Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 80)
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- Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 80)
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problems aris:
(see problem No 2 below)+
The afore-described dua
precipitated many
follows. egistration of new cooperatives,
1,
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1 affiliation of west Bank coope: sha
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New applications remain
ives and Labour (at the military Headquarters) for
ratives
of Coope: .
the Military Government tries to
1-3 years. In the meantime,
policies. Applications
gain much desired leverage in pursuing its
2
Presented by "moderate" farmers are approved and openly promoted,
The implicit aim appears to be to cultivate a new cadre of leaders
whom Israel] wouldeventually recognize as the legitimate
representatives of the Palestinians in the occupied territories,
in lieu of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
‘Another factor which Israeli authorities consider in evaluating
new applications is their potential impact on the Israeli economy.
Cooperatives which would help producers compete with their
Israeli counterparts or enhance the local production base are
not welcomed, whereas those which either augment Israel's
economy or merely raise the Standard of living of their members
are generally considered,
Uweli produce, viereas , ViNG to compete with subsidized
onaly supported because tt merry cooperative in Gaza is
sells all its produce to Israeli
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2. Lengthy registration Procedures of new cooperatives by the
Jordan Cooperative Organization (JO) in Amman, This step is
demanded by the government of Jordan and the Joint Comittee as
@ pre-requisite for providing any assistance to a new cooperative.
Obviously, this entails additional complications and loopholes
which put the ordinary farmer(s) at a clear disadvantage.
Registration in Amman is easier and more accessable to certain
types of leaders who, in many cases, are equally favoured by the
Israeli authorities.
3. Strict and selective control of finance. The Military
Administration has issued repeated instructions forbidding
any cooperative (or municipal authority) from receiving funds
from any source without procuring its prior approval. ? This
has proved to be the most formidable obstacle in the effort
to promote existing cooperatives. Approvals are very slow to
come, if at all and the whole process is judged, in the final
analysis, by its impact on Israel's own interests. with the
increasing dependence of cooperatives and municipal authorities
On foreign funds (mostly from the Joint Committee), the Israeli
authorities have developed a new and very effective tactic
which they can manipulate at will.
In August 1981, for example, the new Begin government decided
to exert further pressure on municipal councils and cooperative
Societies by imposing a total ban on the flow of funds from
the Joint Comittee. Based on previous experiences, it is
likely that this ban will be selectively relaxed in the future.
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1. The researcher read several letters in that connection which
were received by district cooperative offices from the Officer-
in-charge of Cooperatives at Beit Eil (Military Headquarters).
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- Hisham Masoud Awartani
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