannelID=83245 (arabic)
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2011/02/besieged-gaza-limits-imports-from.html