Palestinian Labor Migration to Israel: Labor, Land and Occupation
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the rise and fall of Palestinian
labor flows to Israel between 1967 and 2000. It highlights the interdependence between
Israel confiscation of Palestinian land and the use of Palestinian workers, showing how
labor migration has been the result of the evolving dynamics of Israeli occupation and
Palestinian labor force growth. This study analyses the pattern of Palestinian labor
supply, the role of Israel territorial and economic policies in the Occupied Territories in
releasing Palestinian from the land, and the nature of Israeli demand for Palestinian
workers, especially in the construction sector, where the majority of commuting laborers
are concentrated. The book is also original in its exploration of the way changing patterns
in labor flows reflect a process of redefinition of the 1967 borders. The analysis of the
contrasting forces of separation and integration between Israel and the Palestinian
territories shows how the Gaza Strip was being separated from Israel while the West
Bank continues to be incorporated into the Jewish state, from the start of the Oslo Peace
process in 1993 and long before the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip in 2005.
Publication Date
2005, second edition 2012
Author
Leila Farsakh
Publisher
Routlege
Citation Information
Leila Farsakh. Palestinian Labor Migration to Israel: Labor, Land and Occupation. London(2005)