Netanyahu Begins Efforts to Spark Palestinian Economy

by Eric on May 28, 2009

Prime Minister Netanyahu convened a group of influential MKs to being planning and implementing plans to improve the quality of life for Palestinians in Judea and Samaria (West Bank).

The plans, presented by Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Silvan Shalom, and Yuval Steinitz, include creating industrial and agricultural zones in Jenin, Jericho, Hebron, and Beit Lechem (Bethlehem). Additionally, he wants to see adequate water treatment and waste plants built in those cities. Bibi also wants to build a new Palestinian city near Ramallah. 100 projects are currently in various planning stages around the region.

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Eric Eric is the founder and editor of IsraelSituation.com. He has been to Israel many times including a semester at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the former president of the Israel advocacy group at the University of Colorado and teaches about Israel and the Media at a local religious school.

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