EREZ CROSSING

Erez Crossing: translation

Major crossing point on the boundary between Israel and theGaza Strip. In times of peace, it has served as a major transit juncture for goods andPalestinianworkers entering Israel. Pursuant to the Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization EconomicProtocol of 29 April 1994 ("Paris Protocol"), anindustrialpark was established at the Erez Crossing to stimulate employment and other economic opportunity for the Palestinians. The crossing was frequently closed in response to increases in Palestinian violence and terror, and the industrial park lay dormant. Erez Crossing itself was the site of several seriousterroristattacks during theAl-Aksa intifada.

See alsoArab-Israeli Conflict.