Mideast: Experts explain different economies of West Bank, Gaza Strip.

Excerpt from report by Hamas-backed Palestinian newspaper Filastin website on 30 December; subheadings as published

[Report by Aminah Ghannam in Gaza: "Economists Warn Against Israeli Economic Peace Plans"]

Economic experts have warned against reliance on economic projects and solutions to the Palestinian issue. The most of recent of these projects and solutions is Netanyahu's project to achieve economic peace in the West Bank and intensify the siege of the Gaza Strip. The experts emphasize that the aim of these projects and solutions is to cause dissent among the Palestinian people in a bid by Israel to incite the public in Gaza against their government. In separate statements to Filastin, the experts stress that the conditions prevailing in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are different in regard to the opening of crossings and the blockade imposed on Gaza, which has negatively affected economic growth …