THE FOLLOWING ARE ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO THE LIFTING OF THE CLOSURE OF THE TERRITORIES STARTING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1995 [sic], AT 04:00:


1. Laborers. A total of 35,000 Palestinian laborers (20,000 from Judea and Samaria [J/S] and 15,000 from the Gaza District), including 700 workers for the olive crop from J/S and another 4,000 for the citrus harvest (2,000 from J/S and 2,000 from Gaza).
2. The age criterion for laborers and agricultural workers is: married men aged 30 or more.
3. Industrial zone:
   (a) Entry of workers into industrial zones in J/S and Gaza (including Israeli settlements);
   (b) 400 workers will enter the Atarot Industrial Zone.
4. Merchants: 1,750 merchants may enter without vehicles (1,000 from J/S, 750 from Gaza).
5. Hotel workers for East Jerusalem: entry of 500 hotel workers from J/S to East Jerusalem, must be married and 30 or older).
6. Tourism Branch: entry of 150 tourist industry workers from J/S to East Jerusalem.
7. Electricity and Water Company Staff: entry in Israel of 40 employees of the East Jerusalem electricity and water company.
8. Medical teams: entry of 840 personnel of medical teams, 800 from J/S and 40 from Gaza, to hospitals in East Jerusalem.
9. Fishermen from Gaza; may enter Israeli territorial waters.
10. Residents of Dahaniya: entry of these residents into Israel.
11. Samaritans: entry of 200 Samaritans into Israel, only with permits.
12. Movement of V.I.P.'s (all categories) under the existing V.I.P. procedures.
13. Movement of aliens (not of Palestinian origin): under accepted documentation, between J/S and Gaza and Israel.
14. Israeli Arabs and residents of J/S to Gaza: with permits and coordinated in exceptional cases.
15. Crossing to Jordan from Gaza and vice versa:
    (a) Gazans from Jordan to Gaza by Allenby Bridge;
    (b) Gazans from Gaza to Jordan by Allenby Bridge, with permits from the Coordinator of Activities in the Territories, and escorted.
16. Staff of International Bodies: entry of 550 such staff, including UNWRA, to Israel, (400 from J/S and 150 from Gaza).
17. Embassy and consular staffs: crossing for 150 of these from J/S into Israel.
18. Employees of the Palestinian Authority: movement of 300 such employees between J/S and Gaza (150 from J/S and 150 from Gaza).
19. Teachers from J/S: entry of 100 such teachers to East Jerusalem.
20. Religious Affairs personnel/clerics: entry of 300 from J/S to East Jerusalem.
21. Exceptional Cases: Permits for exceptional cases and operative personnel on the responsibility of, and in coordination with, the Coordinator for the Territories, as well as:
    (a) Crossing of attorneys, witnesses and family members in cases of extending detention and court hearings in Israel;
    (b) Travel to Ben Gurion International Airport, on the basis of holding flight tickets;
    (c) Entry into Israel of Palestinian journalists with accreditation by the Israeli Government Press Office;
    (d) Entry of humanitarian cases, and medical equipment;
    (e) Exit of residents of Jebel Mukhabar and Bir Ouna, whose status has been determined by the Israeli High Court of Justice.
22. Ambulances from J/S: entry into Israel of 26 such ambulances in cases of danger to life, according to approved vehicle license numbers and only in coordination with the Coordinator for the Territories.
23. Building materials for Gaza: entry through Soufa crossing.
24. Karni crossing point: will be open for imports and exports according to the capacity of security checks.
25. Taxicabs from Gaza: 30 such taxis which have been checked, prepared and approved, may enter from Gaza to Israel.
26. Entry of vehicles from Gaza: 50 vehicles may enter from Gaza to Israel, owned by holders of special permits (dignitaries, etc.), according to approval by the Coordinator for the Territories.
27. Trucks from Gaza (escorted): exit of produce from Gaza to Israel and Jordan (escorted).
28. Trucks on the Tarkumiya-Karni route; exit of up to 20 trucks a day from Gaza, (from Tarkumiya to Karni), escorted and after thorough security checking.
29. Trucks on the Nitzana-Rafiah-Gaza route: approved movement of trucks from Nitzana to Gaza, escorted.

Comment:

"When I first began reading this, it reminded me of a cattle importing register. Without paying any notice to any notion of a peace process, Israeli continues to control everything, the movement of goods, the movement of services, the movement of people, money, everything."

Here is a copy of the original e-mail header. Why not write and ask the Israeli foreign ministry a few pertinant questions?

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