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Gaza women file mock lawsuits against their husbands
24-7-2018
The wives of the Palestinian Authority (PA) employees in Gaza seek to manipulate recent austerity measures taken by the PA through suing their husbands in an attempt to salvage what is left of their salaries, Al Akhbar reported today. The Palestinian Authority has cut the pay of employees on their payroll at a rate of 35%-60%, Al Akhbar wrote, noting that banks also continued to settle their loans, debt transactions and traditional fees. Some employees ended up with earning less than USD 10 of their regular wages, the newspaper explained. This forced wives of some public servants to file mock litigations against their husbands under the claims of alimony and child support after they discovered that Gaza Sharia courts consider said debits as “good debts”, implying that they have the priority in repayment before the loans since they are issued by courts. Um Hassan (40 years) one of the bold women to take action, said her husband was referred to early retirement when he was in his forties, but they did not face any problems. But since her spouse’s salary is roughly USD 330 and he benefits from a loan, which leaves him with USD80 at the end of the month, she decided to file for alimony. “This is overwhelming, because we live in a rented apartment with four children,” Um Hassan said, adding that the sharia court has ruled that she receives nearly USD 70, but that due to the slow pace of proceedings between the court and the insurance and pensions authority, she did not get the amount to date. (Al Akhbar, July 24, 2018)
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