But it has been hijacked by Israel for the benefit of its businesses. The Protocol requires the Palestinian Authority to peg prices of certain goods and its rate of value-added tax to Israel’s; forces Palestinians to use Israel’s currency; and regulates customs procedures at border crossings with Jordan and Egypt.
1994年巴黎协议（Paris Protocol，奥斯陆协定的最重要附加协议）试图定义以色列和巴勒斯坦权力机构的经济关系。但因以色列维护其商业利益而被搁置。巴黎协议要求巴勒斯坦权力机构将特定商品和增值税率盯住以色列的水平、强迫巴勒斯坦使用以色列货币，并规定了约旦和埃及边境的通关程序。