The Effects of Israeli Policies on Palestinians' Basic Needs in the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem

Marta Parigi and Hamid R. Oskorouchi ()
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Marta Parigi: University of Hohenheim
Hamid R. Oskorouchi: University of Palermo

No 17176, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This study quantitatively evaluates conclusions of NGOs, UN agencies, and the International Court of Justice denouncing the purported practices of apartheid by Israel. We gauge the impact of Israeli policies on Palestinian basic needs using a bespoke index and a novel instrumental variable (IV)-georeferenced mentions of Old Testament sites within a five-kilometre radius of each Palestinian locality. The instrument's exclusion restriction is validated by robustness checks and placebo tests (e.g., employing a placebo-IV built using New Testament-only landmarks). Our findings corroborate qualitative and legal research documenting how Israel's policies systematically undermine Palestinians' rights, potentially constituting an apartheid regime. This work could serve as evidence in prospective legal proceedings.

Keywords: Palestine; Israel; basic needs; discrimination; apartheid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 J71 K33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65 pages
Date: 2024-07
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