After the events of October 7, 2023, the Israeli government stopped Palestinian workers from entering Israel. This decision has caused a serious economic crisis in the West Bank.

在2023年10月7日事件發生後，以色列政府停止巴勒斯坦工人進入以色列。這項決定導致約旦河西岸陷入嚴重的經濟危機。

The system for Palestinian employment was originally set up by the 1994 Paris Protocol, which gave Israel control over borders and work permits. Before October 2023, about 20% of the West Bank's workforce worked in Israel, providing nearly a quarter of the region's total economic output. Consequently, when these workers were stopped, unemployment in the West Bank rose to 29%, a situation that the World Bank described as an economic collapse.

巴勒斯坦的就業制度最初是由1994年的《巴黎議定書》設定，賦予以色列控制邊境與工作許可的權力。在2023年10月之前，約旦河西岸約有20%的勞動力在以色列工作，提供了該地區近四分之一的總經濟產出。因此，當這些工人被禁止進入時，約旦河西岸的失業率上升至29%，世界銀行將此情況描述為經濟崩潰。

There are different views regarding this ban. While the Israeli agency COGAT asserts that labor entry depends on security checks, economist Esteban Klor emphasizes that the ban is likely a political decision rather than a security one. Furthermore, some Israeli officials, such as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, have argued for a permanent change in the employment model. For example, the Ministry of Tourism has ordered the replacement of Palestinian staff with foreign workers in hotels and restaurants.

對於這項禁令存在不同的看法。雖然以色列機構COGAT聲稱勞動力入境取決於安全檢查，但經濟學家Esteban Klor強調，該禁令很可能是政治決定而非安全考量。此外，一些以色列官員，如財政部長Bezalel Smotrich，主張永久改變就業模式。例如，旅遊部已下令將酒店與餐廳的巴勒斯坦員工替換為外國工人。

This situation has led to severe financial problems for Palestinian workers, many of whom have had to sell their family land to survive. At the same time, Israeli construction companies are struggling because they lack skilled workers and must pay more for foreign labor agencies. Additionally, the Palestinian Authority cannot help its citizens because Israel is withholding tax revenues, which Governor Hussein Hamayel called a 'financial siege.'

這種情況導致巴勒斯坦工人面臨嚴重的財務問題，許多人為了生存不得不變賣家族土地。與此同時，以色列的建築公司也陷入困境，因為缺乏熟練工人，且必須支付更高費用給外國勞工仲介。此外，巴勒斯坦權力機構無法幫助其公民，因為以色列扣留了稅收，州長Hussein Hamayel將其稱為「財務圍困」。

The ban on Palestinian labor continues, leading to deep economic hardship for people in the West Bank and operational difficulties for Israeli businesses.

對巴勒斯坦勞工的禁令持續，導致約旦河西岸的人民面臨深重的經濟困境，也讓以色列企業在營運上遇到困難。