Palestinians lose about 60 million work hours per year due to restrictions on movement in the occupied West Bank imposed by Israeli occupation forces according to a study by the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ).
This loss is estimated at $270 million per year as well as added fuel consumption of 80 million liters costing up to an additional $135 million and leading to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions by 196000 tons per year.
Israel maintains a system of checkpoints that can be closed at any time preventing Palestinians from travelling to school hospital or work or to access their land.
Israel also runs a system of “flying checkpoints” which can disrupt travel at a moment’s notice. “These involve the deployment of Israeli forces for several hours on a given road for the purpose of stopping and checking Palestinian drivers and vehicles but without any permanent physical infrastructure on the ground.”
Source: MEMO
