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)

cover of Book Palestinian Labor Migration to Israel: Labor, Land and Occupation by Leila Farsakh