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Israeli governing body that operates in the West Bank . It was established by the government of Israel in 1981, in order to carry out practical bureaucratic functions within the territories captured by Israel in 1967 . The Civil Administration is a part of a larger entity known as Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which is a unit in the Defense Ministry of Israel .1Its functions have largely been taken over by the Palestinian National Authority in 1994, however it still continues a limited operation to manage Palestinian population in the Area C of the West Bank and coordination with the Palestinian government. The creation of a civil administration for the West Bank and Gaza Strip was incorporated within the Camp David Accords , signed by Egypt and Israel in 1978. The Civil Administration intended to exchange the military government , Israel had established in 1967. The Camp David Accords did not include the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in the talks over issues of the Palestinian-claimed territories. Through the implementation of the Oslo Accords agreed upon by Israel and the PLO, the Civil Administration transferred some of its governance capacities to the Palestinian National Authority in 1994. Since 1994, the Civil Administration has largely focused on matters involving the issuing of movement permits. Upon the implementation of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip in 2005, the Civil Administration has exercised authority exclusively in the West Bank. The nature of this body was defined in Military Order No. 947, by the 1981 military government of the West Bank and Gaza : "We hereby establish a Civil Administration in the region [West Bank and Gaza]. The Civil Administration shall run all regional civil matters, correspondingly to this [Military] decree, for the wellbeing and for the sake of [local] population, and with the purpose of providing and operating the public services, considering the need to maintain a proper governance and public order". The Israel Defense Forces description of the mandate of the Civil Administration purports that "the unit acts as a source of information integrating human quality and technological progress which coordinates activities of government bureaus, the IDF, and security establishments opposite the Palestinians through the application of government policies in factors pertaining to civilians. Additionally, the "MATPASH" Unit promotes humanitarian issues, infrastructure projects, and economical projects." The Civil Administration is practically a "counterpart" of the Interior Ministry of Israel , and operates with its nine Israeli – District Coordination Offices (DCO), operating in the West Bank. The Civil Administration is responsible for all administrative aspects of the local population within Area C of the West Bank, and is responsible for coordinating with the Palestinian Authority , which has full administrative authority in Area A, and limited authority in Area B, as per the Oslo Accords. Among other things, it is responsible for the entrance permits from the West Bank to Israel, travel permits within the West Bank, and work permits (for Palestinians seeking to enter from the West Bank to Israel in order to work). It also decides on matters concerning the approval of new and already built housing units in settlements . The Civil Administration that operates as part of the COGAT unit receives its budget from the Israeli government. International Assistance to the Palestinians after Oslo: Political guilt, wasted money. International Assistance to the Palestinians after Oslo: Political guilt, wasted money. Translation of the text: Israel Military Order No. 947 Concerning theEstablishment of a Civilian Administration .2
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The Civil Administration ( , Ha-Minhal ha-Ezrahi ) , is the Israeli governing body that operates in Judea and Samaria , that was established by the government of Israel in 1981, with the purpose of running all non-military activities of the Israeli government in Judea and Samaria, and up to 2005 (when the disengagement plan took place), also in Gaza. The nature of this body was defined in the Military decree # 947, by the 1967 military government of the West Bank and Gaza: "We hereby establish a Civil Administration in the region [West Bank and Gaza]. The Civil Administration shall run all regional civil matters, correspondingly to this [Military] decree, for the wellbeing and for the sake of [local] population, and with the purpose of providing and operating the public services, considering the need to maintain a proper governance and public order". The body was mainly founded in order to take all civil administrative matters out of the Israeli Military ( IDF ) responsibilities in the territories conquered in 1967, and that were not annexed to Israel, although the body does not lessen the 1967 military government of the territories in that region, and since its activities are subordinated to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit in the Defense Ministry of Israel , that is commanded by an IDF's Major General, operating under the Israeli Ministry of defense's authorities, and where his policies must be anchored by Military decrees of the Israeli Major General of the Central Command , who is responsible for all enactment in the 1967 territories that are subordinated to the authority of the government of Israel in Judea and Samaria. The Civil Administration enjoys the legal support of the "Attorney General of Judea and Samaria" who is subordinated to the Military Advocate General . Although the definition of this Civil Administration is aimed at caring for the wellbeing of the local population in Judea and Samaria (Arabs and Jews), since it is a part of the Israeli governmental bodies, one may claim it will practically prefer the Israeli Interests in that region, when they contradict those of the local Arab population. However, it is perceived as the best way to carry out "Settlement freeze" edicts, when directly ordered by the Israeli Cabinet , like those given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's Cabinet in November 2009. The Civil Administration is practically a "counterpart" of the Interior Ministry of Israel , and operates with its nine Israeli – District Coordination Offices (DCO), operating in the areas of Judea and Samaria. The Civil Administration is responsible for all Administrative aspects of the local population in these areas. Among other things, it is responsible for the "entrance permits" from the west bank to Israel, the "travel permits" within the West bank, the " vehicle travel permits" there, and the "work permits" (especially of those of the local Arabs seeking to enter from the West Bank to Israel in order to work), and basically almost any other kind of a permit. The Civil Administration that operates as part of the COGAT unit, receives its budget from the Israeli Government budget, but also from its incomes, such as: land registry bureau, engineering fees, vehicle fees, as well as incomes from the Israeli Court-martial's fees due to various fines, and confiscating of bail bonds and debentures due to stamping the "entrance permits" from the West Bank to Israel. The current head of the Israeli Civil Administration is Brigadier General Yoav ("Poli") Mordechai, an authority that is subordinated to the head of the COGAT.
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The Civil Administration ( , ha-Minhal ha-ʿEzraḥi ; ) is the Israeli governing body that operates in the West Bank . It was established by the government of Israel in 1981, in order to carry out practical bureaucratic functions within the territories captured by Israel in 1967 . While formally separate, it was subordinate to the Israeli military and the Shin Bet .The agency's headquarters are, according to Amira Hass , built on the Palestinian lands of El Bireh . The Civil Administration is subordinate to a larger entity known as Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which is a unit in the Defense Ministry of Israel . Among its functions are coordination with the Palestinian Authority .After 2002, the distinction set forth in the Oslo Accords restricting Israeli military operations in area A was de facto terminated.
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Governing body in the West Bank The Civil Administration ( , ha-Minhal ha-ʿEzraḥi ; ) is the Israeli governing body that operates in the West Bank . It was established by the government of Israel in 1981, in order to carry out practical bureaucratic functions within the territories captured by Israel in 1967 . While formally separate, it was subordinate to the Israeli military and the Shin Bet . The Civil Administration is subordinate to a larger entity known as Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which is a unit in the Defense Ministry of Israel . Among its functions are coordination with the Palestinian Authority . After 2002, the distinction set forth in the Oslo Accords restricting Israeli military operations in area A was de facto terminated.
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Governing body in the West Bank The Civil Administration ( Hebrew : המנהל האזרחי , ha-Minhal ha-ʿEzraḥi ; Arabic : الإدارة المدنية الإسرائيلية ) is the Israeli governing body that operates in the West Bank . It was established by the government of Israel in 1981, in order to carry out practical bureaucratic functions within the territories captured by Israel in 1967 . While formally separate, it was subordinate to the Israeli military. The Civil Administration is subordinate to a larger entity known as the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories , which is a unit in the Defense Ministry of Israel . Among its functions are coordination with the Palestinian Authority . After 2002, the distinction set forth in the Oslo Accords restricting Israeli military operations in area A was de facto terminated.
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