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Founded in 1982, the industrial park currently includes about 120 businesses and factories manufacturing [[plastic]]s, [[metal]]-work, [[food]], [[textile]], and more. |
Founded in 1982, the industrial park currently includes about 120 businesses and factories manufacturing [[plastic]]s, [[metal]]-work, [[food]], [[textile]], and more. |
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Factory owners there say that calls to boycott some factories endanger employment for many Palestinians.<ref>{{cite news|title='Palestinians will lose jobs if boycott persists'|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4231245,00.html|date=20 May 2012}}</ref> |
At Barkan Industrial Park, thousands of Israelis and [[Palestinian people|Palestinians]] coexist and work side by side in many of the factories. Palestinian workers can earn as much as 4 times the monthly average salary in the Palestinian Authority.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arabs and Jews in exemplary coexistence at Barkan – Samaria|url=http://www.demotix.com/news/1010413/arabs-and-jews-exemplary-coexistence-barkan-samaria#media-1010392|website=[[Demotix]]|accessdate=16 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=EU settlement ban casts shadow over Palestinian industry in the West Bank|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.540861|accessdate=17 February 2015|date=11 August 2013}}</ref> Factory owners there say that calls to boycott some factories endanger employment for many Palestinians.<ref>{{cite news|title='Palestinians will lose jobs if boycott persists'|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4231245,00.html|date=20 May 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:25, 17 February 2015
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The Barkan Industrial Park (Hebrew: איזור התעשיה ברקן, lit. Barkan Industrial Area) is located about 25 kilometres east of Tel Aviv on the Israeli-occupied West Bank whose offices are located at the northern entrance. The industrial park is located adjacent to the Israeli settlement Barkan and near the settlement and city of Ariel.
Founded in 1982, the industrial park currently includes about 120 businesses and factories manufacturing plastics, metal-work, food, textile, and more.
At Barkan Industrial Park, thousands of Israelis and Palestinians coexist and work side by side in many of the factories. Palestinian workers can earn as much as 4 times the monthly average salary in the Palestinian Authority.[1][2] Factory owners there say that calls to boycott some factories endanger employment for many Palestinians.[3]
References
- ^ "Arabs and Jews in exemplary coexistence at Barkan – Samaria". Demotix. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "EU settlement ban casts shadow over Palestinian industry in the West Bank". 11 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "'Palestinians will lose jobs if boycott persists'". 20 May 2012.
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