text: Before the project was prepared, the menbership of the supreme Roaal planningCouncll wae amended by Military Order 4lg, whereby the representatives ofinstltutions and communities rrho coul-d have protected the rights of the palestinlaninhabitants were removed from the Council. It is now composed of militaryofficers, to enable it to work ln the interests of the Jewish settlers in theoccupied territories. The Council has formulated the plans necessary forsupportlng rsraerrs illegal policy of achleving a de facto annexalion of the westBsnk.... Confi,scation of land Seiaure of Arab land is a major objective of the occupation authoritj.es.After the selzure of about half the lanat of tbe west Bank, under the pretext thatit was state-olrned or that it yras being used for miritary purposesr this area rdasthen used for settlement as the expansion and grorrch of the settl.ements necessltatethe abqulsition of ne$, areas, and the rsraeri authorities resort to seizing randowned by Arab€ for this purpose. Between February I9g4 anal February 19g5, theoccupation authorities have confrscated over 50,000 dunams of fercire Arabagricultural land, a large proportlon of which is under fruit trees. Theconfiscated areas have been annexed to existlng secclements or bave been used forthe establishment of new aneE. ... The economic si Cua tion The agriculture sector is one of the most West Bank and ln the caza Strip. It is also aPalestlnian people to their land, Agriculturalgross dooestic product.important production sectors on the symbol of the strong ties of theproduction represents most of the In view of the importance of agricul.ture to the econofty of the occupiedterritories, the occupatlon authorities have striven to control the agrlcurturalA/40 /702 Eng Ii sh Paqe 130 sector and to expLoit it in the service of Israelrs economy and consequently to control and dominate its labour force. In addition to seizing large areas of land for the establishnent of sebtlements or for nilltary purposes, the Israeli authorltles bave taken a series of oeasures aimed at weakening this vital sector and subsequently driving Palestinians from their land. These measures include: I. Limiting the area of cultivated land in the al-Aghwar area' as well as limiting agrlcultural production' in order to eliminate west Bank competition wlth Israeli agrlcultural production.
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the impact of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian population in the West Bank, specifically on their agricultural land and livelihood. It highlights the confiscation of land, the control of agricultural production, and the measures taken to weaken the sector. This suggests that the category should be related to agriculture, economy, and the impact on the Palestinian people.