Solidarity between the enemy and the “banking state”: prisoners are deprived of their wages

Ramallah | Since the American and Israeli threats to punish Palestinian banks that pay salaries to the families of martyrs, prisoners and freedmen, and the announcement by the enemy that effective action will be taken in this regard (see the April 22 issue), the “bank state” in the occupied West Bank continues to close accounts for prisoners, regardless of whether or not there is an Israeli decision. . While the popular movement forced the Palestinian Authority to form a committee to resolve the crisis, away from the banks, many believe that the enemy remains “the upper hand” as an occupying power ruling an authority that is itself bound by many agreements, the most important of which is the one that fully ties your economic system to it. While the banks “tremble with Israeli punishment”, they act as an “authority within authority” with the prisoners, and are indifferent only to their interests and their money, while Ramallah watches, after all their proposals to solve the crises have failed maneuvering by means other than banks.

Followers of this file see that the enemy now intends to close the file of the salaries of prisoners, freedmen and families of the martyrs, driven by official American and Arab support due to the recent wave of normalization, and all this it is within the scheme designed to solve the problem (the deal of the century). In context, the Hebrew channel Kan said that Tel Aviv relayed a message to the authority that it will not extend the freeze on the military decision, which stipulates that banks should be punished if they pay salaries, or if they continue to open accounts, to prisoners. and freedmen, and this decision, if implemented, affects about 12 thousand. The prisoner and freedman receive salaries from the Prisoners Affairs Authority (formerly a ministry). Sources, whose conversations corresponded to “Al-Akhbar”, confirm that the banks continued to act “more like a king than a king” because they continued to suspend the salaries of prisoners and freedmen, despite finding a temporary solution months ago among the banks, the government, the Monetary Authority and the Association of Prisoners, and with The Enemy he froze his military decision for months (it was supposed to be implemented at the beginning of last May).
Legally, article 12 of the Banking Law of 2010, in force in the West Bank, establishes that “No bank may terminate or suspend its activity, or stop carrying out part of it, without obtaining the prior written approval of the Monetary Authority, and the latter has the right to establish Procedures and conditions to terminate the work of any bank in order to preserve the rights of depositors and the stability of the banking system in Palestine. However, banks pay no heed to “cash” directives when it comes to US and Israeli pressure, on the grounds that “capital is cowardly.” In the fifth month, that is, before the alleged entry into force of the military decision, banks rushed to close dozens of accounts, sparking a wave of popular outrage that culminated in gunmen firing at bank branches, along with a sitting in front of their doors, in addition to the placement of brochures and the writing of slogans condemning the banks and demanding that they be “patriotism.” Under pressure, the authority was forced to form a governance committee to try to soak up the anger at the proposed solutions outside the banks.

As the authority turns to tile solutions, the possibility of a street fire increases.

However, there is a general feeling that the authority will not be able to prevent the enemy from implementing its decision, and will not succeed in forcing the banks to confront it, because they always respond to enemy threats as usual, especially with the Palestinian Authority and the banks linked to the Israeli banking system before linking to US and international systems and treaties. “Fight against terrorism and money laundering”. In return, Ramallah was content to resort to “temporary and prosthetic solutions” instead of facing the main challenge, that is, to stop the disbursement through the banks, which makes it share the responsibility of the “massacre of the salaries of the prisoners “as the sources describe, saying that” the mechanism currently in place are checks. The beneficiary receives it from the Ministry of Finance directly without having to go to the banks, and this mechanism will continue to be followed, but further restricts the authority , as Israeli extortion will continue in the so-called compensation taxes, from which the enemy deducts the salaries of prisoners and freedmen.
As for the idea of ​​establishing a Palestinian government bank that is not linked to the Israeli financial system or the international banking system, it is the solution that the Palestinian government has praised, but has remained stagnant, despite the time taken to completing it does not exceed six months. Even if implemented, it can be a fruitless solution, as the enemy can attack the bank’s headquarters or branches and hunt down your employees, shut it down and ban it. However, the authority continues to handle the file of prisoners and the released community with caution, being aware of their sensitivity. He tried to maneuver in the face of US pressure, putting an end to the Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs and transferring it to a body affiliated with the “Liberation Organization”, in addition to later trying to transform the body into an association affiliated with the Ministry of Interior or Affairs Social due to continued North American pressure. Street reaction. According to sources, the full implementation of the Israeli military decision by the banks may lead to a deterioration of the countryside, and will also light the street against the bank headquarters and branches in a more violent way than the past wave of protests. . Does the enemy really want that? Do you have an estimate that this wave will not catch up with you?

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