The Zahara clothing company in Gaza offered Qassem, 42, around $12 a day to put his sewing machine mastery to use. But the industry all but collapsed in 2007 when the militant group Hamas seized control of Gaza and Israel banned the export of clothing from Gaza to Israel or the Israeli-occupied West Bank. They were practically put out of commission,” said Muhammad Abu Jayyab, editor-in-chief of Al Eqtisadiah, a Gaza-based economic publication. It was only after the 2014 Gaza war with Israel that Israeli authorities permitted Gazan apparel-makers to resume exports, the basis for a modest revival. Some feature Israeli flags, the logo of a popular Israeli soccer team or “Made in Israel” labels.

Source: bd News24 May 02, 2020 06:33 UTC