43. Develop Air and Sea Transit Infrastructure for Gaza
Despite withdrawing soldiers and settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005, Israel still restricts the enclave’s airspace and sea access. Engaging in basic foreign commerce and overseas travel are particularly onerous tasks for Gaza Palestinians. The Gaza Strip’s Yasser Arafat International Airport, the only international airport established in the Palestinian Territories, was destroyed during the Second Intifada and remains derelict. All of these conditions amplify the already dire humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza.
Some Israeli leaders have advanced a proposal to build an artificial island off of the Gaza Strip that would host an airport and marine terminals. The facility would operate under Israeli supervision but be connected to the Strip by a causeway. Others have suggested the use of a port in Cyprus in cooperation with Israel. All of these would allow the Israelis to continue to conduct security screening while providing Gazan Palestinians with more immediate access to the outside world. However, plans for Gaza air and seaport infrastructure remain unrealized, and the crisis in the Strip continues to deteriorate. In the meantime, and in line with security considerations, Palestinians from Gaza should be allowed to use Israeli airports, primarily the Ramon Airport near the southern city of Eilat, which Israel announced in August 2022 that Palestinians from the West Bank would be able to use (to which the PA responded urging Palestinians not to take advantage of this privilege), but in fact Ramon can also offer an interim solution for Gaza’s residents.
1. Restore Full Funding to Palestinian Authority Security Forces

2. Crack Down on Jewish Extremism and Terrorism

3. Strengthen the Palestinian Security Sector Through the USSC

4. Reduce IDF Incursions Into Area A

5. Empower the Palestinian Authority Security Forces

6. Reexamine Security Arrangements in Area B

7. Complete the Security Barrier

8. Expand the USSC’s Mission

9. Demand an End to PA Martyr Payments

10. Pressure Hamas to Renounce the Use of Violence

11. Support Israeli Defensive Technologies

12. Pressure Hamas To Return Hostages

13. Tackle Illegal Outposts

14. Pressure the PA to Cease Its Authoritarian Abuses

16. Reform Planning and Construction for Palestinians in Area C

17. Renounce Territorial Claims East of the Security Barrier

18. Redesignate Evacuated Territory in the Northern West Bank as Area B

19. Maintain the Current Footprints of Settlement Blocs

20. Adopt a New U.S. Policy on Settlements

21. Work For An Open and Transparent Palestinian Leadership Transition

22. Support Accurate Maps in Textbooks

23. Maintain UNRWA While Pursuing Deep and Meaningful Reforms

25. Rezone Jerusalem Neighborhoods Beyond the Security Barrier

26. Safeguard Jordan’s Special Status in Jerusalem

27. Preserve the Status Quo at the Temple Mount

28. Support Jerusalem as a Future Capital of Two States

29. Give Abraham Accords States Credit for Breakthroughs

30. Create a Negev Forum Role for the Palestinians

31. Support Upgraded Infrastructure and Procedures at the Allenby Bridge

33. Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in the West Bank

34. Upgrade Telecom Infrastructure

35. Amend the Paris Protocol

36. Increase the Limit for Palestinian Bank Transfers

37. Improve Gaza’s Electricity Supply

39. Repair and Upgrade Gaza’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Infrastructure

40. Continue Increasing Gaza Entry Permits

41. Continue Easing Restrictions on Gaza Imports

42. Convert Gaza Economic Permits to Worker Permits

44. Extend Kerem Shalom Hours and Open a New Gaza Commercial Crossing Point

46. Build Capacity for the Middle East Partnership for Peace Act’s Lowey Fund

47. Enable MEPPA Small Grants

48. Improve Conditions in East Jerusalem

49. Embrace Opportunities for Palestinian Involvement in Abraham Accords Initiatives

50. Restore Augusta Victoria’s Tax-Exempt Status
