unless they meet the high investment capital requirements of the ‘Arab investor’ category. As with all areas of law applying to ex-Gazans, their situation is complicated by regular changes to laws and regulations or their implementation: thus, some ex-Gazans currently own property or businesses based on permission obtained during openings in the past and ownership rights are maintained and heritable. For example, there were brief openings of the real estate market to ex-Gazans in 1986/7 and 2009 44, and one interviewee reported continuing to hold and renew a business license issued at a time when there were fewer restrictions in place 45. Overall, ex-Gazans are not treated entirely as foreigners under Jordanian law and have been accorded privileged treatment with respect to documentation, health care, basic education, and access to the labour market. Nevertheless, the rights and the public services accorded to ex-Gazans fall short of those accorded to citizens and impact, as we shall see, their livelihood opportunities and socio-economic standing. In November 2018, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz announced that the real estate market would be opened to ex-Gazans (Kayed, 2018). 45 Interview with male, age 42, Jerash camp, 15 February 2016. 44 Fafo Report 2019:34 24