|
Israel
Civilian Administration in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
A civilian administration has been set up in the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip as an interim measure pending final resolution
of the political future of these two areas, which are not part
of Israel proper. While Labor was in power, Israeli-sponsored
municipal elections were held in the West Bank in 1976. The civilian
administration of the area until late 1987 employed approximately
13,000 to 14,000 Palestinian civil servants. The Palestinian uprising
(intifadah) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip that
began in December 1987, however, had a profound impact on the
relationship between the civilian administration and the Palestinian
inhabitants of the occupied territories (see Introduction; Palestinian
Uprising, December 1987- , ch. 5).
Data as of December 1988
|
