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January 12, 2018       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Israel-planning-to-increase-work-permits-for-Palestinians-533556

Israel to Increase Work Permits for West Bank Palestinians

(Jerusalem Post) Adam Rasgon - Some 100,000-110,000 Palestinians currently work in Israel, including 30,000-40,000 laborers without permits, while 30,000 work in Jewish communities in the West Bank. "There will probably be an approval of a government [measure] next week, which... would increase the number of work permits by 7,500," Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai said Thursday. Among many Palestinians, jobs in Israel are coveted as they usually pay better than comparable positions in the West Bank.

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