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World Bank Data Catalog, microdata, visualization tools, debt statistics, and more. Data relevant to research on Palestine at large and Palestine in US policy can be found by using key terms “West Bank and Gaza.” The US played a leading role in the World Bank’s founding in 1944, and according to the World Bank Group site, the US is the “only World Bank shareholder that retains veto power over changes in the Bank’s structure,” and consequently “plays a unique role in influencing and shaping development priorities.” With this in mind, World Bank data on the West Bank and Gaza provide a picture into Washington-approved economic plans for Palestinians, the impact of the so-called “peace process” and Oslo Accords, US-Israel economic ties, and more
