Palestinian postal workers in the West Bank filter Israel's undelivered mail for eight years.
The Palestinian postal staff in Jericho has been sorting out a lot of undelivered mail during the last few days in a room full of letters, boxes and even a wheelchair.
The Palestinians say that Israel has not withheld postal mail to the Palestinian territories since 2010 via the national postal service. According to Palestinian post ambassador Ramadan Ghazawi, Israel has not respected a 2008 agreement with the Palestinians to send and receive mail directly through Jordan. Post was indeed delivered by Jordan, but the access was denied by Israel, which created a gap of one year.
"It was blocked because every time they (Israel) gave us a reason and an excuse, once they said the terminal, the building where the mail was to arrive was not ready and as soon as they (they said) wait, expect a bigger one. control machine (security scanner), "he said.
Israel says the party was aware of the shipment about a year ago, but it has not yet resulted in a "direct transfer," said Cogat, the Israeli defense body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs in the West Bank.
Cogat said in a statement that the one-time release of the one and a half tons of post a & # 39; gesture & # 39; used to be.
Jericho resident Rami Baker said that ordering goods by mail was a challenge.
"The problem I'm having is that the mail is very delayed, for example you order something and the website will tell you that it will arrive within 20 to 30 days and after 30 days you'll get a message that it has Jerusalem or Israel that, a day or two later, we visit the Palestinian post office here in Jericho and they say that we have not received it from the Israeli side yet and that this will take months, "he said.
The development emphasizes the tight control that Israel exercises over many aspects – even the everyday as a mail delivery – of Palestinian life.
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