Hebron, East Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Nablus and Jenin. This same line will be connected to the Israeli railway network through a connection to the historical line between Haifa and Irbid in Jordan.140 The Master Plan provides for an integrated freight system between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, allowing the movement of Palestinian goods through export chains carrying them anywhere in the world and vice versa. However, most of the West Bank’s foreign and domestic trade (both exports and imports) are controlled and logistically managed by Israel. The plan also proposes the West Bank-Gaza Strip Corridor, a multimodal transport corridor with roads and railways to move both people and goods. It also allows the export of Palestinian products abroad through seaports as well as the distribution of Gaza Strip products inside the West Bank, and from the West Bank, to Jordan and other countries. 141 In an interview with the General Director (GD) of the Palestinian Ministry of Transportation, he stated that: “The Master Plan was created without coordination with Israel and through agreements with Jordan and Egypt but without identifying connection points. Connection points were identified only from the Palestinian side which is supposed to be under Palestinian sovereignty.” 142 The GD also stated that “the ministry did not take into consideration the existence of settlements when it prepared the plan” 143 and the inclusion of Israeli-Jewish colonies in the West Bank “are only on the maps to manage them from an engineering perspective.” 144 Further, it does not propose any suggestions to ensure connectivity between Palestinian cities and communities on both sides of the Green Line. The Ministry of Transportation admits that “the Palestinian government is currently creating strategic plans, but the implementation mechanism is linked to the political solutions.” 145 This means that the implementation of such a plan is completely contingent on the political situation and ultimately, Israeli approval and cooperation. 140 Palestinian Ministry of Transportation, supra 139. 141 “Palestinian Ministry of Transportation, “Road and Transportation Master Plan Palestine” (30 September 2016),” available at: http://www.mot.gov.ps/ntmp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ NTMP_06_LogBCPsWB-GS-Corridor-1.pdf 142 General Director of Transportation, interview conducted by BADIL, Ramallah Ministry of Transportation, 4 November 2019. 143 Ibid. 144 Ibid. 145 Ibid. 42