The World Bank joins the growing list of condemnations against the State of Israel, in this case in the report entitled “Missed opportunity for Economic Development”, which was released last week. The World Bank cites confining Israeli constrictions on the PA (Palestinian Authority) telecommunications industry has led to accumulative losses of $1 billion over the past three years.
Some of the reasons cited for the loss include Israeli restrictions such as blocking the 3G and 4G internet networks as well as delays in shipment of equipment.
Hence the World Bank blames Israeli restrictions for losses, pointing out that 20% of the PA market has gone to Israeli cellular providers due to the inability of PA providers to compete as they do not offer the faster internet connectivity offered by the Israeli companies.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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big deal
The hypocrisy of these organizations is staggering. Just look at what resulted from the internet access the Palestinians had. Now, go supply them more? Is someone under the influence?
Terrible. Next we will be hearing about the atrocious failure rate in stabbings of Jews because the Israeli government has forbidden the sale of knives to your arabs. Wake up world. If your neighbors are trying to destroy you, the best thing to do is try and stop them.
Terrible. Next we will be hearing about the atrocious failure rate in stabbings of Jews because the Israeli government has forbidden the sale of knives to young arabs. Wake up world. If your neighbors are trying to destroy you, the best thing to do is try and stop them. –
Last I checked, the only beings that can use telecommunications technology are fully-developed human beings, not a bunch of animals who have nothing better to do than to go out of their way to destroy everything and everybody else around them.