مكافحة غسل الأموال في فلسطين : دراسة نوعية حول فعالية الإطار القانوني و المؤسسي

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This paper aims to qualitatively explore the efficiency of anti-money laundering regulatory and institutional frameworks and their obstacles in Palestine.

Two approaches were adopted : a review of local regulations and in-depth interviews with interviewees selected to achieve the needed theoretical generalization.

This research found that money laundering in Palestine is practiced for many reasons.

The legislative reference for combating money laundering in Palestine is Law Code Number 9 for the year 2007 and Number 20 for the year 2015 and their amendments, while the institutional setting constitutes mainly the Financial Follow-Up Unit.

The FFU is an independent unit specializing in combating money laundering and terrorism financing.

The FFU follows up on banks, money exchange institutions, and other exposed categories.

The conclusion of this study is that the FFU is generally efficient in achieving its goals by controlling banks and money exchange institutions.

However, lower efficiency is achieved with other types of exposed individuals.

The Palestinian Authority has limited control over borders due to occupation, which makes combating money laundering difficult.

Some areas are completely off-limits to Palestinian police, making them hotbeds of immorality.

Moreover, some types of money laundering are indirectly encouraged by Israeli authorities in order to destroy Palestinian society.