Abstract

This article uses archival sources to demonstrate how Israel crafted policies in the Gaza Strip following the 1967 War to reduce the size of its population, and how, in a two-year process, it reformed its policies to meet the needs of a long-standing occupation. Underlying these policies was the Israeli aspiration to annex the Strip without absorbing a large number of Arabs. The Israeli government developed an economic policy, based on high unemployment rates and low standard of living, aimed to encourage Gazans, and particularly refugees, to leave. In face of growing resistance, the Israeli government introduced in early 1969 a new economic policy, designed to improve the local economy, while continuing to encourage the emigration to other countries of educated youth. This new policy explains long-term demographic and economic patterns in the Palestinian society under a prolonged occupation and illuminate the Israeli mechanisms of control in the Gaza Strip.

摘要

本文使用档案资料来说明以色列在1967年战争之后如何在加沙地带制定政策以减少其人口规模，以及在两年的过程中以色列如何改革其政策以满足长期以来的需要占用。这些政策的基础是以色列希望在不吸收大量阿拉伯人的情况下吞并加沙地带。以色列政府根据高失业率和低生活水平制定了一项经济政策，旨在鼓励加沙人，特别是难民离开。面对越来越大的抵抗，以色列政府在1969年初推出了一项新的经济政策，旨在改善当地经济，同时继续鼓励有教养的年轻人移民到其他国家。