On Saturday, February 9, the Zionist Entity prevented Palestinian farmers from exporting their products across the borders with Jordan, which coincides with the Palestinian Authority begining to move legally, diplomatically and politically to confront the decision made by the occupation state to export Palestinian agricultural products abroad.
In a statement made during an emergency meeting of the Palestinian Export Council, the Minister of Economy, Khaled Al-Aseeli, said that the occupation’s prevention of exporting Palestinian products is a legal violation of the rules of the World Trade Organization.
Al-Aseeli said: “We are using our natural right to diversify our markets in terms of our national products, by encouraging direct import and developing our national products in a way that enhances the opportunities available to strengthen our economy”.
On Sunday, February 10, the emergency session discussed the implications of the Zionist ban on Palestinian agricultural products, and the steps that are expected to be taken according to developments.
The value of exports of Palestinian agricultural products to the occupation market was 88 million dollars during 2018, representing 68% of the volume of Palestinian agricultural exports to the world which amounts to 130 million dollars.
In a related context, the Occupation Army unit responsible for civil activities in the Palestinian Territories (Kogat) said in a statement: “From today […] Palestinian agricultural products will not be exported abroad through the Al-Nebi Crossing”.
According to “Kogat”, The above-mentioned Zionist decision comes in response to the “Palestinian boycott of “Israeli” cattlemen, which caused them severe damage”.
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