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PA must take difficult road to financial freedom from Israel

Despite deciding to sever economic ties with Israel, the Palestinian Authority has yet to show it's willing to take the difficult steps that are essential to achieving economic independence.
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The PLO Executive Council decided last month to halt economic ties with Israel, reject Palestinian recognition of Israel and call for an end to security cooperation, yet Israeli-Palestinian economic relations remain steady in terms of imports, exports and new joint projects.

A source at the Palestinian Ministry of National Economy, who declined to be named, told Al-Monitor that, so far, Palestinian and Israeli "economic relations, including trade relations, haven't deteriorated," despite posturing after US President Donald Trump decided to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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