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Fayyad: Politics Not Ripe for Palestinian Statehood Bid
(Jordan Times) Taylor Luck - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said the current political conditions within Israel, the Palestinian territories and across the world are not favorable to lead to concrete steps towards a Palestinian state, speaking at the Amman-based Columbia University Middle East Research Center on Thursday. With the EU preoccupied with the Eurozone crisis, the U.S. nearing presidential elections, and the Arab Spring bringing sweeping change throughout the region, the Palestinian cause has been pushed to the background of policy makers' concerns. While the PA's push has resulted in paved roads, strengthened institutions and improved services and investment climate, after two years, the political elements of an independent Palestinian state remain elusive.