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The National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014
SECTION 1: Setting the Context
The vision of this Government is a Gaza that is fully integrated into the State of Palestine, politically, socially, and economically, and
- through it - with the rest of the world. This vision assumes that local and international movement of goods and people is reliable
and secure via two safe passages and a permanent territorial link, facilitating increased tourism and a thriving private sector.
Looking beyond the immediate recovery and reconstruction effort, further priority infrastructure projects will be required
to address the public and private deficit that has resulted from the blockade and to catalyze Gaza’s potential to contribute
to Palestinian economic growth. Substantial additional investment is required to provide the infrastructural and economic
foundation for Gaza – and Palestine - to thrive.
Under this vision, in five years, a reconstructed Gaza will be open for business, fully engaged with the West Bank economy, and
attracting international investment and tourism. In ten years, Gaza will be a rapidly growing, export-oriented economy, with
increased trade and domestic prosperity and reduced aid dependency.