The economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people : the unrealized oil and natural gas potential

This study identifies and assesses existing and potential Palestinian oil and natural gas reserves that could be exploited for the benefit of the Palestinian people that Israel is either preventing them from exploiting or is exploiting itself without due regard to international law.
1. Objectives and organization of the study -- 2. The legal framework: historical precedents -- 3. The economics of the occupation: a synopsis -- 4. The theoretical basis for estimating the costs of occupation -- 5. Oil and natural gas in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Levant Basin -- 6. Estimating the value of the oil and natural gas reserves in Israel: What is the Palestinian share of these resources? -- 7. Conclusion.

vii, 31 p. : graphs, maps, tables

At head of title: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Includes bibliographical references.
Available online (viewed 28 Oct. 2019).

9789211129472
9789210040761 (e-ISBN)