- Upon the occupation of the West Bank, Moshe Dayan said that if Israel could “pull the plug” and cut off Palestinian cities from resources, then it would be a more effective control mechanism “than a thousand curfews and riot-dispersals.”
- These are not foreign or novel ideas. Self-reliance formed the basis for an economy of resistance preceding and during the First Intifada. Projects such as “Victory Gardens” saw land plots and house yards turned into productive vegetable gardens to promote self-reliance and independence. This meant that Palestinian cities and villages could withstand closures and sieges for prolonged periods, ensuring that no matter how much conditions deteriorated, Palestinians would not starve.
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