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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.587314
A Sad Evening in Washington, as Palestinians Celebrate Unity
(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - A group of Israeli and Palestinian businessmen arrived on Thursday at the State Department in Washington for a festive dinner at which Secretary of State John Kerry would be launching a grandiose plan to fire up the Palestinian economy. It included the investment of billions of dollars in projects and infrastructure by giant multinational corporations, who were enlisted to lay down the foundation of a future Palestinian state. A day before the festivities, news of the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas arrived. Kerry, who was caught completely off guard, was furious. One of those invited to the dinner said that Kerry had even considered cancelling the entire event.