Why do Palestinians opt for Israeli SIM cards?
Due to the poor quality of Palestinian cellular companies that are crippled by Israeli restrictions, Palestinians in the West Bank are opting for Israeli SIM cards provided by illegal Israeli mobile network operators.
After signing the 1995 Oslo II agreement, Israel handed over the responsibilities of the Palestinian telecommunications infrastructure to the Palestinian Authority (PA) but granted itself total control of the Palestinian frequency spectrum in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Palestinians have repeatedly asked for the termination of this agreement, which was supposed to expire in 1999, but an Israeli approval remains in order.
