The PA moves forward in its disengagement from Israel
The Palestinian government decided to appoint commercial attaches in the Palestinian embassies in a bid to promote national products abroad, which is seen as a step forward on the path of economic disengagement from Israel.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to make efforts toward an economic disengagement from Israel.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced May 18 that his government would appoint commercial attaches to join Palestinian embassies in various countries in a bid to develop Palestinian economic ties with countries around the world and promote national products in international markets.
Since the establishment of the PA in 1994, the promotion of Palestinian goods around the world has been limited to small individual initiatives to export Palestinian olive oil, cement, shoes and tobacco.
In 2017, the Palestinian ambassador to the Netherlands shared that other Palestinian ambassadors in the European Union had begun taking steps to promote Palestinian products abroad. He added that the ambassadors met with the Palestinian national economy minister to discuss which local products are most marketable abroad.
