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March 13, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.maannews.com/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?id=759853

Gaza Vegetables Enter Israel for 1st Time since 2007

(Ma'an News-PA) Vegetables grown by Palestinian farmers in Gaza entered Israel on Thursday for the first time since 2007, Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said. Future stages may see the export of 1,000-1,500 tons of produce per month. Israel announced last week it would allow Gaza to export produce, both to help its farmers and to satisfy the religious needs of Israeli Orthodox Jews. Every seventh year on the Jewish calendar [the shmita year], observant Jews cannot eat produce grown by Jews in Israel.

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