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ובינר: “הגזרה מתחממת” הזדמנות למנף את הצמיחה ביחסי המסחר ברשות הפלסטינית, 2.3.22

הוובינר התקיים ב- 2.3.22 לאור ההתעניינות ההולכת וגדלה בקידום הסחר עם הרשות הפלסטינית, מדיניות ההקלות ושיתוף הפעולה העסקי,

השתתפו מעל 60 איש

דוברים:

מנחה: זאב לביא, סמנכ”ל קשרי חוץ, איגוד לשכות המסחר,

ברכות:

  • מברכים: דני קטריבס, מנהל אגף סחר חוץ וקשרים בינלאומיים, התאחדות התעשיינים
  • אמיר שני, סגן נשיא איגוד לשכות המסחר

מושב ראשון: סקירה על כלכלת הרשות הפלסטינית

  • גבי בר, נשיא לשכת המסחר הישראלית פלסטינית, נתן סקירה ממעוף הציפור על המצב הכלכלי ושיתוף הפעולה הכלכלי וכן הציג את לשכת המסחר הישראלית פלסטינית .
  • צביקה סופר,מנהל תחום המעברים ודו־שימושי במשרד הכלכלה על הסחר עם הרש”פ מנקודת מבטו של קצין מטה
  • ד”ר גיתית גור- גרשגורן, מנכ”לית לחברת שירותי קורספונדנציה: העברות כספיות ותשלומים , בעידן שאחרי כניסת חוק הגבלת השימוש במזומנים –
  • דר’ חגי אטקס, חוקר בכיר במכון למחקרי ביטחון לאומי: הכלכלה הפלסטינית: מסחר וצריכה

מושב שני: פאנל חברות פעילות ברש”פ:

  • שרון הלר, בעלים של חברת שקד מחצבות בע”מ
  • האני עלאמי, מנכ”ל CoollNet עוסק בתשתיות תקשורת בגדה וברצועת עזה

שאלות ותשובות

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SharakeHTech B2B Launch

On September 12, 2021 we launched, together with the Peres Center For Peace, Positeam, and members from the High Tech industry a B2B website tech-pal.net. This is one of the finale events of SharakaHTech program (More Information Here). The event was virtual as Covid-19 dictates, hosted by the Peres Center for Peace. A panel of High Tech experts from Israel, experience working with Palestinian vendors share their experience and answer the audience questions.

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2021 General Assembly

On September 2nd IPCC held the annual General Assembly with a major personnel changes: David Simha asked to retire as a Chairman after 11 years, Gabi Bar nominated to replace David as the new Chairman of the Board. David is now an Honorary President alongside with Eival Giladi. Baruch Mazor is retiring from the CEO position after 9 years, Gai Hetzroni nominated to replace Baruch as the new CEO. Baruch is now a Board Member of IPCC. The Board is refreshing the lines, you are welcome to visit the Board Page for more information. Two Projects are ending: SharakaHTech and a project for the Dutch Embassy to write a Paper on the subject of how to Promote Economic and Business Relationships with Palestinians.
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2019 General Assembly

On August 6, 2019, the Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its yearly general assembly, which was attended by staff members, board members, as well as many guests from government offices, NGOs, private businesses the industry sector. During the meeting, the staff introduced the main activities of the IPCC throughout 2018-2019 to the general assembly, and procedural matters were run by Chairman David Simcha.

Following the introduction, Colonel Hatib Mansour, a 30-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, mainly in COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories), addressed the general assembly as the keynote speaker of the meeting. COL Mansour gave a review of the current financial situation in the West Bank and Gaza, shared from his experience in heading large scale development operations in the Palestinian territories and spoke about the challenges and potential of cooperation between the Israeli and Palestinian markets.

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The Breakfast Club- April 2018

On April 3, 2018, the Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted its annual Breakfast Club gathering. This year we were honored by the visit of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was the keynote speaker in the event that was held in the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv. Mr. Olmert spoke to the IPCC’s guests about the challenges and opportunities of economic relations with the Palestinians, sharing his well based analysis of past political developments and current political climate.

In the event, along with our partners in the SharakeHTech Project- The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, the team showcased the main components of the program which is run by the IPCC and funded by the European Union.

Following the speeches, time was given for fruitful discussions on economics, the benefits and challenges of cooperation with the Palestinian side, and an elegant breakfast buffet took place as well

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2016 Annual Board Meeting

On March 6, 2016, the Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce held its periodic board meeting. Chairman David Simcha commenced the meeting by introducing the topics to be addressed in the meeting as well as the guest speaker, Knesset member, Avi Dichter. Avi Dichter is a former Minister of Internal Security and Head of Shabak (Israeli Security Agency). In his address to the attendees of the Board Meeting, Dichter discussed the magnitude of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, contending that the conflict is not so severe compared to other regional issues occurring in the Middle East. He discussed the events of the Arab Spring, which began in December 2010, and their repercussions, explaining how these events marked more complex situations to recover from than the issues that Israelis and Palestinians seek to dissolve.

Following Avi Dichter’s lecture, the Peres Center for Peace presented its results of a research project regarding the moving expenses of Palestinian imports and exports through Israel. Government ministries and economic organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economics, the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce, and the Manufactures Association, also discussed their recent projects and activities and gave their input on the economic situation between Israelis and Palestinians. The Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce CEO, Baruch Mazor, summarized the activities of the IPCC in 2015, emphasizing the Chamber’s ability to remain a point of contact for anyone seeking to do business with the Palestinians.  

When asked about possible propositions for the Chamber, attendees proposed that the IPCC embark on a project to gather and publish statistics pertaining to trade between Israelis and the Palestinian Authority. There was also a proposal of looking into establishing a Free Trade Zone between the Israelis and the Palestinians in the area of Ariel. The IPCC was pleased to receive such suggestions and will look into developing these ideas. 

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Breakfast Club meeting with the Honorable American Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro

In the occasion of the IPCC Breakfast Club, this year we were honored by the visit of the American Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Shapiro; who attended our event in the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv on May 20, 2014. An elegant breakfast buffet took place to receive our guests, with an agreeable time to get to know each other, before the conference commenced.

This event turned around an active discussion on the topic of the economic benefits of peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

More than 80 guests (members of the Chamber, multiple supporters, representatives from different relevant organizations in the Israeli-Palestinian field—from One Voice, The Peres Peace Center, Portland Trust, The Israeli Association of Chambers of Commerce, The Israeli Manufacturers Association, and government officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of Economy and of Regional Cooperation, together with prominent businesspeople) composed the public that could appreciate the encouraging words of Mr. Ambassador on the prospects for peace and the meanings of it for both parties to the conflict in economic terms.

Mr. Shapiro repeatedly assessed the large economic growth that a peace agreement would signify for both the Israeli market and the Palestinian one, emphasizing the benefits for the Israeli economy, who are already widely cooperating in various fields at the private sector level. On this aspect, the Ambassador dedicated a few words to congratulate the fruitful work that all organizations are doing in the private sector, on the ground, to advance these trading ties and, overall, economic development, and to build up the adequate environment to initiate the path towards a peace process between Israel and the PA.

On the same note, the Ambassador spoke about the positive prospects of development in various sectors expected in the future, should peace come about in this conflicting region, namely, in agriculture, technology, textile, and renewable energies.

Finally, the Ambassador took several questions from a quite critical public on all relevant issues connected to the topic of the day. Skeptical Israelis raised their worries about the possibility to reach peace in order to achieve economic development, and several other contributions enriched the debate.