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A FEW OF THE LATEST STATISTICS FROM UNRWA (.pdf)
- Before 2002, dependence on UNRWA aid in the West Bank was 3.5%, currently it’s 50%;
- Before 2002, dependence on UNRWA aid in Gaza was 10%, currently it’s 70%;
- Demolitions in the West Bank quadrupled in 2011 compared to 2010;
- Israeli settler violence rose 205% in 2011 compared to 2010; (check out our petition on Change.org!)
- In 2005, Israel committed to allowing 400 truckloads of exports out of Gaza each day, today approximately 2 trucks make it out of Gaza on a daily basis; (check out Ban Ki-moon’s recent visit to Gaza where he calls on Israel to end its occupation.)
- Currently, 542 obstacles including road blocks, check points, and the separation wall, affect Palestinian movement in the West Bank;
- 600,000 refugees live below the poverty line in Gaza. 300,000 live on less than $1.60 a day.