Gazan businessmen in crisis – Israel’s Civil Administration confiscates entry permits into Israel in record numbers
The second half of 2016 witnessed a new and worrisome phenomenon of mass revocation of entry permits held by Palestinian merchants from Gaza, also known as BMG permits ("Business Man Gaza" permits) or BMC permits. Haaretz and Al-Monitor reported that between the months of May – October 2016, Israel revoked 1,700 entry permits into Israel [...]