Sunday 27 November 2011

Palestinian PM: Israeli sanctions starting to bite (AP)

A Palestinian customs worker checks a truck loaded with boxes of strawberries waiting at Kerem Shalom crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. Farmers in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began exporting tons of produce to Europe on Sunday, after Israel cracked open its its volatile border with Gaza for Palestinian goods. A truckload of strawberries left Gaza to launch the season, which is to run through May. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)AP - Palestinian officials said Sunday they won't be able to pay upcoming public-sector salaries that support nearly one-third of Palestinian families in the in the West Bank and Gaza, the clearest sign yet that Israeli economic sanctions are starting to bite.



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