Palestine Economy Portal

The Israeli occupation threatened on Saturday to stop bringing Palestinian agricultural products to Israeli markets if the Palestinian Authority does not stop boycotting Israeli cattle and livestock.

According to Hebrew sites, citing the so-called "Office of the Coordinator of the Occupation in the West Bank," Camille Abu Rokon, saying that the boycott of the Authority "serious consequences."

According to the statement issued by the "coordinator of the occupation," the occupation informed Palestinian officials that "if the economic boycott by the PA on cattle and livestock from the Israeli market does not stop, it will have serious consequences."

"Israel will not allow a boycott of any kind of Israeli products as a result of the unilateral decision of the Palestinian Authority that harms the economy of both sides," the coordinator warned that “failure to return things to its predecessor would result in not allowing the entry of a significant portion of Palestinian agricultural products into Israel."

Last September, the Palestinian government announced a complete and definitive halt to the import of a number of goods from Israel, attributing it to its policy of economic disengagement from the "occupation economy".

According to Palestinian officials, the agreement concluded last week with the occupation provides for the holding of joint economic committees, which are authorized to change economic agreements.

It is worth mentioning that the Israeli market is a major importer of the resulting agriculture in the West Bank. The volume of agricultural products exported from the West Bank to Israel is about 280-300 tons per day, according to Palestinian media.