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How the Palestinian economy could look under PM Gadi Eisenkot | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 1434 words · By NABIL KUKALI
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What to know about Palestinian Economic Stability

If Gadi Eisenkot leads Israel’s next government, what could Palestinians realistically expect from him economically?

Claims checked 16
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Topics 3

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What happened

If Gadi Eisenkot leads Israel’s next government, what could Palestinians realistically expect from him economically?

Why it matters

The answer should not begin with the assumption that an Israeli prime minister can, on his own, solve the Palestinian economy’s problems.

Common ground

Palestinian reforms, investment, the private sector, international support, and internal governance all matter.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-909712

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Israeli shekel is the dominant currency in Palestinian transactions.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Israeli shekel is the primary currency. One web source explicitly states 'The Israeli shekel is the primary currency used in the Palestinian territories'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palestinian Arabs form the largest ethnic minority in Israel. Notions of identity among Israel's Arab citizens are complex, encompassing civic, religious, and ethnic components. Most sources report th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict lists events from 1948 to the present. The Israeli–Palestinian conflict emerged from intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palest…
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Claim 2: “More than NIS 4 billion was withheld in 2025.”
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Claim 3: “68.3% said freedom of movement and security and stability were equally important.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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Claim 4: “In 2022, Eisenkot publicly warned against dismantling the Palestinian Authority and annexing the West Bank.”
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While Gadi Eisenkot is identified as a politician and leader of the Yashar party, the specific warning against dismantling the PA and annexing the West Bank in 2022 is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence, although Ben-Gvir is mentioned calling for the dismantling of the PA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 27 September 2026, at least 77,271 people (75,225+ Palestinians and 2,046+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war (in all of Israel-Palestine) according to the Gaza Health Ministry …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gadi Eisenkot (Hebrew: גדי איזנקוט, [gaˈdi ajzenˈkot]; born 19 May 1960), also spelt Eizenkot, is an Israeli general, politician and leader of the Yashar party. He served from 2015 to 2019 as the 21st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadi_Eisenkot
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hannibal Directive (Hebrew: נוהל חניבעל, romanized: Nóhal Khanibaál), also translated as Hannibal Procedure or Hannibal Protocol, is the name of a controversial procedure used by the Israel Defens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Directive
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Claim 5: “In an interview published by Israel Hayom on August 27, Eisenkot argued that the broad ban on Palestinian workers entering Israel had not prevented unauthorized entry.”
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The evidence provided mentions Gadi Eisenkot's political party and general activities, but does not contain the specific August 27 Israel Hayom interview regarding Palestinian worker bans and unauthorized entry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections are scheduled to be held in Israel on 27 October 2026, to elect all 120 members of the 26th Knesset and determine the governing coalition that succeeds the 37th government led by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israeli_legislative_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gadi Eisenkot (Hebrew: גדי איזנקוט, [gaˈdi ajzenˈkot]; born 19 May 1960), also spelt Eizenkot, is an Israeli general, politician and leader of the Yashar party. He served from 2015 to 2019 as the 21st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadi_Eisenkot
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yashar (Hebrew: יָשָׁר, lit. 'straight' or 'truthful' or 'honest'), stylized as Yashar! with Eisenkot (יָשָׁר! עִם אַיְזֶנְקוֹט), is a centrist political party in Israel led by Gadi Eisenkot. Founded …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashar_(political_party)
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Claim 6: “These included 89 checkpoints operating around the clock, 218 partial checkpoints and 232 road gates. OCHA also found that 459 obstacles hindered access between Palestinian communities and major roads.”
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The specific breakdown of obstacles (89 checkpoints, 218 partial checkpoints, 232 road gates) is mentioned in one web search result. Other results confirm the total number of obstacles but not the specific breakdown.
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to Wanula on Spotify. Song · Temperature Touch, Ava Peace · 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to Wanula on Spotify. Song · Temperature Touch · 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2025 · Baba abekho bekhoye Ndingilida ndingilida ndigilida dada Yenze eyafuna omusamia nempamba He! Khandi abasamia and bossi bakhola Nende byobele osabba byakhecha E'mbusi ya makoowo yakhola …
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z0NKzxQrSk
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Claim 7: “In a PCPO survey of 503 Palestinians conducted between June 24 and July 5, 2026, 83.5% said delayed or reduced salaries had changed their household spending.”
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Claim 8: “Around NIS 51 billion in transactions pass through these relationships annually, while approximately 90% of Palestinian trade depends on access to Israel’s financial system.”
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Claim 9: “In our surveys, 59.9% identified restrictions on Palestinian employment in Israel and the decline in permits as a major economic challenge. Some 79.3% pointed to unemployment and limited job opportunities, while 70.2% cited declining income and weakened purchasing power.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is completely irrelevant, consisting of pornographic website descriptions and unrelated Canadian elections.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Colu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held on February 27, 2025, to elect the 124 members of the 44th Parliament of Ontario. After triggering a snap election in January 2025, Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conserva…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ontario_general_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched tens of thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The attacks, widely…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_…
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Claim 10: “Clearance revenues are a major source of Palestinian public income.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of search results for the DuckDuckGo search engine and contains no information regarding Palestinian clearance revenues.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 10, 2010 · We like to keep the DuckDuckGo subreddit friendly, suitable for children (13+), and free of political discussion that risks leading to personal insults. We recommend /r/politics for any…
https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/top/
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web search NEUTRAL — DuckDuckGo是专注隐私、反追踪以及避免信息过滤的搜索引擎，使用多方来源优化搜索结果，并加强内容的关联度。
https://www.zhihu.com/topic/19594248/hot
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web search NEUTRAL — DuckDuckGo is a private alternative to Google search, as well as free browsers for mobile & desktop devices. Unlike Chrome, DuckDuckGo browsers have privacy built-in with best-in-class tracker blockin…
https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/about/
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Claim 11: “Reuters reported on September 1 that Israel Discount Bank and Bank Hapoalim would continue correspondent banking services with Palestinian banks through the end of 2026.”
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Claim 12: “According to a 2026 analysis by Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, clearance revenues actually transferred to the Palestinian Authority after deductions fell from about NIS 8.8 billion in 2022 to NIS 7.9 billion in 2023, then to approximately NIS 4.4 billion in 2024 and around NIS 2 billion in 2025.”
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Claim 13: “In PCPO polling, 83.8% said Palestinian economic stability could contribute to greater political and security stability in the region.”
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Claim 14: “the Palestinian economy is... deeply linked to Israel through the framework created by the 1994 Paris Economic Protocol”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about anime and general Wikipedia entries on the Gaza war and Israel, with no mention of the 1994 Paris Economic Protocol.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when Palestinian milita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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Claim 15: “In PCPO polling, 62.8% identified restrictions on movement and mobility as a major economic challenge. Some 70.6% selected facilitating freedom of movement as an important economic measure, while 69.9% supported removing or reducing military checkpoints inside the West Bank.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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Claim 16: “In April 2026, OCHA reported 925 movement obstacles across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, based on a December 2025 survey.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm that in April 2026, OCHA reported 925 movement obstacles across the West Bank based on a December 2025 survey.
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web search NEUTRAL — In April 2026, OCHA reported 925 movement obstacles across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, based on a December 2025 survey. These included 89 checkpoints operating around the clock, 218 parti…
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-909712
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web search NEUTRAL — Humanitarian Situation Report | 25 September 2026.Sara engaging with her peers during a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Psychosocial Support (PSS) session held in the summer of 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — In April 2026, UN OCHA reported 925 movement obstacles that permanently or intermittently restrict the movement of 3.4 million Palestinians in the West Bank, marking a 20-year high that is 43% more th…
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/israel-opt-israel-…
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