[[{"content_id":"125832","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"29","user_id":"1","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"2014, worst for Gaza economy in decades","content_number":"0","content_date_event":"2014-12-31 10:24:44","content_summary":"Economists consider 2014 as the worst for Gaza in decades, mostly due to Israeli genocidal aggression","content_summary_fill":"0","content_body":"Economists from Gaza considered the year 2014 as the worst for Gaza in decades, with the summer Israeli genocidal aggression being the most influential factor behind the current situation.\r\n\t\r\n\tThe experts also partially attributed the existing economic relapse to the continuing Israeli blockade and the tight restrictions Israel imposes on the entry of commodities, raw and construction materials.\r\n\t\r\n\tDestruction of factories and industrial and agricultural facilities by Israel were also seen a reason behind this setback, the economists said.\r\n\t\r\n\tWhile unemployment reached over 50% of the total Gaza population, poverty closed at 80%, marking the worst trend in decades.\r\n\t\r\n\tSameer Abu-Mdallalah, an assistant professor who teaches economics at the Gaza-based Azhar University, said the economic conditions in Gaza worsened even more after Israel destroyed more than 50,000 homes and razed 16,000 hectares of agricultural land during the summer onslaught.\r\n\t\r\n\tHe said that more than 500 commercial and industrial facilities were demolished by Israel.\r\n\t\r\n\tHe added that more than 310,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including 110,000 university graduates, are currently facing unemployment.\r\n\t\r\n\tMeanwhile, Maher Tabba, an economic expert, estimated the overall direct financial losses of the Israeli aggression at $540 million, wondering when and how the reconstruction efforts could materialize.\r\n\t\r\n\tHe described unemployment as a &ldquo;time bomb&rdquo; that threatens political and economic stability and called for immediate lifting of the Israeli blockade.","content_html":"<p>\r\n\tEconomists from Gaza considered the year 2014 as the worst for Gaza in decades, with the summer Israeli genocidal aggression being the most influential factor behind the current situation.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tThe experts also partially attributed the existing economic relapse to the continuing Israeli blockade and the tight restrictions Israel imposes on the entry of commodities, raw and construction materials.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tDestruction of factories and industrial and agricultural facilities by Israel were also seen a reason behind this setback, the economists said.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tWhile unemployment reached over 50% of the total Gaza population, poverty closed at 80%, marking the worst trend in decades.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tSameer Abu-Mdallalah, an assistant professor who teaches economics at the Gaza-based Azhar University, said the economic conditions in Gaza worsened even more after Israel destroyed more than 50,000 homes and razed 16,000 hectares of agricultural land during the summer onslaught.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tHe said that more than 500 commercial and industrial facilities were demolished by Israel.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tHe added that more than 310,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including 110,000 university graduates, are currently facing unemployment.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tMeanwhile, Maher Tabba, an economic expert, estimated the overall direct financial losses of the Israeli aggression at $540 million, wondering when and how the reconstruction efforts could materialize.<br \/>\r\n\t<br \/>\r\n\tHe described unemployment as a &ldquo;time bomb&rdquo; 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