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(2) Poor job prospects increased poverty. They also reduce development options. Since 1999, over 5,000 Palestinian businesses closed or got eviction notices. Employment opportunities went with them.
(3) A chronic classroom shortage harms education and professional training prospects. As a result, many Palestinian youths leave the city. Some go to the West Bank. Others move abroad. Many are among Palestine's best and brightest.
(4) Job and professional prospects especially harm women. As a result, only 15% of the female population have gainful employment. Most are underpaid in part-time jobs. Many are menial.
(5) West Jerusalem's job opportunities lure qualified East Jerusalemites able to get there. However, many Jewish business owners won't hire Arabs. At issue are racist policies, social tensions, and political considerations.
Moreover, public transportation to and from work represents a major obstacle. East Jerusalem's system is separate and distinct from Israel's in the city's West. As a result, many qualified Palestinians won't endure unusually long travel times and greater expense.
(6) Residency revocations and temporary status provisions created added intolerable burdens. The Knesset's Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law froze family reunification procedures.
Palestinians married to Israelis are affected. Without rarely issued permits, either they live apart or together under occupation. Doing so forfeits basic rights. For some it's a sacrifice too great to bare. As a result, family life is grievously harmed.
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